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I met with the plastic surgeon that did the skin graft on my left foot yesterday, and he said that, with the inclusion of a brace for that leg, I’m now cleared to get fitted for my prosthetic foot and begin physical therapy!  

The process will start with me going in to Hanger (the prosthetic company that I’m working with), where they will make a plaster cast of Leeroy.  They also have a handheld laser scanner that they’ll be using to make a 3D computer model of him.  This information will be used to create a clear plastic “test socket.”  (The socket is the plastic shell that goes over the end of my leg.)  This clear socket will let the prosthetics guys determine whether or not it’s a good fit.  If everything is fitting correctly, they’ll make the final mold and give me my real socket within a week or two.  During this time, I’ll also be going through some intense in-patient physical therapy to get me back up on my feet and teach me how to use my new foot.

From what I was initially told, this in-patient PT usually only lasts around three weeks.  However, since it’s been such a long time since I’ve been on my feet, I wouldn’t be surprised if it took a week or two longer.  Even so, the next step in this long process is now underway.  I cannot wait to pick out my new foot.  I plan on keeping a video journal during my PT, which will go up here.  I also hope to record the measuring process and/or anything else related to this.  I find it interesting and I’m sure there are at least a couple people out there who might think the same.  

Later people!