AMPUTEE - 5 Things I DID NOT EXPECT after losing my leg

5 Possible LIFE Consequences of AMPUTATION and DISABILITY YOU SHOULD BE AWARE OF - Opioid Addiction, Anger, and others...

[theampedlife]

Check out my video on 13 MUST KNOWS for amputees, listed on this channel.
Thanks for watching!

[penguinymous]

"Best day ever!" is good. Here in Hawaii we say " No bad days!" Lost my leg due to sepsis. A few more hours and I would be dead. A good trade in my opinion. For that, I am very grateful for whatever "Best days ever" have been added to my life.

Previous to this video, I watched your video of the fit of the socket is MOST IMPORTANT. How true. I am only a 4 month AKA but my socket fit is sloppy. Being 73 years old, I am a bit impatient to get on my foot again. Even though with the sloppy fit, when I am on the prosthesis, I can tell that I will pick up the skill of walking in no time if the socket didn't hurt. (That is not phantom pain)

Thanks for the 5 Life consequences lesson. My overall attitude has been good but my new impatience and frustration has allowed/caused/overcome my best judgement/ to lash out at my loving wife a few times. A wife who has done for me more than I have asked. Thanks for the tips. I have apologized and we have talked it out and all is well.
Thank you and best wishes.
RonZ

[JoJo-xofh]

1 Lash out at the people I love the most
2 loss of identity
3 Addictions to Opiods
4 Conftont the Demons of Limb Loss
5 Quality of Life❤️

[neilkinder]

Thank you for these videos. Being 30 when crashing a vehicle and losing my left leg above knee as well as 6 other repair surgerys this shows me a fruitful life. I am just a year out from this accident am clean from meds and learning to walk on prosthesis.. thanks again.

[jeanettedombroski]

This is so beautiful and transparent. This is needed not just for someone that is an amputee but being the significant others in their lives. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[essiewilliams]

Thank Chris for your transparency. You made me take a look at the issues I battle everyday and how I'm still trying to figure out how to prioritize them.

[sicilyny]

So on target.. As a nurse I helped so many over 35 yrs. Then my BK amputation occurred due to wrong diagnosis of a DVT.
Now 2.5 yrs later..i am going thru the whole shebang..mostly anger and blame. I spent one solid year in hospital recovering and dealing with my Crohns that got worse and then pneumonia and a coma. I am glad to be alive and planned to do counseling with our military here in North Carolina, but now I'm even better suited due to my amputation..many soldiers are amputees due to bombs in the Mideast.
I am trying to deal with my anger thru therapy and mindfulness but it does overwhelm me often.
Thank you for your wise words.💕

[sarahkulpa]

Thank you so much for sharing what you've experienced. I had an above the knee amputation

[rianavanstaden]

Thank you for this, Chris. There are other life issues that I also now understand better.

[Eric-lwte]

Yessir!! Thank You for taking the time and energy to share Your experience and know-how!!! The anger, loss of identification, transformation, and metamorphosis are so real, surreal, exciting, terrifying, humbling, maddening, and intriguing. Thank You for being Here!!
"Best. Day. Ever!!"

[davidfauss]

I really appreciate this video. I gotten a lot out of your videos. Thank you. I love the beginning "I'm not dead yet" and the ending "Best day ever!"

[ashleyzuras]

Hello! I have a friend that lost both his legs from below the knees. I’m new with all this and trying to learn as much as possible so I understand as well as I can. I want to be there for him and I want him to know that our friendship is very important to me. I actually met him after his surgery for the last leg. He can walk now with what he calls his robo legs. Thank you for your videos.

[amputee_basics]

Always a good presenteation. Useful insights. Thanks.

[alijaved]

I am myself a suicide bomb blast survivor and totally agree with you, , , went through all of these issues, , , love from Pakistan

[strivinghard]

My son just lost his leg 4 days ago, and this video is so helpful thank u…

[johnvowles]

Lovely post! There are more than 5 positive mesages in this post.Thank you for sharing.

[CristieGrey]

There were a lot of things I didn’t expect after an “accident” that caused my amputation. Especially, after I was telling them, no. Don’t do it, but I have learned that I am a great problem solver during unexpected situations.. Thank you for sharing :)

[AdornGemOfficial]

With the first point, I could instantly tell that you're very self aware.The first thing you noticed was the psychological effects on yourself and others. You went to something I can't fully comprehend, but I have thought about. I have a feeling that you have an even more interspective personality than seen here, which is a beautiful trait to see in a man, and in a human.

[patriot]

Update: I'm 4 months post below knee amputation and up walking, chopping firewood and doing tractor work in the middle of a Caribou Maine winter. I'll be honest... it's not the big things because I can still manage them but the little things like the time it takes to get down on the floor safely to wrestle with my dogs.
Thanks for the channel brother... good stuff!

[sabrina]

Hi Chris, those things dont sound weird. I dont go through a amputation but i totally understand these struggles and emotions. Its a very heavy change in your life and i totally get that there have Some (temporairly) changes in your life. Its hard but i would say to you accept it for the moment, take your time and peace to work and used to it. I love to watch your video’s. Love sabrina