Hi...My names John and I'm an Alco....whoops sorry...my names john and I'm an AKA/lefty since 1981 when I was 19 yo I got hit on my 69 honda by a 67 chevy impala and I won....I lived...since then I've walked alot of miles....Union Plumber..big jobs...small jobs...you name it....22 years...fallen off ladders...into trenchs...fallen...fallen...fallen..and got up ... Luckily... sooo...my 2 dollars worth...(inflation)I've tried all the sockets over the years that should "feel better" than the last one...but they never &*%$# worked...left it raw...man how I suffered........... Then one day I remembered what my first Prosthesist said to me in '81' " treat your stump like you treated your foot ..fresh socks..bathe daily.."..he was a smart old geezer in his 70's in 1981 ( held my first leg hostage till he got his check...$ 1900.00) but I think he was sold on wool socks...ya i know sounds like yesteryear but it works for me ....I need to be up on my feet 10 to 12 hours a day...got to make a living...I wear 2 5 ply wool super socks with a hip belt and a velcro control belt...a usmc frame w/ a mauch sns piston and some stupid foot from otto boch that cost more than my last trip to Vegas..... A c- leg my insurer would'nt touch...$2500 max... kinda sad the high costs but I'm done being angry..it's useless.......I guess I'm over the amputation..it's the emotional side of life now... after 25 years of marriage my wife died of cancer last year.....got a couple a kids 21 , 23...though their older their fun 2 watch... soooo...any ways try wraping your foot in saran wrap and see how it feels....same as a "suck"tion socket.. and oh ya...this otta piss em off...never met a prosthetist that wasn't in it for the money.... why sell' em a Ford when i can make a killing on Lexus good luck..god bless...keep smiling..brothers and sisters...johnny keep in touch...great to find this site