When I was at Legends the wife and I started talking about how I used to defecate before I got Left ( my first prosthetic).  She reminded me that I took the walker into the bathroom.  This gave me a goal for physical therapy.

I would work on using a walker with Lefty.  This would need a lot of work because Lefty is heavy and hard to use as a skip foot.  I would also have to work on lifting myself using just the walker.  So I had a plan.  To quote Julia Sweeney, God Said Ha!

A few minutes after the phone call a lady from the business office came in and informed me that my insurance benefits had run out for the facility.  Since Brooke was still on the cruise I needed to pay for at least 10 more days.  Luckily I had the money to stay but I couldn’t afford the physical therapy.

When I got home I knew I had to swallow my pride and get adult diapers.  The knee scooter could not be maneuvered into the bathroom.  The end of the bed is my cleanup station/accidental toilet until I get my prostheses.

It’s a cleanup station because on the left I have a large plastic trash bag and on the right I have toilet paper and baby wipes.  Baby wipes are very comforting after or instead of toilet paper.  I learned this in the hospital.

It’s an accidental toilet because Depends do a good job of holding feces in but can only do so much when the load is not too solid.   I  have to take them off by myself so there is a point where they are upside down and a lot of the cargo falls on the bed.  This where a LOT of toilet paper gets used and the the baby wipes and air freshener are essential.

I keep the air freshener in the basket on my scooter.