The last few days have been rather uneventful aside from trying to keep Jen’s pain in check. She had her first at-home Physical Therapy appointment yesterday and surprised us all with her strength. Jen over-did things a bit so was in a good deal of pain, but we were thankfully able to get things under control in time for bed.

Jen has been spending much of her time trying to find resources to help with her recovery both physically and emotionally. When she decided to go with the Hanger Clinic to have her prosthesis made, she discovered a whole host of resources on their website. She signed up for a large amputee peer network sponsored by Hanger called AMPOWER and received a call from her mentor yesterday. She was an incredible woman who works for Hanger in Tennessee and has been an amputee for over 40 years. Jen is excited to have someone who can really guide her through these early days/weeks/months of recovery.

One issue that we’ve been having since Jen got her stitches out is that her stump cast/protector keeps moving around and is rather uncomfortable. She has also been struggling to remember to keep her leg/knee straight (a MUST when it comes to being able to walk well in the eventual prosthesis). Wondering why there wasn’t something out there to both protect her stump and keep her leg straight, she remembered seeing something on the Hanger Clinic website that did just that. After speaking with her prosthetist and medical team, everyone agreed that this would be a great thing for Jen to have. So a script was written and faxed over for an “AmpuShield,” which Jen is hoping to get sometime next week.

Aside from that, we are just keeping things quiet. Rest is such an important part of the healing process, so aside from phone calls and short visits from friends, Jen is sleeping a lot and enjoying long naps on the futon with Krieger. Please pray that all goes well with getting the AmpuShield this week, as it will make a huge difference when it comes to Jen’s recovery and overall comfort.