E. Rene's suggestion "for cp's and ak's"

[Ranitak at aol.com]

In a message dated 99-03-30 22:35:08 EST, you write:

 BTW, removing the valve to expel air???  Naaaah.  For my own part I've never
 seen anything but a 'push button' valve.  A self-bleeding valve sounds almost
 too logical to be really new but.....
 
a> thanks george,
but i am not removing the valve, only unscrewing it, which is, of course a
pia. but just pushing the button does not tend to allow enogh air out to drop
me back down.
i have been paying close attention for days, and i can not detect a leak. when
the "leak" occurs, especially when sitting for sometime, it begins to "ache"
where the stump has pulled away.
should be interesting, as i have a 12 hr car trip in 2 days. anyone want to
wager just how nasty i'll be, by the time we get there???

 Another speculation may be pertinent (if questions of gender differences is
not
 excluded as impertinent):  do not persons of the female persuasion have soft
 tissue characteristics in their thighs somewhat different from those of male
 assignment.  If true, may this not accentuate these subtle leak problems?
 
a> makes sense, i just can't prove it.

 And before leaving Gender Territory I want to bring up a question which
wasn't
 adequately dealt with in earlier exchanges but which should appear under a
 separate subject heading (if you will indulge me in raising it here).  The
 question is whether for women amputees there is any correlation between
phantom
 phenomena and the menstrual cycle.  Persons responding to this thread, ahem,
 should change the subject line of their posts.
 
a> an no, have neve seen a correlation of phantoms during my cycle.

 Faithfully yours, GeorgeB.
  >>

:)
anita