Re: Having a bad day - HELP!!!!!!

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Posted by Tony G. on January 18, 19102 at 14:35:48:

In Reply to: Having a bad day - HELP!!!!!! posted by Lorraine on January 18, 19102 at 06:12:45:

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: Hi anyone, who wans to listen, having a bad day today, leg is sore (and wearing C-Leg) shoes making my walk change, also going to disney in April and feel Maybe I won't be able to cope with it all, I'm worried I will spoil everyones holiday!!!! Arghhhhhhh WHY ME , Told you I was having a bad day. ANYONE ELSE HAVE BAD DAYS LIKE THIS I've been an amptee for 10 years now, surely I should be over this.

Lorraine, Oh yeah, we all have bad days now and again. I'm sorry to hear that you are having one today. I didn't want to point something out however, and perhaps pose a question to other's on the board who may know the answer. You say that you have a C-Leg and that different shoes make the walking (gate) change? I ask this - does not the C-Leg need to be calibrated specifically for the shoe? It was my understanding (perhaps falsely) that once the C-Leg is programmed, one cannot just go and change shoes. Similar shoes are OK, but if the leg was configured for a 1/4 inch heel and you wear a 1/2 heel instead, does that not throw the leg out of whack? Well, I hope tomorrow is a better day for you!

Tony G.

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: <I>: : : Hi anyone, who wans to listen, having a bad day today, leg is sore (and wearing C-Leg) shoes making my walk change, also going to disney in April and feel Maybe I won't be able to cope with it all, I'm worried I will spoil everyones holiday!!!! Arghhhhhhh WHY ME , Told you I was having a bad day. ANYONE ELSE HAVE BAD DAYS LIKE THIS I've been an amptee for 10 years now, surely I should be over this. : </I><hr width="50%">Lorraine, Oh yeah, we all have bad days now and again. I'm sorry to hear that you are having one today. I didn't want to point something out however, and perhaps pose a question to other's on the board who may know the answer. You say that you have a C-Leg and that different shoes make the walking (gate) change? I ask this - does not the C-Leg need to be calibrated specifically for the shoe? It was my understanding (perhaps falsely) that once the C-Leg is programmed, one cannot just go and change shoes. Similar shoes are OK, but if the leg was configured for a 1/4 inch heel and you wear a 1/2 heel instead, does that not throw the leg out of whack? Well, I hope tomorrow is a better day for you! : Tony G.

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