"We’re going to have to amputate your leg." If you have just heard those words from your doctor, you probably have a whirlwind of emotions and questions running through your head. "Isn’t there anything else they can do? How long will I be in the hospital? What will I feel like when I wake up after the operation? Will I have to spend the rest of my life in a wheelchair?" Certainly, your family has many questions as well, and there are probably many questions that you have not even thought to ask yet. Although your medical team is certainly your main source of information on this subject, there are certain general concepts that are common to most amputations.

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