Oh yeah, I still ride!! Don't worry! You'll get used to it and don't think for a second that be an amputee makes you not pretty. Take the attention that you get and make all positive.

Hey trish? Where ya at? haven't heard from ya in a bit....Everything going ok?

Trish,

Your stump will go thru a lot of changes in the first year. Your first prosthetic will be very temporary. As your stump normalizes they will be able to offer you more options. I've used Hanger for 30 years, they are great folks. I've had great service in Atlanta, Gainesville GA, Clearwater FL, and now I'm looking for a Hanger in Birmingham. When I first started out, I had to use belts and straps to keep the prost. on. Technology has come a long way. Don't be afraid to ask for the impossible, it may be there tomorrow.

LOL, we musta been writing to eachother at hte same time..lol....I have type 2. It's been pretty much under control lately. I've lost aobut 20 lbs since the accident. I found out about 2 years ago I had it.
I start inpatient therapy tomorrow. I'm kinda looking forward to it. I'd like to get some pointers on how to walk on this thing without it hurting after awhile. I don't want to pick up any bad habits. Ya know? I"m walking without any crutches now. I usually use one arm crutch though. It takes some of the weight off the tibia for me. I have some adhered scar tissue that starts to hurt when I walk with no crutches at all. So I use the one for now. Hopefully they can help me out with that too. So what else is new?