Amputation journey and prosthetics fittings
Waking up after 12 hour surgery 
Next day, first look 
Leaving hospital second day 
Drains removed 
Stitches removed 
Compression sock for swelling, double wrapped to modified, actually for legs. No market for uppers 
The double wrap caused sores 
single wrap, cut in half, yes sewed one handed to compress the end 
Redesigned compression sock 
Revised stump surgery 
Removed surgery wrap 
Removing surgical tape, it ripped blisters and skin, ouch 
Healed 
First plaster socket fitting, hifi 
prototype to make adjustments 
Marking for electrodes for myoelectric 
go-go gadget, returned did not like, heavy and slow 
Revised for body powered 
Prototype body powered 
Testing it before final socket 
we were practicing so I could serve playing tennis 
Got too tight 
tried to eliminate liner 
tried to use a harness to secure 
broke it and so it sat in closet 
Third attempt did nothing to support but limited raising arm 
Too high, loose on top 
too high under arm too 
left irritation after use 
Had them remove the top areas for relief 
what I wore as park ranger 
fifth attempt, the white is my design, eliminated pin system as it too broke. 
hardware finds 
the magnet setup 
Anchored to bottom of socket 
todays prosthetic 
What I designed for kayaking 
What I currently wear to work 
Relaxed stump 
Flexed stump
Letting go of long hair, it was a process
bye to long hair 
Cutting long hair, donated to locks of love, easier style 
new cut 
trying stylist idea of color 
Jeff calls me cotton candy 
What was she thinking 
after one washing 
A week later 
Blue hair old lady 
hair repair 
fixing the damage, return to my color 
too red 
Now what! 
what we do 
its a process 
expensive too 
current hairdo
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