IPOP

Here is a picture of my RRD (rigid removable dressing) which is also known as an IPOP (immediate post-operative prosthesis.) It's not a prosthesis, so RRD is more accurate. Its purpose is to keep the knee extended (thereby preventing flexor contracture of the hamstring) and to protect the leg as it heals. If I catch a crutch and bite it, this should protect the stump from injury.



Dressing changes are now a breeze, and the incision looks very good. A blister that was worrying me (and was present after the first dressing change in the hospital) has finally cleared up. Basically, it's now just a waiting game until Nov 14, when the sutures come out.

In the meantime, maybe it's not too early to start looking at prosthetic options. I wasn't aware that a BK amputee was on Survivor, and he used the Freedom Innovations Renegade foot:

This is probably ridiculously expensive, but it sounds like it can handle anything.