I Am An Amputee Stories of Experiences (Page 6)

im a above knee amputee and im having trouble learning to walk im so depressed.

My husband has heart problems etc - and has just had all his toes and half of the top of his foot removed on his right foot, he is still in hospital and have no date for when he will come out. I feel a bit lost as to what i should say...

I'm going to lose my left leg four inches above the knee in 2 months due to a car accident. I plan on getting a prosthetic leg but I've heard people say they hurt when you wear them. Is that true? What kind of things can I expect after...

Wow, read some stories from other amputees and decided to share my story here.  In 1978, aged 5 I was run over by a dump truck full of building sand, and had my left leg amputated below the knee. Thanks to loving and supportive parents...

Hello everyone,

I posted this on youtube already but I wanted to share this on here too. This incident really changed my life.

It all happened when I was 12 years old. I had that condition with my foreskin, where it sticks to your...

Hi all,I am new this forum.. having just lost my left leg due to an injury.  I've only met one person who was an amputee and that was through the hospital when I just had my surgery. they wanted me to meet somebody who had been through...

A short time ago, i lost the most precious thing in the world to me and the love of my life passed away in my arms after a long and ongoing battle with cancer.She was the most wonderfully and uniquely beautiful person i have ever...

Hello -- I am a below knee amputee.  I originally posted my story on a day I was feeling blue.  I think that is a normal occurrence for all people, but for those of us going through trauma and life altering changes, blue days are...

....You haven't seen me for a while,but,I have a reasonable excuse!
In the past few months,I have been suffering excrutiating pain in my legs,leading up to
the end of last month when I decided Enough was enough!
....A family member...

my accident happened on may 17th i was on holiday with my family partner and my little boy whos now 2 yrs old.me and my dad and my son were walking through the town trying to get familar with what the town was about etcmy dad was in...

I had osteomylitis of my left foot bones. They tried for two years, ten operations, three IV medication infusions to get rid of it. I was on crutches for two years and because of the infection, I constantly ran fevers. I was very sick...

As a senior in high school, I loved motorcycles, wrestling, boxing, and football.  But, snowboarding was my favorite.  One very cold day I was riding down  the mountain when I lost control and went over the side of the run.  I...

hi all...i am nina 31. in may 2009 i lost my left hand and part of my left arm in a car crash. first time was cruel but now i am ok, sometimes pain. my job was gone like my friend...so i have to reorganise me in all ways. www is a great...

im a amputee i dont kno were to start so i guess ill start from the beginingmy name is bernadette im 22 years old my accident happend in ''07'' of JULyi was getting ready to go to work so i thought id grab luch b4 i went so i went with...

Hello....After falling down the step and breaking his foot, my 50 year old  husband lost his foot.  He had a small cut on his foot, and my mom's puppy was licking and softly biting it.  My husband has had diabetes since he was 21...

I'm Tiffany. I'm sixteen and I was born with a Club Foot -as was my mom, so I've been a right foot amputee my whole life. I was made fun of for it sometimes when I was little, but it never bothered me too much. And now, being a junior...

I had my lower residual limb amputated because it was pretty much fubar. I really want to become a police officer and running on the old knee was pretty much impossible. So now I'm going through recovery which is a bummer. Between not...

Where can we find amputee chat room?

I'm a right leg, above the knee amputee and i would reaaally love to get into industrial dancing or melbourne shuffle. i doubt any of you guys do this but if their is one, can you do it? xD i dont wanna look like a fool.

I have had 2 operations on my left leg,since 1992. I have had 10 blood clots in my leg, and 1 in each lung? I am now akal . My husband says I use the aka as an excuse.So what do I DO WHEN i NEED the insurance?