@neilmccahill: Phantom pain is one of the hardest things I’ve ever tried to explain. The limb is gone. The pain is VERY REAL. #phantompain #amputee #disability #chronicpain #painmanagement
Thank you so much for talking about the Phantom pain. No one ever does. It was so bad. I would stay up crying all night long praying forgot to take it away. He has calmed down a lot. It’s been since February. I had my surgery. It still happens once in a while, no one ever told me that I never knew what it was. God bless you.
2026-09-05 17:48:56
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♡ :
Does phantom pain result from amputation itself or does that pain mimic what you felt before you lost your leg?
2026-08-13 18:59:50
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makennoize :
I wish I could put a finger on my problem
2026-08-13 19:45:43
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Joyce Bunn555 :
phantom pain is THE WORST!!!
2026-08-18 16:35:34
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sweatyballs :
Does anything help or do you have to wait it out?
2026-08-13 18:52:33
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Walter in Vermont :
I get this too. Feels like a knife is stuck into my leg or foot. I look and there is no knife. Phantom knife syndrome. I do have a foot but it is just like that. I can see the spot where the knife is sticking in but nothing is there. I have had this all my life. In my case it is a form of migraine related to epilepsy. 😳
2026-08-13 23:50:08
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Grant Van Der Ploeg :
My phantom pain in my missing toe/part of my foot mostly went away after a year and a half.
2026-08-13 21:28:26
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nevindunn :
That was me last night bro!
2026-08-31 20:51:06
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Bud :
It is horrible! And nothing thus far they have given me his work. I won’t go on narcotics.
2026-08-15 20:24:33
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Lori Poseley Kopp :
oh my brother, what can be done for that😭
2026-08-17 13:00:49
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Karlita :
It is terrible
2026-08-15 14:54:03
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Slik :
Gabapentin? We treated a cat with chronic pain after declaw surgery (amputation) with Gabapentin, an NSAID, and an opioid for a few weeks and it helped. I wonder if they do this in human medicine?
2026-08-13 23:49:30
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《~Love & Anxiety~》 :
my left leg was amputated (AK)
...
but i never had/have experienced phantom pain...
but my now left stump cramps every so often.
2026-09-02 10:15:53
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Ibjules2 :
My husband had phantom pain too. It was heartbreaking to watch him go through it. Thankfully, he had a compassionate physician who managed his pain well. I’m so sorry. I hope you can find relief
2026-08-13 23:39:03
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️ :
Do you know that mirror trick for phantom pain
2026-08-21 03:26:56
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Amélie :
I feel my big toe! 😂
2026-08-13 20:27:26
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jacko :
I feel you! My worst phantom pain really subsided at around two and a half months after my amputation. Now only once in a while and it’s usually electrical shock ones. But have phantom sensation every day especially when I take my leg off.
2026-08-15 23:23:01
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rdncktink 🍎Teacher :
I remember my mom getting those. I’d rub her foot where it ended. It didn’t help the pain but it gave her something else to focus on. Have you found similar?
2026-08-13 19:02:15
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luciluci589 :
Yeah I get the electric shock feelings 😳 so weird!!! Also pins and needles ! Making you throw up is crazy I am sorry you get it that painful!
2026-08-14 21:51:22
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Zephyre :
have you tried the mirror trick
2026-09-03 01:44:39
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CJ1985 :
I’ll reach for mine in the middle of the night, then I’m like oh “it’s not there”
2026-09-02 22:53:58
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