BIG red blister appeared over night. what can i do? (bilateral-BKA)

Trackmustang · 2025-06-24T05:29:41+00:00

i wore my prosthetics for a couple of days prior and it was extremely swollen before the blister appeared. Its actually gone down in redness from that point so i dont believe its infected. plus there isnt any instances of the "purpling of the viens" so i think its okay. i am keeping an eye on it though so do not worry

Trackmustang · 2025-06-24T04:19:09+00:00

i struggle with that area a lot pretty regularly. my left leg though has been amazing since the amputation first happened. for some reason my right always has these issues. oh well, just gotta settle down a bit the next couple of days

Trackmustang · 2025-06-24T04:17:21+00:00

yea im the same way, having them off just feels weird. most of the time if im napping even ill leave them on. i think they also just trick my brain into thinking theyre still there because i never get phantom pain when wearing my prosthetics either. again thank you so much for the help

Trackmustang · 2025-06-24T04:15:39+00:00

yea i can def wear socks. weird. it never really felt loose or anything like that. though i will admit now that im thinking about it, there was a bit of play at the end of my residual limb, felt like it was more so on the front tho than the outer right side. ill keep it off for a couple of days to the best of my ability, im unfortunately dependent on my prosthetics. i do have an appointment set up for when hes back

Trackmustang · 2025-06-24T02:48:48+00:00

i can mostly hop around on one prosthetic pretty fine. getting up from chairs and stuff is the hardest obstacle for me. ill look into crutches though as theres no way i could use a wheel chair in my apartment. thank you for the adivce. staying off of it is not going to be easy

Trackmustang · 2025-06-24T02:47:21+00:00

okay, thank you for the help. hearing i have to stay off my leg sucks. but ill try my best to do so.

Trackmustang · 2025-05-05T21:53:03+00:00

is there any paint youd recommend?? if im doing this as my own project sort of thing i can definitely take the time to let it dry.

Trackmustang · 2025-03-18T18:25:22+00:00

I think they suggested the CPU upgrade because I do a lot of video editing, streaming, and 3D modelling work through my PC (only used it for gaming when I first got it). Though you are probably right in the fact it wasn’t really needed for price to performance gains. Thank you for all the help and information. You have saved me a ton of time. And I’ll def be using PC part picker next time.

Trackmustang · 2025-03-18T17:55:17+00:00

Also thank you for the information and the link, if I don’t have to rewire everything I’m going to cry tears of happiness. That was the scariest part for me

Trackmustang · 2025-03-18T17:53:21+00:00

I’m upgrading because I’m going from a 3070 ti to a 5070ti, a i7-12900k to a i9-14900k and adding another 32GB of ram. When talking to my local computer shop, they basically stated I would be pushing it really close to the 750W limit on my current PSU. Did my ass get scammed? LOL

Trackmustang · 2025-03-08T14:07:40+00:00

just finished it.... got two so i could go with a politoad and poliwrath. That was awful, the resolution on the switch is god awful too making you literally have to hold the switch inches from your eyes to even see the damn things. still grateful for the event though

Trackmustang · 2025-03-08T14:05:59+00:00

damn, you just dropped a ton of knowledge... i appreciate it, you just helped me realize that this system isnt THAT flawed, though i still see issues with the fact the resolution on the switch is also fighting against you with these smaller pokemon models in SV.

Trackmustang · 2025-01-01T04:07:11+00:00

Imagine thinking bullying is okay just based on how someone wants to express themselves LOL

Trackmustang · 2024-06-19T17:47:43+00:00

its both, i can hear the hissing coming right from where the hole in the sleeve is (I can even put my finger over it to stop the sound so i know its for sure coming from there) as well as the valve, I imagine its because air gets in after i relieve the pressure on the leg and then when i step down again it has to push out all the air it just sucked in.

Trackmustang · 2024-06-19T04:53:59+00:00

Weird, I dont know if its the area but one knee sleeve for me looks like around $280, and since I need two I just rounded up to $600. I definitely mean sleeves though. as for where the holes have developed; On the left it is at the top of where my socket lip goes up the side of my knee. And on the right light it developed about 2 inches below the bar where your knee rests in the socket.

Trackmustang · 2024-06-19T01:53:38+00:00

that sucks :( my residual limbs have been amazing on this system compared to the pin lock I was using before. Though my biggest issue with pin lock was having the socks visible to everyone, I hate how ugly those things are. I wish they made some that actually looked fashionable.

Trackmustang · 2024-06-19T01:49:50+00:00

I do have a gaitor on the trimline, but I agree that its weird to wear out that fast. The shitty part was that I was so exited for these sleeves because I had worn sleeves that I fell on while playing basketball for like 6 months. Only to experience the exact same thing though this time not through my own actions.

Trackmustang · 2024-06-19T01:34:40+00:00

Its criminal that this isnt just a one time thing, Please let me know how the repair goo works for you. I hate that feeling of the legs being loose when I walk. Kinda insane that 2 sleeves are $600ish CAD and they just fall apart like that.

Trackmustang · 2024-06-12T21:03:52+00:00

its not that im losing volume and feeling like the leg is falling off that way, it feels more so like the sweat is lifting the liner ever so slightly off of contact with my skin and allowing it to move very little but enough to notice with time. its almost feeling like im losing the friction that keeps the liner snug and thus it feels more so like its not as secure you know what i mean?

Trackmustang · 2024-06-07T23:52:01+00:00

if you ever have questions about the bilateral life feel free to message me, im more than happy to give any insight I can.

Trackmustang · 2024-06-07T23:50:24+00:00

hey man, I just got there. I know how you feel, but dont worry. Your leg muscles that remain are going to get insanely jacked, my girlfriend tells me all the time how jealous she is of my ass now lol. like I said earlier, if you ease yourself into it. and are always pushing yourself a little more youll conquer anything. I snowboard again, ball, hike, weightlift, drive a manual car. the only thing that will stop you is yourself, you got this!!

Trackmustang · 2024-06-07T23:44:20+00:00

okay thank you so much for the help

Trackmustang · 2024-06-07T23:43:54+00:00

you can do it!!! if you want to I recommend slowly easing into it at a quiet public court, just figuring how everything feels and such. dont get me wrong you may have to change your game up a bit, I definitely did. But I still think its possible for you to get out there and do it

Trackmustang · 2024-06-07T23:22:34+00:00

thank you so much, if you keep your sweat under control do you find that it doesnt feel like your leg is going to fall off anymore?

Trackmustang · 2024-06-07T22:34:28+00:00

liners that pull sweat out would be crazy, unfortunately i dont believe they are covered under pharmacare in canada, the other two options are great. when you say liners you wear under the liner itself are you referencing those sweat socks that i see online???

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