In a brief interview on Wednesday, Kamen told me what separates this new limb from past efforts is the depth of motion that it can offer. With just two days of training, said Kamen, the founder of Deka Research and Development, a soldier who lost both arms in Iraq was able to use the prosthetics to disassemble and then reassemble an M-16 rifle.
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woohoo!!
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Those numbers seem to go up (mobility) and down (recovery time) every year. At some point, I'll get fed up with the annoyance and ache and pain and whatnot and just get a new one.
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And being as how I'm about 85% functional right now, with some pain, it didn't seem worth it.
Also, with the unemployment, waiting until I'm gainfully employed to the tune of health insurance.
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Honestly, if I was 85% functional, I wouldn't be considering knee replacement. But I'm maybe 50%.
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Yes. Your brokenness dick swings lower and fatter then mine does. I'm sorry that I complained about my minor brokenness to you. Is 50 lashes enough, or should I include rubbing salt into the wounds?
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Having never been able to run marathons myself, I can't really appreciate that myself, so it's something of a two-way street. But I would really like to be able to run again. At all.
(Disclaimer: I'm not expecting knee replacement to fix that at one shot. My left foot and ankle are a MAJOR part of that particular problem.)
(Sorry if it came across as one-up ... er, downmanship. Wasn't intended that way.)