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Old 08-09-2014, 04:38 AM
zecrich zecrich is offline
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Hi,
I'm not considering amputation now, it was before my knee replacement and after a lot of research it seemed to be my best long term solution. I was very active and knew I would wear out a knee joint and need another replacement in x amount of years and you can only have 3 in total and so I saw a prosthetic as my best chance.

However I went ahead with the knee replacement in March 2010, its left me in so much pain and I can't even go and play wheelchair basketball as my leg doesn't bend far enough so I can get in a basketball chair. Also amputation is no longer an option as my right leg has gone now and so have my hips.

I realise the scs is a massive chance to reduce my pain levels and believe me when I say that I want nothing more than that, however something is telling me not to. I guess it could be fear as my last surgery has destroyed my life.

This decision is causing me even more sleepless nights!
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