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From: katilguy on 12 Apr 2005 15:53 old topic needing new input; due to a year of volume loss i just got a new socket.it has been 4 months since i could wear my ak leg comfortably.i got tore up in the groin area because of glue and sensitive skin.got recast and by the fourth check socket it was fitting great,all of the abused skin was being pulled down away from the brim of the socket and i thought for the first time i had a socket that was going to be comfortable.WRONG.as it always seems the finished product is not like the check socket.i have always had what i call a hard inner liner.it gives very little,especially if the techs decide to use a thicker plastic than i have ever had before.what is everyones opinion on the type of plastic used for a suction socket.a hard linner that gives very little or flexible like what hanger uses.my prostheist tells me that due to my sensitive skin i am better off with the hard plastic because it has less shear pull to it than the flexible.looking for opinions because i am going to make them start from scratch with a new check socket.it has been 3 years today since i lost my leg and never have i had a socket that i could wear without using gobs of vasoline in the brim area to get thru the day.i realize that this post got alittle lenghty,but i am so tried of living on pain pills that if i cant get a socket that is functional and comfortable i am seriously thinking of going to crutches full time.thanks for any feed back...russ
From: PF on 12 Apr 2005 16:16 I'm ak and I've been wearing a seal-in liner for about a month and it's soft and pliable. The best and most comfortable leg in nearly 24 years as an amp. <katilguy(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:1113335584.266518.129590(a)z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com... > old topic needing new input; > > due to a year of volume loss i just got a new socket.it has been 4 > months since i could wear my ak leg comfortably.i got tore up in the > groin area because of glue and sensitive skin.got recast and by the > fourth check socket it was fitting great,all of the abused skin was > being pulled down away from the brim of the socket and i thought for > the first time i had a socket that was going to be comfortable.WRONG.as > it always seems the finished product is not like the check socket.i > have always had what i call a hard inner liner.it gives very > little,especially if the techs decide to use a thicker plastic than i > have ever had before.what is everyones opinion on the type of plastic > used for a suction socket.a hard linner that gives very little or > flexible like what hanger uses.my prostheist tells me that due to my > sensitive skin i am better off with the hard plastic because it has > less shear pull to it than the flexible.looking for opinions because i > am going to make them start from scratch with a new check socket.it has > been 3 years today since i lost my leg and never have i had a socket > that i could wear without using gobs of vasoline in the brim area to > get thru the day.i realize that this post got alittle lenghty,but i am > so tried of living on pain pills that if i cant get a socket that is > functional and comfortable i am seriously thinking of going to > crutches full time.thanks for any feed back...russ >
From: Glenn Woodell on 12 Apr 2005 16:42 On Tue, 12 Apr 2005 20:16:45 +0000 (UTC), "PF" <me(a)here.com> wrote: >I'm ak and I've been wearing a seal-in liner for about a month and it's soft >and pliable. The best and most comfortable leg in nearly 24 years as an amp. What is a seal-in liner? Glenn
From: Glenn Woodell on 12 Apr 2005 16:48 On 12 Apr 2005 12:53:04 -0700, katilguy(a)yahoo.com wrote: >old topic needing new input; > >due to a year of volume loss i just got a new socket.it has been 4 >months since i could wear my ak leg comfortably.i got tore up in the >groin area because of glue and sensitive skin.got recast and by the >fourth check socket it was fitting great,all of the abused skin was >being pulled down away from the brim of the socket and i thought for >the first time i had a socket that was going to be comfortable.WRONG.as >it always seems the finished product is not like the check socket.i >have always had what i call a hard inner liner.it gives very >little,especially if the techs decide to use a thicker plastic than i >have ever had before. Are you saying that you had a socket made from a check socket and that was the final socket? I have NEVER had less than about three sockets made before I get one that is really the final. How many times do you walk on it and do they make any adjustments? I have had harder sockets than others. It depends on how it gets drawn down and how fast it cools. Hard to make two exactly the same way. But if it fits correctly, even a hard socket should be comfortable. Soft sockets are more forgiving in the fit department but they typically don't last as long and may flow with heat and time. Harder sockets require a more precise fit but once fitting correctly they generally last longer. You are less apt to have problems with the valve leaking, the brim splitting, or hard spots on the frame. I think that the best socket is one that is a little on the thick side but fits properly. Glenn
From: katilguy on 12 Apr 2005 22:06
it is also a privately owned shop with both owners bk amputees and many of the tech's ak's or bk's.it just seems that after they build the frame that any problems with fit have to be because of me and not because of their workmanship.i dont question their workmanship i just want to know why the check socket and the finished socket are never the same.i took pictures of my leg with a drywall square in front of it and if i leave the leg set at 0 degrees the straight line from the center of the socket ends up 4 inches behind my heel.so much for the LONG LINE theory.should be interesting friday when i go back in.......... |