Guide Prosthetic Training Guide Your First Year with a Prosthesis — a five-part series with Bethany Nelson, PT, covering donning, socket fit, pain and frustration, milestones, life at home, and the reference material amputees actually need. by editor The First Days Donning, socket fit, and sock ply — the foundational skills of the first weeks. The First Months Pain, frustration, and what's normal versus what's not. The First Year Milestones, timeline, and what “integrated” feels like.