Otto Bock Genium X3
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Mine (both legs AK) are being supplied by NHS Scotland.
Good to hear the knee helps with terrain. TBH I don't find terrain and gradient too bad as they're mostly about balance. Stairs are hard without a knee (I'm on 10" pyloned 'stubbies' as a trainee) but the thing that does my head in is camber, and almost everything's cambered!! Half-a-mile of hip-hitching gets very very tiring.
Chatting to a couple of 'wounded warriors' I'm hearing that the 'posh' legs aren't used that much and that stubbies are the normal everyday wear esp. round the house. Maybe it's different for bilaterals, but I'm determined to get as close to full-time use as possible.
Anyway, thanks for the reply. All the best to your missus, especially in the battle to keep getting good equipment.
Good to hear the knee helps with terrain. TBH I don't find terrain and gradient too bad as they're mostly about balance. Stairs are hard without a knee (I'm on 10" pyloned 'stubbies' as a trainee) but the thing that does my head in is camber, and almost everything's cambered!! Half-a-mile of hip-hitching gets very very tiring.
Chatting to a couple of 'wounded warriors' I'm hearing that the 'posh' legs aren't used that much and that stubbies are the normal everyday wear esp. round the house. Maybe it's different for bilaterals, but I'm determined to get as close to full-time use as possible.
Anyway, thanks for the reply. All the best to your missus, especially in the battle to keep getting good equipment.
The 'soft ankle' is a good tip. I'll mention it to my prosthetist. The stubbies have a great foot ('sidekick') but only a stiff shock absorber as an ankle, but I'm hoping having knees helps with the camber too. Actually I think the genium may have a micro processed ankle as well as knee which'll be handy. 
Well after 24 weeks on the stubbies and training legs I got my first shot in them yesterday! WOW!!
2x Genium X3s, 2 prosthetists, 2 computers, and 2 hours of calibrating and recalibrating and, well…... WOW!!! They're like walking on pillows after the stubbies.
It's super strange having "knees" again and it's right back to the parallel bars, but I'm already balancing unaided and getting up and sitting down on a chair, albeit with arms. 70 hours in the bars they reckon. Pah!! I say 7. 10 tops and I'll be out in the wild again.
God bless you NHS! I'm like a dog with 3 tails! 4 more hours of rehab/physio tomorrow. Just me n' my new posh pegs n' my wee NHS physioterrorist! She was actually in tears watching my first baby steps.
2x Genium X3s, 2 prosthetists, 2 computers, and 2 hours of calibrating and recalibrating and, well…... WOW!!! They're like walking on pillows after the stubbies.
It's super strange having "knees" again and it's right back to the parallel bars, but I'm already balancing unaided and getting up and sitting down on a chair, albeit with arms. 70 hours in the bars they reckon. Pah!! I say 7. 10 tops and I'll be out in the wild again.
God bless you NHS! I'm like a dog with 3 tails! 4 more hours of rehab/physio tomorrow. Just me n' my new posh pegs n' my wee NHS physioterrorist! She was actually in tears watching my first baby steps.
That's a month now and today took the first steps outside the parallel bars. A bit harder than I thought, but determined to get to this guy's standard by November 13 which is my first ampuversary.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwSIeus8hDw
It's an amazing world of tiny meaningless things which become huge tasks that are some buzz to achieve. We're talking about being able to stop, turn and get up from the ground here. LOL!
I'm not a member of Facebook, but that group sounds good. Peer support's an important part of rehab. Maybe the most important part.
But these Geniums really are the business. Essential to the black art of their mastery is accepting them as body parts. Guess it's the dawn of the Bionic Man. Quite an adventure.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwSIeus8hDw
It's an amazing world of tiny meaningless things which become huge tasks that are some buzz to achieve. We're talking about being able to stop, turn and get up from the ground here. LOL!
I'm not a member of Facebook, but that group sounds good. Peer support's an important part of rehab. Maybe the most important part.
But these Geniums really are the business. Essential to the black art of their mastery is accepting them as body parts. Guess it's the dawn of the Bionic Man. Quite an adventure.
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