Prostheses

[cjsmith]

Many people with artificial feet can walk, hike, run, and even backpack. (At least if they've somehow obtained these artificial feet while the rest of their body was still functioning.)

If my doctors hadn't told me there was hope, back in 2003, we might have discussed this by now, and I could be running today.

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[annina-writes.livejournal.com]

Just a gentle reminder that amputation comes with its own list of pains, from phantom limb syndrome to friction burns and ulcers. However, I do know how you feel. I haven't felt "normal" in terms of ability and freedom from pain since 1978, and it has only gotten worse over time, until I can only walk a few steps at all.

But yours is much worse than mine; I had symptoms that started like little aches and pains following influenza and progressed over almost three decades. Yours started right at the beginning and you've not only suffered from the essential pain itself, but from the ministrations and manipulations of the medical practioners. That's gotta be so frustrating!!!

Being forgetful as I invariably am, have we discussed acupuncture? I seem to remember that you tried it. The treatment that made me cringe (but not as much as you, my dear) was the alcohol injections. [shudders]

I do hope you can get some permanent relief. Keep researching and looking. There just has to be someone out there with the answer to your pain!
Sending healing energy your way along with prayers and cyber hugs,
-Annina

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Just a gentle reminder that amputation comes with its own list of pains, from phantom limb syndrome to friction burns and ulcers.

Agreed - and of that list, one (the phantom pain) is untreatable, just like the pain I have today.

I don't know that mine's worse, or even that they're comparable -- yours is limiting and probably deucedly annoying, and I'm sure you've gone through patches of hell both emotional and physical.

I haven't yet tried acupuncture. That's probably next. Sadly, there doesn't have to be an answer. Some people never get better. I may have to face the fact that I'm one of them.

[annina-writes.livejournal.com]

Well, I'll keep you in my list of friends that I pray for. I'm not a huge religious person...well, yeah...I'm huge, but not religious (LOL!), but yes, I'm spiritual, and firmly believe in the power of prayer. When I told the 20K people in the World Community Forums, which I ran at the time that I had uterine cancer, and asked them to pray for me and send healing energy my way, a day later I was so buzzed I felt like I'd had a gazillion pots of coffee. When I had my surgery the doctor said it looked like the lesion, which was small, had been shrinking "on its own." It'll be 5 years ago on June 23rd and I never tire of telling the tale so excuse me if you've heard it before. The bottom line? There is always hope. :-) Gentle hugs!

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

I thank you from the bottom of my heart. My mother has recently done the same (added me to a list in her prayer circle, actually).

I'm huge, but not religious (LOL!)

I did laugh out loud at this! :-) Ah, a sense of humor improves many an otherwise dreary day!