Its snowing out like crazy - could have a foot of snow by the time its over! I WANT SPRING!!!!
Ok, I have a request (I know nobody looks at my blog but just in case)!!
My Dad has had both legs amputated. The first leg was done about 15 yrs ago and the other about 4 yrs ago. The first leg was amputated just below the knee but over the yrs had to be amputated to just below the hip. The other one is amputated below the knee. He has arterial scrolis (sp). Anyhow, the first amputated leg has always caused him to have phantom pain but over the yrs it has gotten so bad - this weekend he started with the pain on Friday and as of Sunday night he still had it so bad! He takes pain pills but they do nothing for the pain!
I have been doing research for ways to help phantom pain but because "they" don't know much there isn't much out there. I read about Mirror therapy (the person looks in a mirror and sees their leg which causes the pain to go away)....my Dad who is 78 yrs old would not try that - he would say its stupid.
I am asking if anyone has any knowledge on phantom pain to please, please, please let me know....I need to find a way to help him before he over doses on the pain pills.....ex: I called him for over an hr yesterday and his phone was busy - I finally called his neighbor and asked her to go over and check on him (I live in Ct - he in FL)....he called me and he sounded like he was super drunk (it is the pain pills) so I know he took more than he should. He had knocked the phone off the hook.
Thanks for listening!
Lynn
3 comments:
Thank you for commenting on my blog!
I have no experience with phantom pain, I've never known anyone with that kind of injury or anything.
Here is a blog address for Josie. Her husband lost his arm in Iraq. If I recall, she wrote a little about phantom pain.
http://lifeinacrackerbox.blogspot.com/
i saw your comment on lala's blog and thought i'd visit you too! thanks for commenting on her blog!
i don't know anything about phantom pain though, sorry. anyway visit anytime and comment if you don't mind once in a while!
smiles, bee
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I followed you from Miss Bee's blog! I'm sorry about your Dad. When I left Florida, I asked my parents to move with me to Georgia. They've lived with me now for 3 years. Dad is 80 and MotherDear is 74. I feel better having them with me, and so do my sisters, who live in MA and NH. Not being close by is awful, especially worrying about "what if's" and being so far away.
I'm glad you finally commented on Miss Bee's blog. I found her through my cat's blog. She's quite a hoot! And I just love her.
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