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Alternarives to amputation

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Bellante
Bellante Community member Posts: 3 Listener
edited March 2023 in Physical and neurological impairments
Are there any alternatives to amputation available in the UK or Europe? There appear to be some in the USA but I've found nothing in the UK
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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 55,180 Disability Gamechanger
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    As advised on your previous thread here https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/102989/hi-my-name-is-bellante-blood-flow-to-my-left-leg-was-not-working-properly#latest we can't give medical advice so you will need to speak to your Doctor.

    I would appreciate it if members wouldn't tag me please. I have all notifcations turned off and wouldn't want a member thinking i'm being rude by not replying.
    If i see a question that i know the answer to i will try my best to help.
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  • Bellante
    Bellante Community member Posts: 3 Listener
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    Thank's but I didn't ask for medical advice, just for alternatives to amputation
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  • janer1967
    janer1967 Community member Posts: 21,964 Disability Gamechanger
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    Unfortunately nobody would know your options as each person is different even if they have the same condition as lots of other factors could influence the options only a medical expert who knows your history could advise 

    If you have found alternative from USA discuss these with your specialist 

    I'm an amputee due to infections in my foot going into bones and causing sepsis no other options appropriate 
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  • anisty
    anisty Community member Posts: 354 Pioneering
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    I don't know if this will be of any relevance to you but in the most recent episode of the surgeon programme from Addenbrooks, a guy had 2 new hands transplanted from a donor - i think it was a pioneering kind of operation in the UK.

    Basically, the guy had decided he did not want "claw hands" (that is what he called them) so he wrote to a surgeon at Addenbrooks who was up to the challenge of doing a hand transplant (both hands)

    It seemed to be successful.
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