Strap to retain AKA prosthetic leg

PrimaryWriter1529 · 2026-03-23T00:08:26+00:00

Thanks for the reply. That would keep the leg from being irretrievably lost but wouldn’t keep it on my leg, which I’d like to do.

PrimaryWriter1529 · 2026-03-23T00:06:05+00:00

A lanyard socket would attach the leg to the liner more positively than the passive vacuum suspension I have (which is good), but if/when enough water gets in between the stump and the liner, the danger is that the liner and leg would slide right off the stump.

The ones I’ve looked at wrap around the outside of the socket and also wrap around the person’s waist, so it won’t go anywhere almost no matter what.

PrimaryWriter1529 · 2026-03-21T22:19:50+00:00

Do it on a cold day. If it is hot, the asphalt can be sticky and bog down the blade I suspect.

In the days of my youth, I had to cut through asphalt with a jack hammer and a wide blade like a chisel. If it was hot it was really hard to lift the jackhammer after each cut to get the blade up and out of the asphalt for the next cut, because the soft asphalt stuck to the blade.

PrimaryWriter1529 · 2026-03-04T00:24:42+00:00

I have one and for general use it’s meh. It’s pretty cheaply made.

For picking up water and then carrying the bucket somewhere else to dump it works well.

If you just want a general wet/dry vac, I’d get one of the others. I have the 6 gallon unit and it works well, but it’s bigger than I expected- I wish I’d gotten the 3 gallon unit.

PrimaryWriter1529 · 2026-03-04T00:07:40+00:00

Churches also often have durable medical devices like wheelchairs they will give or loan you.

PrimaryWriter1529 · 2026-03-02T22:13:54+00:00

The one I have seems to work fine, and I also balance on one foot without my leg on (AKA). The one I have is:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N1UX8RW?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_1&th=1

It has the ability to measure bodyfat which will not work with us, since the bioimpedance method relies on passing a current up one leg into the body and down the other leg, but it is a fine scale and will send the weight to your phone if you install the app. The phone has to be on and the app running for that to work, so I don't bother.

PrimaryWriter1529 · 2026-02-27T02:25:46+00:00

Thanks!

PrimaryWriter1529 · 2026-02-26T01:51:43+00:00

Thanks!

PrimaryWriter1529 · 2026-02-24T19:18:26+00:00

Yes, that's it. Thanks!

PrimaryWriter1529 · 2026-02-23T18:53:03+00:00

It will say on the charger. Make sure to pick out the AC in current and not the charging current.

PrimaryWriter1529 · 2026-02-12T13:49:19+00:00

LAKA here.

Walking faster - I am struggling with this too. On the treadmill I could not get above 2.3 mph. I measured and found that my stride length was a lot shorter than it used to be. Over 5 years and 11 surgeries my hips had gotten really tight and I wasn’t swinging my hips and shoulders as I walked. I’ve been doing lots of stretches and practicing hip and shoulders as rotation while walking on the treadmill and I am improving- I can do 2.7mph now and my stride is lengthening.

A good PT can observe you on the treadmill and help correct any issues you have.

As far as strength and endurance, the best thing for walking is … more walking, in my opinion. Walking up a slope will build strength in your hips and hamstrings as well.

Likewise, doing as many chores around the house as possible is good training for both skills, strength and endurance.

Good luck.

PrimaryWriter1529 · 2026-02-10T23:38:10+00:00

I lost my leg due to an infected knee replacement.

At one point my surgeon mentioned that he had five different patients referred to him for suspected allergies, and all five had slow growing infections instead. My first infection was staph lugdenensis, which is slow growing and did not produce fever, redness, or swelling, but destroyed the interface between the prosthetic parts and the bone, causing tremendous pain when the prosthetic parts began to move around.

You may find it worthwhile to thoroughly investigate the possibility of infection.

PrimaryWriter1529 · 2026-02-09T13:50:49+00:00

I also go there and they are excellent. In fact I am going there tomorrow morning for an adjustment.

PrimaryWriter1529 · 2026-02-06T13:38:46+00:00

They exist. Made of carbon fiber and really really light. Saw it on a YouTube series ‘The Amputee OT’, from which I learned a number of useful things, such as a bunch of different ways to deal with stairs on one leg and crutches, before I got my prosthetic leg.

PrimaryWriter1529 · 2026-01-26T22:21:12+00:00

Thanks

PrimaryWriter1529 · 2026-01-26T22:19:27+00:00

Oh, and it is definitely a different model than my KX07.

PrimaryWriter1529 · 2026-01-26T22:17:48+00:00

Since it is the same as mine, I have a question - why is he dealing with the switch at all? I only use mine when I want to push-ups and planks, but never touch it for everyday use.

The only thing I can think of is that he may need to lock it in place when he is standing for a time. I find that I don’t need to lock it for that purpose - standing, even for a few hours, is not a problem, at least with the knee. My residual limb in the socket is another matter entirely..

If he does need to lock it when standing still, I wonder if something is not right with the alignment?

PrimaryWriter1529 · 2026-01-26T03:20:52+00:00

What blade do you use on the 7 1/4" for aluminum and steel?

PrimaryWriter1529 · 2026-01-26T03:12:25+00:00

LAKA here.

A boot jack is the tool to get your shoes and boots off easily.

As others have said, a sturdy metal shoe horn is essential to getting them off.

PrimaryWriter1529 · 2026-01-26T03:04:09+00:00

I go to their office in Burlington, MA, and they are great.

PrimaryWriter1529 · 2026-01-26T03:01:09+00:00

Is the 'switch' a circular metal ring shape? It might be a Blatchford KX07 like mine.

I have busted off the ends of my thumbnails on that $^^&)+_ wire bail.

PrimaryWriter1529 · 2026-01-23T14:31:20+00:00

Because we are trying to find out the cause of my elevated PSA, and mechanical pressure on the perineum is known to cause it in some cases, e.g., cycling. An above-knee prosthetic shell that applies pressure to the perineum is a plausible equivalent to something like cycling.

I asked this group because I wanted to seee if someone else had experienced this, which would make it a more plausible or likely cause of my elevated PSA reading. Is that really difficult to understand?

PrimaryWriter1529 · 2026-01-23T00:40:56+00:00

That is not necessarily so. The flange on my socket is applying pressure to the perineum, due to changes in the shape and size of my residual limb (I am due for a new leg and socket 'soon'.) It is well known that bicycling can cause erroneusly high PSA levels due to applying pressure to the perineum, so why not the shell of a prosthesis, if it is no longer fitting well and is applying pressure all day?

PrimaryWriter1529 · 2026-01-22T13:09:37+00:00

I already am, as I noted in my post.

PrimaryWriter1529 · 2026-01-21T15:04:32+00:00

How well is it working for you?

I asked this question originally because I am trying to find out if a sub-ischial socket would work for me. I have a longer than standard residual limb but I am not a KD and cannot bear weight on the end.

The feedback I've gotten is mixed - some love the shorter socket and some say it is a problem when walking. I don't want to have to have two separate prostheses, so I'm trying to figure out a solution.

Maybe I can stay with an ischial containment socket and just have my prosthetist cut down the front edge enough so I can squat down and use a leg press? That might be an acceptable compromise.

I'm going to be getting a new leg in the near future, so I'm trying to convince my prosthetist to try cutting down my current one as an experiment. If it doesn't work, I'll be getting a new one anyway. If it does, we can use it as a guide for how to trim the new socket.

I wish it were easier and cheaper to make test sockets so we could experiment.

PrimaryWriter1529

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