{"id":2467,"date":"2011-01-20T12:30:58","date_gmt":"2011-01-20T20:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/janaremy.com\/?p=2467"},"modified":"2011-01-20T12:30:58","modified_gmt":"2011-01-20T20:30:58","slug":"a-new-socket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.janaremy.com\/pilgrimsteps\/2011\/01\/20\/a-new-socket\/","title":{"rendered":"a new socket"},"content":{"rendered":"

If all goes well, today I’ll be getting a new socket for my prosthetic leg. This has been (too) long in coming, mostly because I’ve been traveling or living away from home for the past 6 months. Getting a new socket involves a series of ‘test socket’ fittings and numerous small adjustments to get the fit just right. Even a minor misadjustment can result in painful sores (or, as the case may be, ugly skin infections that result from such sores). So it’s important to be available for adjustments in the weeks that follow after getting the new socket.<\/p>\n

Most of all, I’m looking forward to having a leg that doesn’t just “fall off” at random times. Though I think I’ve become rather adept at covering those moments that my limb spontaneously detaches from my body, it’ll be a relief not to have this as a constant concern…<\/p>\n

One question that’s on the table for me again is whether to get ‘cosmesis’ (or an aesthetic, symmetric covering) on my leg. I go back and forth on this. I like letting my robotic innards show, but it draws a huge amount of attention in public and it also reinforces my disability in ways that make me uncomfortable. Added to that is the fact that clothes fit oddly when one leg has a normal-to-largeish diameter and the other has a 4″ calf. Perhaps I ought to go with the steampunk look,<\/a> or go with a new 3-D print fabrication<\/a> method?\u00a0 I haven’t made up my mind yet…<\/p>\n

For further reading, some of my older posts about my leg:
\nA Photo Tribute to a Well-Traveled Limb<\/a>
\nI, Robot<\/a>
\nWith a Leg to Stand On<\/a>
\nThe Ocean & Me<\/a> (where I discuss my ‘beach’ leg)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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