Phantom LIMB PAIN IT IS REAL AND SCARY.Do you know anyone???  

yeah 2 important elements the brain and the nerves. very tricky and scary. my relative told me he can actually feel his toes bending

wow wizzywig. that is amazing...falling because she felt a leg that wasnt there.that is scary. i have been told that nowadays they are using mirror therapy to stop the phantom sensation. they trick your brain by placing a mirror to reflect your other leg and trick your brain into thinking that that is your amputated leg and therefore helping your brain match the reality to what it was already thinking. but some other amputees thik that they pain originates in the nerves and if you hold your remaining stump then the ain might go away . so did your grand ma have prosthesis?/

No, - It was some time ago when the process was less medically advanced and the first leg did not heal well so she didnt have chance to adapt before the second amputation became necessary. She was not a young woman and had other health issues so became bedbound. The people I have met through work seem to develop a determination which often makes them more capable and mobile than some who still have all their limbs intact.

wow . that sounds difficult. so i assume she was on a wheelchair then. did she take any nerve or pain medication. i m kinda curious. cse people that i have met told me that nerve medecines and pain killers will help most amputees go trough their pain.did she live for a long time with that amputation?

This was over 35 years ago so her experiences were very different from those of amputees now. I dont remember seeing her in a wheelchair. I dont think she left the house much. I dont know what sort of meds she was on but I'm sure they will use different ones nowadays. She had other underlying health problems & I think she only lived a couple of years after. The people I see who have had more recent amputations usually cope and adapt very well. I have been working with a lady today who had an amputation just 2 weeks ago and her greatest source of pain and discomfort seems to be in her sacral region from having to sit around (she also has other health problems)so I guess she may be on some sort of nerve/pain meds.

Thanks for BR. I hope your relative doesn't suffer any more discomfort and pain.