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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 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

Day 17 post BKA: positivity pants & a task for you!

Day 17 post BKA: I found my positivity pants again today, had some lovely conversations with people in Wanaka about disability – and I finish with a wee task for you… get a tiny taste of my one legged world!

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Author MelaniePosted on 25/10/202026/10/2020Categories amputationTags amputation, amputee, vascular, vascular surgery

Day 16 post BKA; truths and rants

Today is divided into 3:
1) what we did in Wanaka today
2) some truths and a rant or two (apologies in advance) about what it’s actually like to be an amputee
3) some scenery to show you what Wanaka is like.

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Author MelaniePosted on 24/10/202026/10/2020Categories amputationTags amputation, amputee, vascular, vascular surgery

Day 10 post BKA: taking things into my own hands

Day 10 post BKA: taking things into my own hands! It’s been 4 days since I had any intervention from anyone. I can’t just sit around and wait.. so today I got inventive with the resources that I have at hand.

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Author MelaniePosted on 19/10/2020Categories amputationTags amputation, amputee, limb loss, vascular, vascular surgery

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