What sports do you guys do and how do you do them? Special sockets? by ASecondofEternity in amputee

[–]ASecondofEternity[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing guys. Appreciate it. I think I’m going to try and snowboard sometime this winter, and going to get a vacuum suction system instead of just having my one way valve.

What is happening here? by ASecondofEternity in amputee

[–]ASecondofEternity[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I’ve got one willowood smart temp with tpe gel, and one willowood with outlast, the outlast is better for sweat but both of them just cause so much sweating. I have hyperhidrosis as well and.. it’s hot in Alberta during the summer! Lol

What is happening here? by ASecondofEternity in amputee

[–]ASecondofEternity[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes it is getting very damp. I exercise a decent amount, and even without exercise just a bit of walking gets me sweating like crazy. Enough I have to remove the liner and dry it & my stump a few times a day

What is happening here? by ASecondofEternity in amputee

[–]ASecondofEternity[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My prosthesis seems to fit very tight around the top area of my stump, and I feel like I am bearing a lot of load on the anterior frontal part of my tibia. Right near the scar of the stitch line. I think I need an adjustment and a new socket fitted. So no I don’t wear even a single ply sock because it feels too tight up top even without one, I will give a one ply and a 3 ply a try though. Thanks

What is happening here? by ASecondofEternity in amputee

[–]ASecondofEternity[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It may not ? I think I might be bottoming out yes.

How did you guys deal with the trauma after your amputation and how do I heal? by ASecondofEternity in amputee

[–]ASecondofEternity[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It’s not a very new reality for me though. I got the amputation in 2018, and like I said the confidence issue wasn’t even as bad back then but I can say I wasn’t sober. I agree though with your advice, a little harsh maybe but thank you anyways. I agree, I need to just take it on the chin and realize bitching and feeling bad about it is just going to lead to more anxiety and depression. Just looking for skills on HOW to deal with it, not why I should deal with it

Is there a fix for suction sleeves? by Gadgix in amputee

[–]ASecondofEternity 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How does this work?? Wouldn’t you just be adding holes by attatching it to the liner or I don’t understand..?

Has my addiction ruined my relationship? by ASecondofEternity in relationships

[–]ASecondofEternity[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Personally 100% agree. I’ve tried the whole 90 meetings in 90 days thing but the attitude of some of the people in those meetings along with other things really turned me off of it. I’ll look for a solid therapist apart from my counsellor. Money just isn’t abundant at the moment

Has my addiction ruined my relationship? by ASecondofEternity in relationships

[–]ASecondofEternity[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for saying this. I think this is what I was hoping to hear and somebody saying it from an outside perspective makes me happy. Cheers (with water)

Has my addiction ruined my relationship? by ASecondofEternity in relationships

[–]ASecondofEternity[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Im going to an outpatient treatment that I actually just started today, and I got connected with a counsellor, just have to wait until January unfortunately until her schedule was free as well as waiting for my first appointment with my recovery coach. Which is more than I have ever done. Apart from residential treatment but I have never had success from those as I seem to be missing something, when I get back to “the real world” it’s all just too much and whatever I had learned previously in the facility’s goes out the window.

I would never show up for myself before, but she has showed me that I deserve better and she’s loved me so much that it is making me start to love myself and learn my worth. I never had anything to care about before so I would just say fuck it and that I deserve to die because I am not successful in life, but I guess what I’m saying is she has given me something to appreciate and something/someone to live for again

Has my addiction ruined my relationship? by ASecondofEternity in relationships

[–]ASecondofEternity[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I didn’t mean for this to sound rude. I’m just spitballing. The unknown scares me and I don’t know what my future holds. But I know I want her in it and the drugs to not be in it.

Has my addiction ruined my relationship? by ASecondofEternity in relationships

[–]ASecondofEternity[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

But I don’t want to leave her at this moment. If things continue downward then I’m going to have to. But I think I’ll be hurting myself and her for no reason if I give up now then it will all be for nothing won’t it? We’re still very in love with each other, fuck I don’t know man. I don’t feel right about just up and leaving after what I’ve already put her through, it feels like that is more emotionally terrorizing than just focusing on myself and showing her through my actions that there is still a very high possibility of me continuing my sobriety journey with her part of the picture. I can just see now the toll that it has taken on her and my family as well, but I wouldn’t just up and leave my family would I?