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#172 Leg day no 5: hydraulic ankle Q&A

  • by Melanie Magowan
  • Posted on 22/04/2021
  • amputation

With this leg came a significant ankle upgrade. I was so excited to try this! I already had heaps of questions about it so I have included all of these in today’s video blog. On […]

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#165 Going it alone in the water & busting my bests in the walking

  • by Melanie Magowan
  • Posted on 05/04/202105/04/2021
  • amputation

Taking full advantage of the surroundings while I can, today I went for an open water swim ON MY OWN.. for the first time in my life! That’s bad enough on two feet never mind […]

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#163 From Cromwell to Te Anau: open water swimming fun!

  • by Melanie Magowan
  • Posted on 03/04/202103/04/2021
  • amputation

It’s the start of Easter weekend so I’m off up towards some lakes.. probably my last open water swim before winter sets in.. and the only other long weekend public holiday outside of Christmas/ New […]

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#159 Does it hurt to walk on a prosthetic leg?

  • by Melanie Magowan
  • Posted on 29/03/2021
  • amputation

This is a very common question that I get asked.. but the answer it not that straight forward.

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#150 What kind of foot / ankle would you like?!

  • by Melanie Magowan
  • Posted on 19/03/202120/03/2021
  • amputation

That’s a question I have never been asked before!! Ummmm.. the one I was born with?! But if I can’t have that, then we have lesson 1 on prosthetic feet to come! Plus… the cover […]

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