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Thanks for the shoutout and for mentioning osseointegration! You’re right, it’s not for everyone, and only a surgeon can make the determination if you are a candidate after testing and imaging. I tell people I don’t think it’s ever going to be the top option, but it’s nice to have the option if other suspensions have failed, or even if there are perceived failures due to skin issues (especially burns/skin grafts) or a very short limb. What’s right for me isn’t right for everyone, but everyone should be educated on their options.

But you really ARE amazing! 🤪 Seriously, though, you’re amazing because you take the time out of your days to make videos like these, or the exercise videos you have on your Insta subscription channel, or just to leave words of encouragement on other amputees’ social media (especially when they’re struggling). It’s those things that make you truly amazing. 🧡 As for the questions in your video… I just celebrated my 1-year ampuversary last week so I’m still relatively new. That said, I did have my very first “you’re such an inspiration!!” random encounter last month. I was in the elevator either going to or coming from PT (I can’t remember which) when a lady got on the elevator with me and proceeded to start chatting me up, and dove almost instantaneously into my prosthetic leg. I was alone, trapped in an elevator with a complete stranger who thought it was okay to start asking all these personal questions: “Oh, was it cancer? Diabetes? Does your leg sweat a lot? Does it hurt?” Oil of oy vey!! 😅 And then as she got off the elevator at her floor, it was, “You’re such an inspiration! Keep on doing it!” Of course, I was like “it? What it? Living my life?” Yeah, totally random. At least when people online who’ve followed my journey say it, I know where they’re coming from. 😂 Anyway, as for the devotees… omg I just encountered my first one! He “slid into my DMs” (ha) to say how “beautiful” I was and how he “appreciated” that I shared about my amputation experience and would I be willing to share more pictures with him… Eww. Just ewww! Dude, if I’m going to be taking pics of my stubby nub for the internet, I’ll be making an OnlyFans to make some money off it, not just share with some rando who found me from an amputee group. 🙄😅 It’s wild out there. And it boggles my mind that so many people feel entitled to know your story. Prior to my amputation, my leg was awful. Two to three times its natural size and usually either a deep red or purple color, and exposed for everyone to see because I couldn’t stand for anything (not even bedsheets) touching it at any time. The sheer number of people who felt it not only okay but outright appropriate to ask about it still blows my mind. It’s one thing to acknowledge it and say something like, “Ooh, that looks like it hurts,” as opposed to, “what’s wrong with your foot?” (Unless it’s a child asking; that’s something else entirely.) But anyway… as for the gait thing… I’ve had one person ask me about it, and it was my new boss when I met her in person. She blurted out, “Will your gait ever get better?” Then gave me a horrified look and asked, “Is that okay to ask? I’m so sorry. I’m an ass.” 😂 I told her it was fine for her to ask and that I still go to PT 2x a week to work on things like gait and strengthening muscles I mostly didn’t use for 7 years when I couldn’t walk much. It will be 6 months since she’s seen me when I see her next week and my gait is much improved now, but still not perfect. It’ll never be “perfect.” But it’s a hell of a lot better than it was even 6 months ago, so I’ll take every win I can get my hands on! 🧡

I love the comment about the work it takes to get good at something. That’s true for all of us, but the stakes seem higher when you have a visible disability. Thank you for sharing!

Hi, I’m Gilbert, nickname is and has been Beto all my life. I’ve been an amputee (bkrl) for 17 years after losing my leg in an accident on my motorcycle when a texting/distracted driver hit ❤me. (‘07) After the surgery and extensive rehab I got as an inpatient at the same VA Medical center in Syracuse, NY (where I worked between ‘94 until I retired at the end of ‘02.) I was diagnosed with MS in ‘00, which is why I retired. Hobbies were/are ; yardwork, riding my Harley crosscountry, watching movies I missed dating all the way back to when I was in highschool. And watching this lady doing her thing here !

I love your🧠👍🏽🤘🏽

Funny story. Probably about a year or so before I lost my leg me and my wife were talking and asking each ither silly "what if" questions and i remember asking if she would still stay with me if i lost a limb? And because she had a great sense of humor she said absolutely not (Joking of course)! She has been my absolute rock always and especially since my amputation. And when it comes to the sex life thing ill just say we were not affected and without getting too specific we probably didnt wait as long as we should have to "get things back to normal" 😉 lol

The line about being mistaken for a veteran killed me!! 😅😂. Happens to me almost daily! I don't help because I have a big beard and often wear cargo shorts and sometimes camo ones so I'm sure I give off the vibe! Love the videos you've been doing lately!

Great video! I wanted to add on and say my favorite thing about being an amputee is that I have learned so much more patience and understanding specifically about disabilities in general. I will admit that in the past prior to my amputation I would silently judge someone parked in a handicap spot if I felt they didn't "look like they had a disability". It's definitely not something I'm proud of looking back but I'm very proud that I have grown and learned that each and every disability is unique just like each and every person is! I now have been given that same look when I park in handicap if I'm wearing pants and I just smile and brush it off.

I absolutely love getting questions from children about my leg! They are just curious little natural scientists and want to learn! I have had a few instances where parents try to tell them to stop because it's rude but I always make sure to tell them that I love answering their questions. I also agree that yes the questions from adults are usually just the "what happened" one but I still love it and with them it gives me a chance to be silly and make up some wild story about how it happened! But I always tell them the truth after.

Oh yeah, you look 🔥doin’ all that stuff you do!❤️

Love watching you doing stuff I’m grateful to be able to do again, mowing my lawn, riding my bike too ‘cept mine’s a Harley! I’ve got MS too so the pedaling’s for the birds man. People were like “how is it you ride that big o’l Harley having MS annnnnd a prosthetic leg??!!” I tell ‘em “‘cause I ain’t DEAD yet, and my bike ain’t got pedals!”

Best question from akid : Is your reel foot still in your show?

I will try a new system from otto bock which combines passive vacuum with a pin as "backup" (hybrid system)

😊yeah double the distance definitely

people in theses comments be like "🤓👆🏻"

Good to see you keeping at it despite everything

But first one was really impressive

Come on!! That was smooooth!!😂

I always got a discount on pedicure. 😂 why didn't u?

It was so awesome to figure out that I can drive perfectly well with my prosthetic right BKA! Before I got my prosthetic, I was able to drive with my left foot by rotating at the waist and using my left foot for the throttle / brake, but it was always very uncomfortable. I had even looked into getting a left side throttle pedal, but now I truly don't need it. :)

Angelina you Rock! Thanks for sharing and I agree we appreciate a lot of the little things!

Congratulations to share and inspire others <3

And how you feel about yourself is very importabt i think. How much you are at peace with yourself. How much you accept and love yourself.

My partner and I had been together for almost 7 years and our son was just 1 year old in 2022 when I became seriously ill and the amputations were due in February 2023. But my future husband always made me feel good right from the start. He always said, “Screw your leg as long as you’re alive.” So your partner’s attitude is also important for how they feel about each other.

Hello, do you think that a osseointegration can be more confortably? Do you know the work of Hugh Herr?

I got one but the straps aren't tight enough around my thigh...so I have to use my hand on it when I walk

Well done, and I'm proud of you, and you're great, I'm glad to hear and see there is a female version of me, for me it was adapt or die

❤❤❤So happy you’re here(and on Instagram)

Cool video

My wife came to me after I healed and got my prosthetic (rlbk too)and brought up the subject and said she’d “researched” it online and that she could buy pillows or chair or bench to make it easier on me…. 🤔(she should have said “us” because I was fine with in the bed stuff🤗🫣🫢🤫🤭😅🤣😇🤷🏽‍♂️)

I didn’t have any issues because of who I was inside. Of course, being disabled isn’t everyone’s cup of tea but because I had so much confidence, people were attracted to that. If you don’t love yourself or accept yourself, people will feed off that. Never give up on love! My partner does not know me with two real legs.

If you have a strong marriage, you have nothing to worry about. She was with me through the whole thing. I lost my leg in 2016 due to an injury I had a few years prior. We never questioned this until after, and it was no big deal, even more fun and interesting. Now I can't remember what it was like before my amputation.

OMGoodness, are we twins?? At the hosp I had signs on my bed, trying to sell titanium screws in my foot before AMPUTATION. Among other things. Now at 67, I’m just as ornery. Keep your sense of humor, it’s one of the only things that can’t be cut off!

Got to say, I was expecting something very different when i clicked on the link lol.....

What a cool boss! The guy filming it sounds like a really cool dude.

Hilarious! .....and brutally honest lol

A set of good crutches is your best friend, whether just your foot or your entire leg is amputated.

If I had one leg thats exactly what I would want...a metal foot with a hiking boot tread on the bottom and no fake rubber foot or phony looking leg cover...and no failure prone cant-get-it wet overpriced electronic garbage either..

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You’ve convinced me. Guess I need amputation now

I used to be a below knee amputee and have the knee walker and scooter. But since becoming an above knee. I no longer can use any of these so wheelchair and forearm crutches are my go to

This will destroy your siliconeliners really quick

Just what I needed 😃

What system is that? That's new right?

MUCHAS GRACIAS POR HABERME RECOMENDADO ESTE VIDEO, adaptative amputees.

So proud of you !

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All the best and well expressed, very real, good luck for your future

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾Great speech.