OK Stupid Question but........

Its been bugging me for a while.

OK, our heart is a pump and when pumping to your legs and feet it can have a hard time - hence the build up of fluids in your feet.

So, if I had my leg amputated from the knee down and got a fancy false leg - would I be allowing my heart to beat stronger for other parts of my body - extending it's life and improving my QoL.

Drink has been taken.

Ogilvie

[Midgeymoo17]

No.

[MichaelJH Heart Star]

No, amputation actually can cause a cardiac event! Criteria usually are long term none healing ulcers (these can then cause sepsis), unbearable pain or gangarene.

Best close, not finish, the bottle for tonight!

[Alison_L]

No, the fluid would build up in your knees instead!