Post by blade on Nov 10, 2019 10:11:18 GMT -7
Hi
I became a below knee amputee 9 years ago after having an accident at work
I was self employed and my claim fell through due to the builder I was working for had forged his insurance so had to pick myself up and get back to work
I managed to go back to the building game and had 3 full years working on scaffolding using a below knee prosthetic until I found to my shock that I had a infection that was laying dormant in my stump it resulted in a further amputation above knee 2012
Again I needed to fight all the odds and start again and so I did going back to building on site with an above knee prosthetic
I worked my way up to a project manager based over a number of building sites wearing my leg constantly for up to 16hrs a day
My wife has been my Angel from heaven keeping me fighting and have been inspired by a number of amputees I have always said she has had it twice as hard as me we are a team and that makes everything easier
2018 we where out for a ride on our trike when we had an accident this resulted in me now loosing my right leg above knee making me a bilateral above knee amputee (middle name lucky)
Three amputations well yes it was hard but with my determination and my wife's support I managed to walk after only 12 days of rehab and have now had running blades fitted to my sockets today I managed to walk a short distance with out sticks
Again we will fight this all the way
We would love to hear from any knew amputees we are here to listen and give support
I became a below knee amputee 9 years ago after having an accident at work
I was self employed and my claim fell through due to the builder I was working for had forged his insurance so had to pick myself up and get back to work
I managed to go back to the building game and had 3 full years working on scaffolding using a below knee prosthetic until I found to my shock that I had a infection that was laying dormant in my stump it resulted in a further amputation above knee 2012
Again I needed to fight all the odds and start again and so I did going back to building on site with an above knee prosthetic
I worked my way up to a project manager based over a number of building sites wearing my leg constantly for up to 16hrs a day
My wife has been my Angel from heaven keeping me fighting and have been inspired by a number of amputees I have always said she has had it twice as hard as me we are a team and that makes everything easier
2018 we where out for a ride on our trike when we had an accident this resulted in me now loosing my right leg above knee making me a bilateral above knee amputee (middle name lucky)
Three amputations well yes it was hard but with my determination and my wife's support I managed to walk after only 12 days of rehab and have now had running blades fitted to my sockets today I managed to walk a short distance with out sticks
Again we will fight this all the way
We would love to hear from any knew amputees we are here to listen and give support
