New Doctor

I now have a new Physiatrist, Dr. Branch, who replaces Dr. Fox,  I like him and he seems to like me.

New Leg and New Ankle

Sorry for taking so long in not posting before now.........  I now have a new leg - a C-Leg 4 and a new ankle - the Triton Smart ankle and I am back in physical therapy learning how to use them both.  I am now having PT at the Southern Maine Health Center in Kennebunk, Maine and my physical therapist is Sarah Macclean. I am learning how to balance - I mean really balance on my prosthetic leg and I am really getting it.  Before my prosthetitst, John Paul Donovan and my Dad hated it when I used my artificial leg as a crutch but I now I am working on really walking on it and through with it which means that I have to spend time on it!!!! hence all the balance exercises first.

The new ankle can move up and down and bend side to side so I can walk up and down hills like a normal person.  The new leg as a golfing mode so I can swing a club with my artificial knee slightly bent if I want to for down hill lies or whatever without using the illegal foot wedge......  I am walking so much better now.