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#48 Back to PT and news from the GP

Today marks my first PT client back post surgery. Tough mentally for me since I always used to be able to demo everything and now I can’t. (Yet). Also got some unexpected news from the GP as well.

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Author MelaniePosted on 25/11/202025/11/2020Categories amputationTags amputation, amputee, below knee amputation, personal trainer

#47 Trial socket day 2 Do we have a final version?

The aim of today was to get to the point where we had a socket that felt comfortable and allowed the team to go ahead and make the actual leg. Did we get there?

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Author MelaniePosted on 24/11/2020Categories amputationTags amputation, amputee, below knee amputation, prosthetic, prosthetic leg

#46 Trial prosthetic day 1

I can’t tell you how excited I was for this day to arrive! It feels like an age, yet also only yesterday when they chopped my left foot off. Soooo much to learn.. but I’m loving the ride!

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Author MelaniePosted on 23/11/202023/11/2020Categories amputationTags amputation, amputee, below knee amputation, limb centre, vascular surgery

#44 Workout time

I whizzed down to work today to test out a few workout moves.. because I return to personal training next week 😬

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Author MelaniePosted on 21/11/202021/11/2020Categories amputationTags amputation, amputee, below knee amputation, fitness, personal trainer, workout

#43 No I’m not completely ok with this

It took a random event like sitting in a first aid training room all day doing my refresher course, to realise there is a lot that I am still not ok with, more than I perhaps realised.

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Author MelaniePosted on 21/11/2020Categories amputationTags amputation, amputee, below knee amputation

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