I rarely post my own thread, but here goes.
In my 2nd WIP, I have a character who has lost a leg and has been fitted with a prosthesis - at least I think that's what it's called. It's one of those downhill ski-type devices that usually has a curve at the bottom (I've seen them on runners in the Paralympics, for example). The character is a soldier, home from Afghanistan.
My questions:
1. Does the U.S. military fit their soldiers with this type of prosthetic, or do they use some other type?
2. Does it make sense for the guy to use a cane occasionally to help him around? He's had the device for only a few months, and my thinking was that he's still getting used to it and needs a bit of help.
3. What about sex? (No, not with you! ) Srsly. Would he need to take off the device just before? Half an hour before? I can't imagine him keeping it on while getting down and dirty, but what do I know?
4. The prosthetic I'm talking about - what is it made of? Some kind of polymer? Just need the basics here.
Many thanks to all who can straighten me out on this.
Nancy
In my 2nd WIP, I have a character who has lost a leg and has been fitted with a prosthesis - at least I think that's what it's called. It's one of those downhill ski-type devices that usually has a curve at the bottom (I've seen them on runners in the Paralympics, for example). The character is a soldier, home from Afghanistan.
My questions:
1. Does the U.S. military fit their soldiers with this type of prosthetic, or do they use some other type?
2. Does it make sense for the guy to use a cane occasionally to help him around? He's had the device for only a few months, and my thinking was that he's still getting used to it and needs a bit of help.
3. What about sex? (No, not with you! ) Srsly. Would he need to take off the device just before? Half an hour before? I can't imagine him keeping it on while getting down and dirty, but what do I know?
4. The prosthetic I'm talking about - what is it made of? Some kind of polymer? Just need the basics here.
Many thanks to all who can straighten me out on this.
Nancy