I have had absolutely no problems, as a matter of fact, it has been quite awesome lately, until now. For some reason the bottom of my stump is very painful. I am not sure if it is the prosthesis or my leg. Very painful when I put on my leg but when it is not on the bottom of my stump is very sensitive. I have never had this problem before. I will be getting my next let within the next 2 months but in the mean time I have this awful problem. It is so severe that it is stopping me from doing things that I enjoy.
I have heard that the first temporart leg is not to be abused and I am wondering if I have done too much such as golfing and exercising. I am not sure wheather this is true or false.
I am hoping my problem is not unique. If anyone else has had this problem I would appreciate hearing from you. Going to my prosthetic guy is surely not out of the question but he is 200 miles away.
Oh by the way, I also have an open sore which is under control and is not the pain I am feeling. The pain is not even near the sore.
Hoping this blog finds everyone healthy!!!!
Linda..
I've had a similar esperience with my "permanent" pros. A few weeks back, I started feeling like the bottom of my residual was hitting the bottom of the socket with every step. My stump also got very tender, and I noticed that I was starting to develop a sore. So - I called the closest office for my Pros company, Hanger (I was on the road on business), and got seen within a couple of hours. It seems that my aplha liners had failed - the gell part had pulled away from the fabric at the end. Now, with a new liner, I'm back in business. I would really suggest that you go see your prosthetics person, even if he/she is so far away...
Gary10:54 AM CST