After a very long two weeks waiting to hear back from the prosthetic company about my patient form I sent them along with numerous photos of my arm from all angles and arm positions they got back to me today.
They informed me of my prosthetic options - 1. a partially functional, more cosmetic arm. 2. nearly fully functional prosthetic I had originally set my sights on.
What's the point of getting a cosmetic arm when the whole point of this exercise is to improve my independence, functionality (and confidence).
The price jump between the two is significant but I am going to push ahead with the more functional prosthetic (£46,500, gulp!). Apparently the hand along weighs 5kg's, that's not even taking into consideration the arm and elbow. Add to this the fact that in order to attach it I will require a cast shoulder on top that reaches over my chest and back! ...I'd better get myself to the gym and start bulking up so I can actually stand and not collapse under the sheer weight of it. As my boyfriend put it, "You're gonna look like Rambo on one side!" how lovely :-P
The next step is to get to grips with all the legal mumbo-jumbo jargon in terms of legal requirements that must be adhered to for fundraising - it's about 32 pages of things I don't understand. This should be interesting. Once I get that, I can begin planning the fundraising.
