It all started Wednesday May 20th, I was casted for my prosthetic leg, then on the following Monday I was booked in to see the Dr. in her Amputee Clinic at which point my leg was ready for me to try. From there I did Physio for the rest of the week trying to get used to this new thing that I am now calling my leg. It turns out that I was not going to just get a leg and begin walking unassisted as I had been assuming all this time. Four months sitting on a couch waiting to be casted and ready for a leg takes a toll on the body and my residual limb is weak. Daily strengthening will be part of my everyday life now as well as eating right, I've finally figured out that being weak isn't an option for me anymore. The stronger I am the better I will do getting through the challenges that life will present me along the way.
I am now into my second week with my leg and I am trying to figure out a new routine...I am not supposed to wear it all day long but take it off every hour or so to check the skin and make sure it is not pressing into areas that will cause me pain.
After all the trauma, tears and tantrums of the past 4 months I am finally able to see the light at the end of this tunnel and I feels wonderful. I am once again up on two legs to take on this life and to make it the best I can, that part is all up to me now.
