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Month: October 2020

#22: what actually happened that led to amputation?

#22: The leg story has been 18 months long and rather complicated. Some people have recently asked me what actually happened to lead to amputation as the only possible outcome. So here’s the story.

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Author MelaniePosted on 30/10/2020Categories amputationTags amputation, amputee, vascular, vascular surgery

21 days (3 weeks) post BKA: a day in the life..

3 weeks post BKA: Today I thought I would switch it up and show you in video clips – what a day looks like for me at the moment.

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Author MelaniePosted on 29/10/2020Categories amputationTags amputation, amputee, vascular, vascular surgery

Day 20 post BKA: I choose happiness, do you?

So many people have said how amazingly well I am coping with such devastating news and a brand new lifelong disability. How am I doing it? Today I try to explain.

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Author MelaniePosted on 28/10/202028/10/2020Categories amputationTags amputation, amputee, below knee amputation, vascular surgery

Day 19 post BKA: return to work?

Day 19 post BKA: back to work? I had the opportunity to catch a lift in to town today.. so I thought I would give work a go, for a few hours. It’s been almost 5 months since I was last able to work. Here’s how it went.

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Author MelaniePosted on 27/10/202027/10/2020Categories amputationTags amputation, amputee, below knee amputation, vascular surgery

Day 18 post BKA: what happens to your balance when you lose a leg?

This is something that has taken a massive amount of work and adjusting… and I’m still trying!

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Author MelaniePosted on 26/10/202026/10/2020Categories amputationTags amputation, amputee, vascular, vascular surgery

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