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Neurofibromatosis and amputation?

I have a large tumour growing around my ankle and up my leg. I am due to see someone for a consultation for surgery in the next 6 months depending on the NHS. I have been seriously thinking about amputation for a while now and would like to know if anyone has gone through a [...]

Bulldog tail full amputation?

So, just recently I adopted an english bulldog. He had not been taken care of and I wanted to give him a good home.. little did I know that there would be so many problems… my dog has a very tight screw tail that is very very infected and has been on antibiotics for about [...]

In what way is amputation of a perfectly good limb an acceptable punishment for theft?

The state has the right to maim people now? The God given right? And not the real thugs but poor people who got caught with their hand in the cookie jar and couldn’t buy their way out of it? Do you even get that when you take man’s hand you make it harder for him [...]

Can black people grow an extra leg in case of amputation?

I am not sure if its true but I heard from my friends that black people can grow their leg back if they been in the accident. Is it true? AnswerNo, that’s Mexicans.

Surgery or Amputation for my Dog?

Smokey’s front right paw never heald. The bone is growing further away from his elbow and there is a gap between the bone and the elbow. This means it can dislocate any time and the more he grows, the more unstable it gets. The vet told me that I have three options: 1. Emputation. Advantages: [...]

Has anyone ever heard of a hand surgically attached to the thigh after a tramatic thumb amputation to prepare?

Has anyone ever heard of a hand being surgically attached to the thigh after a tramatic thumb amputation to prepare for a thumb transplant? I think it is to keep the remaining tissue viable. AnswerYes, but its not attached to the thigh – its placed in the abdominal cavity. Your right, its to keep the [...]

Does anyone have any good alternative medicine tips to heal amputation?

The so called “doctors” say my foot won’t grow back after the amputation. Probably because those money grubbing drug companies wouldn’t be able to sell the drugs I use for the phantom pain. Is there an alternative medicine way to regrow a body part after amputation? I would be willing to give homeopathy a go, [...]

What causes someone to get a leg amputation?

I just want to know is it a type of disease or do you have to get bit by something? What exactly gives the doctor the final decision to say you need a leg amputation, no this isn’t happening to me, i’m just curious. AnswerSevere injury or disease can sometimes damage portions of the body [...]

Discoloration and swelling normal after tail amputation?

My cat had her tail amputated on Wednesday after a severe infection. She’s been eating and drinking normally,as well as using the litterbox. She has just started coming out of her hiding place and seems to be bothered by the E-collar more than the surgical site. I noticed that the underside of her tail (now [...]

I have a below the knee amputation and have been denied SSI . Why?

A judge determined I could change my vocation and go back to work. I have a prosthesis and I’m still unable to walk without pain or discomfort. Going back to work ; at least full time, would be impossible. Unless that judge were to walk in my prosthesis he could never know the difficulties I [...]

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