I got home safely this morning from my prosthetist's appointment in Cincinnati. It was over 1,400 miles round trip. Glad to be home with a working prosthesis!!! Although it is a temporary socket, my prosthetist decided to laminate it to give it added strength since I'm so far away from him. I love that he added blue color to the lamination. Normally they are clear plastic with white tape around the bottom. Spending almost a year total in temporary sockets, I've grown very tired of white. Imagine taking karate and remaining a white belt for over a year! I'll probably be in this socket until January 2017 giving my leg time to mature.
Here are side-by-side photos of my x-rays. The first photo is an x-ray of my leg following my standard amputation. The second photo is seven weeks post-op of my Ertl revision surgery. The bone bridge between the tibia and fibula will eventually become solid bone. There are other important differences between a standard amputation and an ERTL that don't show up on X-rays.
Right now, my leg is kind of tender. I was told that is normal and should toughen up over the next few weeks. So I have tenderness but the excruciating nerve pain is completely gone!
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