Sockage
I have had my new leg for seven weeks on July 1, 2012 and am still trying to get it to work without discomfort. The biggest challenge, except for the several problems that April at Hanger was able to resolve for me, is determining the correct number of sock plies to use throughout the day.What works well in the morning does not necessarily work in the afternoon,so frequent changes are required.
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If you switch to a vacuum system you will maintain a more constant volume though out the day and shouldn\'t have to deal with adding or removing socks though out the day. I HATED the pin system when i had it and will NEVER go back to it. Many prosthetist use it because it\'s easy and they make more profit on them.
I talked to April about the vacuum system and she recommended that I wait until my stump has shrunk to to it`s nominal size.