3 weeks after my amputation
I was cast for my first prosthetic. About a month after I was cast, I put on my new leg for the first time. At first I didn't it, it
felt like a heavy load attached to me. I stood up between the bars and tried to make my first step but I found it difficult at first
to move my new leg. I persevered and eventually I made my first steps holding on to the bars. Eventually I was able to go on to
walking with two sticks. I went to the hospital several times a week to learn how to walk again. Walking in a smooth
flat surface of the gymnasium was fine but it was different story when I went outdoors where the surfaces weren't so smooth it was something
I wasn't really prepared for.If I am being honest I don't like wearing my leg I have never really felt confident with it and I wear it as little as possible. I don't wear it in doors and find I can get around more easily with my crutches although outdoors I do wear it and walk unaided. Iwill only use stairs if there is a handrail and even then if it is absolutely necessary. Hills also pose problems for me. Frost and snow creates a problem for me as well, I won't even attempt to go out if there is snow or hard frost. I have tried a few different types of footwear to see if it would help but it made very little difference. Wearing my prosthetic puts a strain on me, as I sweat very heavily I to change my cloths each time I take off my leg. I also suffer from sores where I "sit" on my leg. Sometime these sores can b quite nasty.