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Hey Martin, I want you to know that alot of my healing inside and staying right with myself was found through Riding again!!
I have rode over 2000 miles with my new leg and every time i roll down the rode i feel alive and at peace with Myself! i'm sure you can remember a certain occasion that made you feel on top of the World!?! Times that by 10 and your first trip out of your drive with you new leg will be a day etched in your soul for Life!! As for all who Love Me and that have been by my side through it all
knew i would never give up riding and they to are Happy I'm Alive!!!

I can agree with Maria. Close your eyes, massage your stump nad pretend to wiggle your toes. It really helps me. I'm sure that heat is good for it too. Now that the weather is turning cooler here in PA, it feels like my foot is back. And it even hurts the same way it did before the surgery, but with more of a burning sensation. I'll have to break out the heating pad. I used the pad when I had my foot and it helped the pain then also.

Massaging seems to be the best thing. Your severed nerve endings need to be conditioned to feel something besides what they last felt. They're still telling your brain there's pain there, so you make them "think" they're being treated gently.

I hope it works.

My doctor gave me Percocet and I use them only when necessary. I must say that they do give you a feeling of euphoria as well as reducing the pain and I can see where it would be easy to get hooked on them.

Hi Martin I'm new here too, but I can relate, my accident was 10 years ago. Tramatic amputation of my left arm above the elbow, my suv rolled with my arms out of the window and it slid 35 feet on asphault (ouch) unfortunatly our brains remember the last sensations of our limb and yes I went thru that, neorontin didn't help but with all wounds, mental or physical heal with time. Close your eyes and rub your stump and also warm baths or heating pads close your eyes and menally wiggle your toes, try it, it works!

Welcome Martin,
I have been an BKA, for two years now. All came to be from an accident that sounds similar to yours. Mine was in a truck. I too had major problems with reconstructing my ankle and leg. Anywho... after four years of chronic pain and a lot of drug abuse I was able to convince my orthopedic surgeon that he would be saving my life if he took it off.
I can never repay those who stood by me for so long before surgery however now I am repaying my debt by doing all the activities I have dreamt about for years and I am clean and "awake" and I am working fulltime in a physically challenging job. I could not be much more grateful.
You will get there too. It takes time and no matter how discouraged or disappointed some things leave you, know that you have your family, friends and this community here at LT4.
My thoughts are with you.
Namaste,

Hi Martin, welcome to less than four! You will find lots of support here and plenty of friends. I am four weeks ahead of you in recovery, mine came off July 16th. What sort of bike do you have, was it written off? I have always been into bikes. I have never had a go at paintball, my 15 year old son wants to have a go so I hope that once I have mastered this new leg I will be able to give it a go.
Blessings!

Sorry for your loss Martin. Welcome to LT4. You are still early in this game. It gets easier after the first year. Have a lot of patience and perseverance and you'll do just fine.