Hi ! A question mainly for prosthetists 😊, I think...
I am kind of newbie, amputation of right leg above the knee on January 16 2026.
Have an Ottobock Genium X4 and I am struggling with it.
While my learning curve looks "normal to good" (my prosthetist opinion), I am struggling with the weight.
Every time we have a "heavy" training session, or every time I just walk on my own as long as I can (guess 200 m max at this stage), the following days I have pain and "internal swelling" (pain if you press with your hand) at the end of the stump and in the point where the femur bone was cut (i.e. the area that gets most of the stress when you initiate the step).
I have to apply ice, sometimes take anti-inflammatory drugs, and suspend using/training the leg for a few days.
I am thin and "skinnie" by nature: 1,72 m high and 53 kg (actual weight after my leg is gone).
I have a kind of (hopefully void) worry: is it possible that the leg is too heavy foor my complexion...have you ever come across a similar situation ?