Tru's New Leg (#3) !

It has been 23 months since Tru received his first prosthesis. In that time he has outgrown two "new legs" and has moved on to Leg #3. He received his third prosthesis on February 25, 2010 but we had to go back today to have his new, larger foot added.


When you visit the prosthetist's office there is a routine:

Walk to the exam room.
Take off your leg and hand it over.
Wait.


Then have adjustments.

Here are Mrs. Angie (left) and Mrs. Lisa (right) making sure Tru is level.

Mrs. Angie is Tru's Prosthetist and Mrs. Lisa is Tru's Physical Therapist.

Tru has been very fortunate to have so many great female doctors!

Then take the leg for a spin.

Yes, this new leg definitely works well.
It is fast too!





















At the end of the delivery it was determined that Tru should have the next size foot. It would take some time for the new foot to be delivered so they decided to borrow his old foot. So we left with a new leg with an old foot and an old leg with no foot.


Today we went back for the new foot.

(Looks like Tru wore the same shirt as he did on the previous visit.)

Same routine:

Walk to the exam room.
Take off your leg and hand it over.
Wait.













Then it was time to take the new foot for a test walk.

A new foot = new shoes too!

Before we hit the road Mrs. Angie had to make one more knee adjustment.





Tru was fascinated with this adjustment because typically he has to remove his leg for all adjustments. This time he was able to watch what was happening.

He was all smiles.


And so the collection begins:
The Red Leg. (with two baby feet)
The Blue Leg.
The New Leg.













Previous "New Leg" posts:

Leg #2 - http://herpinfamily.blogspot.com/2009/03/trus-new-leg-2.html

Leg #1 - http://herpinfamily.blogspot.com/2008/04/trus-first-steps.html