Re: Responses to amputee odor question
George Boyer
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Title:
Re: Responses to amputee odor question
Creator:
George Boyer
Date:
11/3/1999
Text:
My opinion is that this is a NON-problem.....one of those things a few people 'hype' and
make bucks on.....in this case by cashing in on amputees' generally negative attitudes
toward their amputations and prostheses. I'm seven years an AK and haven't detected an odor
yet. Ordinary hygiene requires a clean socket each time it is entered, which can be assured
by a couple of squirts of isopropyl alcohol and a wipe out with a tee shirt. I'm just not
insecure about people's attitudes about me or my amputation. I think that same kind of
insecurity drives people to invest heavily in deodorants generally, egged on by marketer's
suggestions, when all you need is rational bathing habits which most people have anyway.
It's their insecurity, not their odors, which mostly is at work.
<Email Address Redacted> wrote:
> A few days ago, I posted the following question on oandp-L:
>
> An AKA client of mine, who has excellent hygienic habits, is annoyed by the
> odor that he smells when he doffs his prosthesis. He remarked to me that I
> could become a millionaire if I developed a spray to rid amputees of that
> odor. I told him I'm not averse to becoming a millionaire, but perhaps
> someone before me has figured out a home remedy for this problem, and I would
> post this question on the oandp-L.
make bucks on.....in this case by cashing in on amputees' generally negative attitudes
toward their amputations and prostheses. I'm seven years an AK and haven't detected an odor
yet. Ordinary hygiene requires a clean socket each time it is entered, which can be assured
by a couple of squirts of isopropyl alcohol and a wipe out with a tee shirt. I'm just not
insecure about people's attitudes about me or my amputation. I think that same kind of
insecurity drives people to invest heavily in deodorants generally, egged on by marketer's
suggestions, when all you need is rational bathing habits which most people have anyway.
It's their insecurity, not their odors, which mostly is at work.
<Email Address Redacted> wrote:
> A few days ago, I posted the following question on oandp-L:
>
> An AKA client of mine, who has excellent hygienic habits, is annoyed by the
> odor that he smells when he doffs his prosthesis. He remarked to me that I
> could become a millionaire if I developed a spray to rid amputees of that
> odor. I told him I'm not averse to becoming a millionaire, but perhaps
> someone before me has figured out a home remedy for this problem, and I would
> post this question on the oandp-L.
Citation
George Boyer, “Re: Responses to amputee odor question,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 5, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/212438.
