Experiences with

Amputation

I am seriously considering an elective above-knee amputation. Now, I have a background in operating theatres and have scrubbed in for many an amputation, so I fully understand the ins and outs of the operation itself. I'm looking for people who have possibly had the same or similar situation.

Hi Everyone It's been a very hard couple of weeks with my mother being in hospital, and being told she needs a leg amputation but we all know she wouldn't cope with the surgery never mind the antistatic, she's 88 and chronic heart failure and lots more, but today it's hit me I feel totally crap very

Hello everyone! I’m at the end of the road with metatarsal pain and hammer toe. I’ve had toe fusion in the past but toes have just drifted again and they are are very painful. My surgeon suggests amputating the middle hammer toe and then arthroplasy on the metatarsals. I need some advice please has anyone

Broken femur, ankle, neck, right arm amputation, soft tissue injuries, tbi. Definitely tbi is worst: so many issues and problems, often not obvious. You need real strength of character to get through it all. I raise a glass to all of you still kicking ass after years of it.

If the usual suspects want to report this thread feel free as I split the blame for my amputation three ways (long term diabetes/an incompetent vascular surgeon/government cuts leading to excessive delays in appropriate treatment)

Has dislocated hips Below knee amputation. Can only use one arm due to stroke .

The vet called it an amputation. The claw has muscles and tendons so she must use a deeper anesthesia than the first surgery he had. I have only replaced his chewed off wrapping about 2 million times in the past 12 days! I love him so much. But he doesn’t want to keep it on his paw.

Is there any guidelines on dosage for the bup patches also I’m a bit worried as had an awful reaction on tramadol coming down off it after a finger amputation 7 years ago it sent me into a full blown psychosis. thanks for listening as always

I think, he is thinking amputation. But, he would not tell me that. I feel like the damage to my nerves are already done, I don't have any cigs right now, but I want one real bad. I have been complaining about my feet to 2 other Doctors and they never suggested anything to me.

She sent me a get well card after my bypass but sadly with lockdowns and the amputation I never got to see her again.

Hi there I am just wondering if anyone knows how I can convince my specialist to agree to me having my index finger amputated. I suffered from sceladoma autoimmune disease. I have extra collengen growth I'm my fingers. This has caused my fingers to become deformed and very uncomfortable. My index

Instead of a day in hospital and an angioplasty it became three months and an amputation! I have only seen my house once since walking to the taxi when a friend took me for a drive by.

After my bypass a few people went off radar (others have commented on this previously) but since my amputation over half the people I knew have. One I had known for nearly forty years. Three are quite strange.

Gradually onset for quite number of yrs.....in 2016 I had my first vascular intervention due to total blockage and failure in my femoral and corotid arteries , so bad they were discussing amputation of my left leg above the knee..during this intervention drs implanted 2 large medicated femoral stents

I had foot surgery on both feet last February for amputation of one toe & pinning of another due to RA & suddenly since October my feet started to go totally white & freezing with no feeling whatsoever. My legs are freezing up to calf level even inside the house.

My husband had a traumatic amputation of an inch of his thumb last weekend, so we’re in holding pattern right now. I’m very thankful we had not started anything as of yet.

Hello darlings!I'm going to ramble. I'm still really fuckin confused and angry and flabbergast and so much older and struggling and fighting and full of questions after nearly 5 years!! I don't want to talk about the bloody positives. I want to know stuff that only we know. Am I the only poor bastard

I wake up in the night, if I can even sleep, my feet spasm, part of the nerve pain from the amputation, but also because of my cerebral palsy. I am down to 50 mg of pregaba;lin for 3 more mornings and 25 mg until next Wednesday. What can I do to carm things down a bit?

I was diagnosed with peripheral artery disease.I had a stent and balloon put in my left leg.There is nothing can be done with my right leg as any mistake could lead to amputation.

However, the amputation was totally unexpected as I only went in for day surgery.