What is next?
in [Amputee]
|
Prev: Can anyone identify Barbara
Next: (IVAN): EL LEVANTAMIENTO AL PARAISO DE LA IGLESIA FIEL A JESUCRISTO
From: Moe Jones on 1 May 2007 11:32 My stump has finally has healed and with no drainage. The other vets that had the same operation as me are already walking. Since my stump had not healed I was taken out of the system to get a leg but now because it has healed, I should be getting back in the system. What can I do to help. I was told to start using a 5 or 10 lb. weight on my stump to help me get use to the new leg? -- Moe Jones HVAC Service Manager Energy Equalizers Inc. Houston, Texas One Legged HVAC Service Tech. (1st floors only) www.EnergyEqualizers.com
From: ...Tom on 2 May 2007 09:32 On May 1, 11:32 am, "Moe Jones" <moejo...(a)hal-pc.org> wrote: > My stump has finally has healed and with no drainage. The other vets that > had the same operation as me are already walking. > > Since my stump had not healed I was taken out of the system to get a leg but > now because it has healed, I should be getting back in the system. If you can get some physiotherapy help, go for it. Otherwise, any exercise you can give the leg for range of motion and muscle-building will help. I lost about nine months waiting for a skin graft to heal enough to be able to support a leg, so I know where you're coming from. At times, I wondered if I'd ever be able to wear a leg. Now, two years after the accident, I'm wearing one all day long and playing golf 3 times a week. The damn things just take time.
From: Moe Jones on 3 May 2007 09:01 Thanks for the reply. I went to the VA Hospital in Houston, Texas yesterday and they gave me two stump shrinker socks and a 5 lb. weight that I am to use above my knee. Next week I start a prosthetic amputee clinic. They told me that is where they will see what type of foot I will get. The more active I am the better the foot. -- Moe Jones HVAC Service Manager Energy Equalizers Inc. Houston, Texas One Legged HVAC Service Tech. (1st floors only) www.EnergyEqualizers.com "...Tom" <briggum(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:1178112747.258833.206830(a)n76g2000hsh.googlegroups.com... > On May 1, 11:32 am, "Moe Jones" <moejo...(a)hal-pc.org> wrote: >> My stump has finally has healed and with no drainage. The other vets that >> had the same operation as me are already walking. >> >> Since my stump had not healed I was taken out of the system to get a leg >> but >> now because it has healed, I should be getting back in the system. > > If you can get some physiotherapy help, go for it. Otherwise, any > exercise you can give the leg for range of motion and muscle-building > will help. I lost about nine months waiting for a skin graft to heal > enough to be able to support a leg, so I know where you're coming > from. At times, I wondered if I'd ever be able to wear a leg. Now, > two years after the accident, I'm wearing one all day long and playing > golf 3 times a week. > > The damn things just take time. >
From: ...Tom on 3 May 2007 11:29
On May 3, 9:01 am, "Moe Jones" <moejo...(a)hal-pc.org> wrote: > Thanks for the reply. > > I went to the VA Hospital in Houston, Texas yesterday and they gave me two > stump shrinker socks and a 5 lb. weight that I am to use above my knee. > > Next week I start a prosthetic amputee clinic. They told me that is where > they will see what type of foot I will get. The more active I am the better > the foot. The foot on your preliminary prosthesis will be pretty basic; I had the College Park and it was a good beginning. It gets you moving and starts your leg/stump on the process of getting smaller and stronger. The permanent prosthesis (six months to a year later) will have a foot that's matched to your situation. It sounds like you and I have a couple of things in common: a tender stump and a desire to be as active after amputation as we were before. Don't overdo it when you get that leg. It cost me a couple of months waiting for it to heal again. ... Tom |