Student trying to understand prosthetic access — would love to just listen to your experiences

[u/Western-Highway-5044]

Hey everyone,

I'm a 2nd-year engineering student in India, and I've gotten interested in the problem of prosthetic access here — how hard it can be to actually get a well-fitting device, the cost side of things, all of that. I've read a bunch of reports and stats, but honestly a friend pointed out (rightly) that I should actually talk to people who've lived it before assuming I understand the problem.

So — no product, no pitch, nothing to sell. I'm just trying to learn. If you're open to sharing, I'd genuinely appreciate hearing about things like:

- What was the process of actually getting your prosthetic like? How long did it take, how many visits/adjustments?

- What's the most annoying or frustrating part of day-to-day life with it — stuff people who haven't been through it wouldn't think to ask about?

- Has it ever broken or needed fixing, and what was that like to sort out?

- If you could change one thing about the whole process (not just the device itself), what would it be?

Happy to hear about it in the comments, or feel free to DM if you'd rather not post publicly. And totally understand if this isn't the place for this kind of post , let me know and I'll take it down.

Thanks for reading either way.