Information for Recent Amputees
Before Amputation
- Before Your Amputation: Questions to Ask Your Surgeon
- Points to Know and Consider When Preparing for and Undergoing an Amputation
- Upper Limb Loss: Questions to Ask Your Prosthetist
- Questions to Ask Your Surgeon and Rehabilitation Team
- Notes from the Medical Director: Choosing Amputation
- Pain: What to Expect
Information for the Recent Amputee
- What Is the Amputee Coalition and What Can We Do for You?
- Prosthetics FAQ’s for the New Amputee
- How Peer Visitation Can Help the Journey to Emotional Recovery
- Choosing a Prosthetist
- Locating a Certified Prosthetist
- The Process of Creating a Prosthesis
- Ask the Prosthetist: The Six Questions Patients Ask Over and Over
- Online Communication Resources for Those with Limb Loss
- Survival Perspectives
- The Psychological Aspects of Amputation
- The Strength to Carry On
- Getting Appropriate Physical Therapy
- Tips for Taking Care of Your Limb
- Support Groups
- Amputee Coalition Facility & Corporate Membership
Related Resources
- Care of Your Wounds after Amputation Surgery
- Immediate Post-Op Prostheses
- Limb Loss Definitions
- Preparing for Prosthetic Fitting
- Wound Care: Preventing Infection
Disclaimer: The following information is provided and owned by the Amputation Coalition of America and was previously published on the website http://www.amputee-coalition.org or the Coalitions Newsletter, inMotion.