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Pugwash's peg-leg

Roger Pellett said:
For those drooling about the models at the Glasgow Museum, buy the book and skip the trip. My wife and I. Made a wonderful trip to Scotland in 2019; great scenery, interesting history, wonderful friendly people, and all capped off by the pageantry of the Edinburgh Tattoo.

By the Glasgow Museum, I’m assuming it’s the Glasgow Transportation Museum. If there is another large ship model display in Glasgow we missed it. Anyhow, this relatively new museum has been spoiled by the “ historic artifacts as art crew” with arrays of bicycles and such decorating the walls, and of course the building’s shape has some artistic connection to motion ( it’s a transportation museum!).

Ship models are displayed in several groups throughout the building and in many cases in a way that careful study is impossible. Two lovely Tea Clipper models are displayed in a case, one suspended above the other. The top one so high that only its bottom can be seen. The principal ship model display is on the second floor with models on a moving oval track. One must catch them on the fly as they pass by. Annoying!

Maybe there is a more conventional display of Glasgow’s rich shipbuilding history somewhere else in the city that we missed. I’m certainly no expert on this interesting city. If so, someone, please correct me.
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Hi Roger.

I had a chat with Captain Google and he told me...

''You can find Glasgow's extensive collection of ship models at the Riverside Museum, which houses a significant portion of the Glasgow Museums' collection, with other models and the reserve collection located at the Glasgow Museums Resource Centre. The collection features models directly related to the Clyde's shipbuilding and shipping industries, ranging from 18th-century to contemporary vessels, including models of famous ships like the Cutty Sark and RMS Queen Elizabeth''.
 
pugwash said:
Krister, hi.

Thanks for sharing your journey so far.
No doubt I will be a lot more adept using prosthetics after 10 years practice.

There again, I'd just be delighted to get to 80!
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Yes Pugwash, I realize I'm a little bit younger than you, but it's never too late :-). When I read between then lines I see that you still have the spark. At the moment of the accident you were 73, the same age as I'm now. No worries mate, you'll make it :-)
 
Krister_L said:
I've got the Ossur power knee https://www.ossur.com/sv-se/proteser/knan/power-knee and I'm quit happy with it :-)
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For my reference, what does the Ossur 'leg' weigh?

BTW, I was 69 at the time of my accident, last November. I'll be 70 in September; still a little younger than you, based on counting on my fingers and the one set of toes remaining.

I'm persuaded it is still early days of my recovery.
I wake in the mornings feeling the 'spark' crackling away... but that's just these old bones.

Got the stair rail approved. Another winner.

Still got the 'up and at 'em attitude.
 
pugwash said:
For my reference, what does the Ossur 'leg' weigh?

BTW, I was 69 at the time of my accident, last November. I'll be 70 in September; still a little younger than you, based on counting on my fingers and the one set of toes remaining.
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The weight of the "leg" is ca: 4½ Kg

My mistake, I see now that what I thought was the date for starting this thread, is the date when you joined SOS

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Krister_L said:
The weight of the "leg" is ca: 4½ Kg

My mistake, I see now that what I thought was the date for starting this thread, is the date when you joined SOS

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How does the knee joint work? Is it free all the time, or locked as soon as pressure is applied? I think for walking, it should lock in flexion (bending), but still be able to extend once pressure is applied. Does suction in the socket keep it on?
 
I'm sorry, it's not an Ossur Power knee, it is an Ossur Rheo knee. It's controlled by a microprocessor with some magnetic discs in the joint. It's kind of locked/braked when the leg is straight, but when I go out of the step, i.e. put pressure on the toes, the brake releases soI can bend the knee and make the leg swings back again.
Yes, the socket is held in place with vacuum. First I put on a liner made from silicone and fabrics and on top of that one I have a thin flange which tightens to the inside of the socket. At the bottom of the socket is a valve that let the air go out when I put it on, and that I need to open when I take the leg off. This leg need to be charged once a day

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Krister_L said:
I'm sorry, it's not an Ossur Power knee, it is an Ossur Rheo knee. It's controlled by a microprocessor with some magnetic discs in the joint. It's kind of locked/braked when the leg is straight, but when I go out of the step, i.e. put pressure on the toes, the brake releases soI can bend the knee and make the leg swings back again.
Yes, the socket is held in place with vacuum. First I put on a liner made from silicone and fabrics and on top of that one I have a thin flange which tightens to the inside of the socket. At the bottom of the socket is a valve that let the air go out when I put it on, and that I need to open when I take the leg off. This leg need to be charged once a day

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Thank you for the explanation. As a finger amputee, I'm fascinated with the advancements in prosthetic technology.
 
pugwash said:
This is the way to click and go...

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Yes, it sure is. Unfortunately I don't think it's possible for me to have an OSSIO integration, then they would have to reshape the end of my femur, I still have my kneecap. I also think this is more common among people with a much shorter stump than I have. But it would be very convenient, especially in the summer. If I move around too much, for example washing the car or working in garden, I'm perspiring a lot on the stump, due to the thick and tight silicone liner. I then have to take a breake, take the liner off, pour out the sweat and clean it before I can put it on again.
I have visited a couple of amputee camps and met some people with ossio integration and they are very satisfyed with it, but as they say in the movie clip, it's quite expensive, so at least the Swedish healthcare system will probably think twice before performing such an operation.
 
Peter Gutterman said:
One thing often left out in the adverts and promotional as well as the latest "medical miracle" propaganda is the astronomical cost!
The most advertising is for the treatments for chronic ailments, The big tease: "Remission is within reach!" (If you can afford it.) Cautious
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Peter, your cynicism knows no bounds.
No doubt your sharp whit has something to do with the cut of your jib.
 
Peter Gutterman said:
Am I a cynic because reality is harsh?
Or does reality seem harsh because I am a cynic?
In reality It's a dog-eat-dog world.
the truth is just the other way around. :rolleyes:
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I believe what he is saying is the indifference of the world is something one should acknowledge, but not embrace, because it is the killer of hope, and hope is what makes miracles.
 
Peter Gutterman said:
Am I a cynic because reality is harsh?
Or does reality seem harsh because I am a cynic?
In reality It's a dog-eat-dog world.
the truth is just the other way around. :rolleyes:
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I'm sorry, Peter, it was not my intention to rile you, only my poor attempt at irony.
I haven't had eyeball contact with many Americans, but the few I have, irony was not part of their vocabulary.
To us low life's from the UK, it's 50% of our sense of humor.
Remember, ''Always look at the bright side of life...'', no matter how grim.
 
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