Hello & a Few Questions About Prosthetic Fit

[JBuck22874 at aol.com]

In a message dated 10/4/2002 1:02:40 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
Anngelica26 at aol.com writes:


> Janet,
>   No, no sores, no problems.  Let's hope you don't.
> I always have problems with a new leg in as much as I have to cut the 
> inside
> groin part down as it is always too high and rubs, but otherwise I usually 
> don't
> have problems.  I am not real real active.  I work in sales but can sit and 
> stand
> so I don't have to sit a long time or walk long lengths at a time.  When it 
> is hot
> in the summer and I play golf then the rubbing becomes sore and all but 
> that is
> all.  I don't have a liner either.  I trust you can get a good fit and all 
> will work good
> for you.  Demand what you need and they will do it as it is a big purchase, 
> sort
> of like a house and it must fit your needs.     I don't meet many women 
> without
> leg (s) and it is nice to exchange information.  Angie 

Thanks Angie, that gives me hope and still reminds me to demand a good fit. 
Sometimes the process turns out to be so long and arduous that we tell 
ourselves to stop being chronic complainers, but that attitude doesn't get 
the job done right. What kind of foot do you have? Now I'm gonna stop being 
such a pest :-)

 Thanks.
                janet 
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