Quote from: musicmaker on March 13, 2015, 12:25:54 AMYes, it's included. 
It was the only time I've been in a wheelchair my entire life! I felt so bad that my relative had to see me like that, but I couldn't carry all that luggage on my own!
Quote from: musicmaker on March 13, 2015, 12:49:44 AMYeahh, not nice... People are not aware that this is cosmetic (and elective) surgery, and you get many pitiful regards and comments ('Oh, sweetie, are you disabled for life?'). I don't like that, but I prefer this rather than being judged for having done LL.
I had some woman accuse me of following her and harassing her while I was abroad. On crutches, in a local cafe, I asked if she was getting up because she appeared to be leaving. She said so. I then went outside to site on a bench to wait for a chair, and she lit up a cigarette right in front of me. I then politely asked her to move because I just had surgery. She went off on me, called me a "cripple" and said "I'm sorry you never really had a chance in life." LOL!
Thank God my PT was with me, because I was really about to take one of my crutches and shove it up her ass. I'm a super nice guy and not confrontational like that...but that was just straight up mean, and for no reason!
QuoteShe went off on me, called me a "cripple" and said "I'm sorry you never really had a chance in life." LOL!
shes in pain. you should have given her a hug. 
Quote you get many pitiful regards and comments 'Oh, sweetie, are you disabled for life?'
I guess that is 1 disadvantage to internals lol.
people see my monorails, and always assume its temporary.
you should attach fake monorails lol
truthfully I always thought it was because I look so good spirited, I think people assumed that it was temporary because I didn't look dismal.
Quote from: ForcedPuberty on March 13, 2015, 01:51:39 AMshes in pain. you should have given her a hug.
I tried to calm her down by referring to has a "ma'am" a few times. I was very polite (I'm a polite person in general). She then said "IT'S NOT MA'AM, IT'S WOMAN!" Isn't it more rude to say "Now listen, WOMAN!!" Sheesh! My PT saw the whole thing, and said that he thought she was mentally ill. Probably.
LOL I would never have said "ma'am" lol
you have to talk to them like their a child.
you have to look at them and with the correct tone which I cant describe in writing, in which you avert your eyes from their eyes(at the right time while then shifting to hand gestures) tilt your head and still maintain the focus of your gait towards their head.
get them to come closer.
then in a kind voice tone of also which I cant describe, ask tell me whats wrong, you look like something is making you unhappy. in which your eyes shift to looking directly in their eyes.
trust me if you know what to say they will talk to you. it might seem impossible, but its not. you have to be sincere though.
yea I really didn't describe that well . lol and a lot of things I left out in between all those descriptions. lol oh well. lol
just know its always possible to talk to anyone. lol you should practice walking up to angry looking women and video tape it lol
I didn't really care, I just wanted a place to sit with no cigarettes being blown in my face lol
Has anyone here flown while still in external frames?
What was your experience?
Yes I have
TBH it was pretty awful. Inconsiderate passengers are the problem. One Asian guy asked me to get up pointing at the inside seats I assumed he wanted in I told him my legs were broken and he just started pointing at the seats. I stood up and sat on the arm rest he then proceeded to put his luggage in the overhead locker and wasn't even needing in the seats.
The airstrwardesses were very helpful I will say. The airport staff were a huge help as well. The journey itself was pretty unpleasant, sitting for 9.5 hours in a seat hurts when you've lost 30+ Kgs of muscle and you are sitting on bones. You cant stretch your legs either because of the frames it's horrible TBH. I was emaciated by the time I got back from China I weighed 103kgs at the start of the year when I left I weighed 68kgs. The food in China was beyond terrible.
It's not a pleasant experience I had to get up and walk on two external fixators at least 3 times if you are not physically strong you will struggle badly.
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