Amputees Support Group

Amputation is the removal of a body extremity by trauma or surgery. Many have undergone amputation or have been living with a missing limb since birth. In either case, life as an amputee can be challenging. This is the place to find others going through the same experiences as an amputee. Share your thoughts, troubles, and solutions with the community.

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lizsawyer 01/29/2015

I became right below the knee amputee on April 2, 2014. I was a smoker and already over weight. I quit smoking April 1 2014 and started gain even more weight. In the 10 months of stop smoking and becoming a amputee I have put on 90 lbs. I really find food is my only life now. I really don't want to die but I really am not living . I have looked for a support group around here so I can meet other amputee. but there is not none around here. I really feel so alone. Is there anyone else that is life feels this way to you?

bustedup 03/17/2015

Get the book SUGARBUSTERS and live by it. It is so important to keep your weight down. It may be hard to get motivated, but you have got to do it.

jbsails 03/25/2015

i know how you feel, i started putting on weight too after i became an AE amputee; to the point where i couldn't get my prosthesis on. are you taking something for phantom limb pain? Gabapentin can give you an increased appetite. i managed to loose weight by:
Decreasing my Gabapentin dose
Cutting out sugar as much as i could
Doing the 5 and 2 diet
Not having any snacks between dinner and bed
maybe some of these could work for you, have you found any other amputees in your area yet?

papertrucker 04/04/2015

OVER THE LAST 5\8 YEARS i HAVE MANAGED TO STOP TAKING ALL PAIN MEDS .i GAINED 40 MUCH NEEDED POUNDS.tHE END OF LAST YEAR I HAD ALL MY TEETH PULLED(12) i LOST 40 POUNDS MY SOCKET NO LONGER FITS i AM WAITING ON MAY THE 12 WHEN i GET MY BOTTOM PLATE I HAVE BEEN LIVING ON CHILI AN STEWS .LIFE IS GOOD EXCEPT FOR THE ROUF SPOTS

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