Pants are for lightweights lolAgree!
Those pants look very Ushthetaff too.
Well, technically you are a lightweight now. Getting rid of a leg is a very quick way to lose weight!Pants are for lightweights lol
Well I took my first steps today , they put an inflatable cover over your stump and connect it to a cage which has a foot arrangement on in then the put you between parallel bars , it’s just to get you use to standing and moving . Was first time in gym and they’ve already passed me to get a prosthetic , it’s not a given due to strength health etc.
I’m at gym tomorrow will get lassie in charge to take video
It’s a bit sore afterwards but the wound is still healing as it’s only been a week , there are internal dissolvable sutchers plus the wound was glued externally ,I think it’s sore at the moment because I put pressure on it walking today it’s still bruised from the trauma of lopping off my leg . I’ve definitely had worse pain .Does it hurt? Did the wound heal so quickly?
I'm sorry to hear your exercises increased the soreness, even though it makes sense for such a fresh wound to be painful.It’s a bit sore afterwards but the wound is still healing as it’s only been a week , there are internal dissolvable sutchers plus the wound was glued externally ,I think it’s sore at the moment because I put pressure on it walking today it’s still bruised from the trauma of lopping off my leg . I’ve definitely had worse pain .
As I’ve got older definitely not wiser I think I have more patience I’ve attached a pic which shows what I walked with todayI'm sorry to hear your exercises increased the soreness, even though it makes sense for such a fresh wound to be painful.
Take care and try to find the right balance between getting back of your feet, taking care of your healing wounds, and of course your stubbornness!
Apologies file was too big .Oeer first time I’ve been told something is too big
I basically go to the gym in the morning, then on a Monday, Wednesday and Friday I go to dialysis in the afternoon, at the moment I’m in Glasgow but have been cleared to go back to Larbert hospital which is neared to where I live in Stirling . Just waiting for a bed
Ooh Matron!Apologies file was too big .Oeer first time I’ve been told something is too big
What does "going to dialysis" look like now? You can't miss a day, can you?
Is it OK that I'm asking this kind of thing? We all have a higher chance of experiencing dialysis and amputation than healthy people.
As I’m an ‘in patient’ I basically get taken to the dialysis unit by a porter. I still go three days a week Monday Wednesday Friday while I’m in the house I basically travel to the dialysis unit. My time on the machine is 4 1/2 hours three times a week that doesn’t change when I’m in hospital I just dont have to travel . Once your dialysis starts it is the same every week til you get a transplant . It’s worth noting that dialysis only does 5 % of what you kidneys do , and dialysis doesn’t start until your kidney function is below 10 %.What does "going to dialysis" look like now? You can't miss a day, can you?
Is it OK that I'm asking this kind of thing? We all have a higher chance of experiencing dialysis and amputation than healthy people.
Wow, I didn't know that 5% of the kidney's work is enough for life!It’s worth noting that dialysis only does 5 % of what you kidneys do , and dialysis doesn’t start until your kidney function is below 10 %.
Is it pleasant experience? I mean, maybe it's not a bed where you lie motionless for 4 hours while all your blood is distilled through the machine, but a place where there's a TV with a good series or a good company?i dont find dialysis an unpleasant experience mind you
can gangrene start even with good controlI don’t find it a problem my blood sugar control has never been better
If you have good control the risk of poor circulation/ infection is greatly reduced which in turn greatly reduces the risk of gangrene. The same is said of complications it’s all down to good blood sugar controlIs it pleasant experience? I mean, maybe it's not a bed where you lie motionless for 4 hours while all your blood is distilled through the machine, but a place where there's a TV with a good series or a good company?
can gangrene start even with good control?
Injections for the rest of my life don't bother me, unlike long-term complications.
It sounds simpler than it actually isIf you have good control the risk of poor circulation/ infection is greatly reduced which in turn greatly reduces the risk of gangrene. The same is said of complications it’s all down to good blood sugar control
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