Ask a Question
or
Create a Poll
  1. Home /
  2. Questions /
  3. Health
  4. / Disabilities
  5. / Amputees

by RFlagg on October 27th, 2006

RFlagg

Question

Help answer this question below.

If some one has nerve damage to the degree of having no feeling in a limb, and later loses said limb, would they still experience the "Phantom Pains" so often felt by recent amputees?

  • Like
  • Report
Share:
Other

Answers. 2 helpful answers below.

  • by xwrench on January 7th, 2007

    xwrench

    If your brain is already accustomed to no feeling in the limb, it is a lot less likely you would get phantom pain if it were removed. -- (the limb, not the brain...)

    • Like
    • Report

    No comments. Post one | Permalink

  • by AlwaysHope on March 31st, 2009

    AlwaysHope

    I do. My leg was originally amputated below the knee, but it was later re-amputated twice above the knee a year and a half later. I had no sensation at all in my below knee stump and very limited sensation in my knee after my accident. As my leg slowly died I lost all sensation from my lower thigh on down. Sixteen years later I sometimes get strong phantom sensations like electric shocks from all those missing parts.

    No comments. Post one | Permalink

Want to attach an image to your answer? Click here.

Did this answer your question? If not, then ask a new question or create a poll.

More Questions. Additional questions in this category.

You're reading If some one has nerve damage to the degree of having no feeling in a limb, and later loses said limb, would they still experience the "Phantom Pains" so often felt by recent amputees?

Follow us on Facebook!

Related Ads

Related Questions

Professionally Researched

ANSWERBAG BUZZ

Immpression
Phantom penis sensation
Amputee stump electric shocks
Would you date someone missing a limb
Leg amputee pains

Answerbag

a Demand Media company