Two days ago we went to Nashville for an appointment with my prosthetist. I received my first leg, a training leg, and walked on it for the first time. There's still a long way to go due to a lot of muscle weakness and a minimal range of motion in my knee, but this is a big step in the right direction. Here's the video I took yesterday:
I finally realized the root cause of my apprehension leading into this appointment. When I saw the leg for the first time it hit me: It feels real now. Up until this point it has still felt like I would wake up and all of this would have been just a terrible dream. Now it's very real to me.
Yesterday I wore my leg and went for a walk outside. It wasn't very far, maybe 100 feet each way, but it felt good and didn't leave me as tired as it has before I got the prosthesis. Walking is much easier now, though my pace has become rather snail-like.
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Other news is that my goal has been met. I did not trim my beard until I received and walked on a new leg.
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Now the beard is trimmed, and I feel ready heading into new adventures with a new leg. My first new adventure was walking up the stairs, and I successfully completed it last night!
Great stuff!
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