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Post by allenuk on Sept 3, 2013 6:27:57 GMT -7
Silly me. Put on my bka pinlock, as I've done several times a day for 8 years or so, and managed to catch a bit of thin sock in the pin as it went in.
And stayed in.
I couldn't find a place in the house where I could wedge the foot and push with my other foot to get the darned leg off - at least not with me bending over and pressing the unlocking pin in at the same time!
Just would not shift.
Eventually, faced with a 3 or 4 hour round trip to the hospital (including getting there, waiting time, etc), in desperation we asked our neighbour, fit, healthy and young, to come round and pull my leg off.
He did, but even he had trouble. You wouldn't think that one tiny bit of cotton could cause that much bother, but it did.
Anyway, all solved now, and I shall never make that mistake again (others maybe...)
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Post by ann58 on Sept 3, 2013 9:21:29 GMT -7
I did the same thing some time ago....BUT you have to admit it is funny, even though ur sweating blood to try to remove it.
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Post by allenuk on Sept 3, 2013 12:29:26 GMT -7
How did you get yours off, Ann? With me it was BRUTE force - the guy was scared to pull too hard in case he pulled off bits of me, too, but I was shouting 'Harder, harder!' until finally the leg popped off and he nearly fell over.
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Post by stonecutter on Sept 3, 2013 15:23:10 GMT -7
REDEMPTION!!! amputees.proboards.com/thread/307/newSeriously - this is a real PITA when that happens. Since the above thread - I've done it one more time. I suggest anyone who has a pin lock ask their tech to explain how to disassemble the pin lock release. It's good to know how to rescue yourself. |
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Post by cherylm on Sept 3, 2013 23:54:52 GMT -7
I've only done it once. Once was MORE than enough! Fortunately, mine was with an old and quite loose socket which was in the process of being replaced. I was able to twist it around (ever-so-painfully) until the sock unraveled to the point that I could lean heavily on the release button and wrench the leg off.
That's a real advantage to my new suction leg...as long as my pump never refuses to turn off, that is!
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Post by ann58 on Sept 4, 2013 13:25:05 GMT -7
How did you get yours off, Ann? With me it was BRUTE force - the guy was scared to pull too hard in case he pulled off bits of me, too, but I was shouting 'Harder, harder!' until finally the leg popped off and he nearly fell over. A Hubby yanked it off....same as yours. He said are you sure I won't hurt your leg? to which I replied, just keep pulling. FINALLY it released I was about to go into PANIC MODE  |
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Post by allenuk on Sept 5, 2013 3:33:41 GMT -7
REDEMPTION!!! amputees.proboards.com/thread/307/newSeriously - this is a real PITA when that happens. Since the above thread - I've done it one more time. I suggest anyone who has a pin lock ask their tech to explain how to disassemble the pin lock release. It's good to know how to rescue yourself. Interesting thread (newcomers, click on the link that stonecutter quotes). Give me a pinlock leg, give me a workbench and a few tools, and I could strip and rebuild it! But attempting to bend over and do anything to my pinlock mechanism when the leg is IN SITU, that's a different matter. And the biggest problem once you've got a bit of stump sock wrapped round your pin is that even releasing the pin, either by pressing the unlock button, OR by getting up close with a long screwdriver and pushing the release mechanism out of the way, doesn't of course untie the sock from the pin. I suppose a long thin scalpel might do the job - cutting away at the sock. I must include one in my 'emergency' box. A |
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Post by stonecutter on Sept 5, 2013 9:12:54 GMT -7
Agreed - It's not easy to do it yourself while you are wearing the device. I think you may need to be a gymnast or something to adequately pull that off... But I was able to tell my wife what to do. Once the button release assembly was removed, I took a flat-head screwdriver, and wedged it in there under the end of the pin, torqued it upwards - and it gave way...
My guy did caution me that you may damage the teeth of the locking mechanism and the teeth on the pin by doing this, but if you're ever in a bind... I ended up with no damage and I was reefing on it pretty hard... I think the units are pretty tough.
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