Hey op, i just want to say you seem very brave to make this discision. My step dad had a similar thing happen to him, but was able to recover enough to keep his foot. My mom was also in an accident about 11 years ago now. She lost both her legs above the knee. I just wanted to tell you my second hand experiance with the phantom pains. It seemed to be ok for the first year. She took a lot of medication to control the pain though. I think she might have even gotten addicted to it. However, whenever she would drink, miss a dose, or smoke heavily the pains came back very very strong. She would stay up all night screaming into a pillow trying to stay quiet so not to wake us. No matter how many times you go through it, it never gets easier. It might take a toll on your family and girlfriend as well. I would suggest getting counceling or at the very least pain management as well. Im probably rambling on way too much now, but I just wanted to tell you my experiences with it.
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Hey op, i just want to say you seem very brave to make this discision. My step dad had a similar thing happen to him, but was able to recover enough to keep his foot. My mom was also in an accident about 11 years ago now. She lost both her legs above the knee. I just wanted to tell you my second hand experiance with the phantom pains. It seemed to be ok for the first year. She took a lot of medication to control the pain though. I think she might have even gotten addicted to it. However, whenever she would drink, miss a dose, or smoke heavily the pains came back very very strong. She would stay up all night screaming into a pillow trying to stay quiet so not to wake us. No matter how many times you go through it, it never gets easier. It might take a toll on your family and girlfriend as well. I would suggest getting counceling or at the very least pain management as well. Im probably rambling on way too much now, but I just wanted to tell you my experiences with it.
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