I had to go into see my prosthesis today to get cast for a new socket. My old socket isn't fitting properly anymore and due to it not fitting correctly I ended up bruising my leg bad enough I'd ended up having to take a total of about 25 days off and not wear my socket. The first time around I was off my feet for 15 days and thought it had healed up but then rebruised it and have been off my feet now for 9 days.
The machine they use to cast with is called the Symphonie Aqua Casting machine.
Then the prosthesis puts a plastic bag over the liner and makes his drawings on it. The drawings locate where the knee cap is plus any other bumps or other spots on the leg.
Then casting material is put onto the leg over the liner & plastic bags.
Then wrap it with some more casting material.
Bag it again on the outside
Then stand in the casting machine. What's COOL about this device is the it uses water & air pressure to load the leg 360* while making the cast of the leg.
Once the plaster/casting material is dried you step back out of the casting machine.
And then the cast of your leg is removed.
And the markings have transferred into the inside of the cast.
I'll be picking up my check/test socket next Thursday. I'll wear it for about 2-3 weeks while making adjustments to it until it fits as perfect as possible. Then the prosthesis will take it back and make a mold from it to make the new sockets.
Now I've just got to work on my designs for the wrap of the sockets.