Fw: pain,burning and tingling sensations
Anthony T. Barr
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Title:
Fw: pain,burning and tingling sensations
Creator:
Anthony T. Barr
Date:
2/27/2003
Text:
Important enough to share with the profession.The patient had her intitial amputation surgery 5 years ago.
Tony
----- Original Message -----
From: <Email Address Redacted>
To: Amputee Information Network
Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 5:41 PM
Subject: pain,burning and tingling sensations
Roberta,
Many amputees at all levels of amputation WANT to believe the pain, burning sensations and other problems they are experiencing ad you described below, can be resolved with a new prosthesis.
Unfortunately there are some prosthetists that might agree with you depending on your insurance coverage !!
A improperly amputated limb can continue the growth of nerve endings into neuromas (balls of nerves) which can cause the feeling you have described, as well as unsuccessful prosthetic rehabilitation attempts that can result from unstablilized tibias, fibulas and unsecured muscle tissue and fat tissue left floating in B/K and A/K amputations.
With the recent development and use of silicon liners, pains,burning sensations and tingling can be delayed, however eventually the problems you have described most likely will surface again as nerve endings continue to grow inside your stump.
No I am not a surgeon or prosthetist but I can tell you that the sensations you are having are experienced by an alarming and growing rate of amputees whom experienced limb loss years ago and whom I talk to everyday in our work of the Barr Foundation.
My father, a A/K also experienced these problems and was told by medical expertsat Duke and Mayos that it was all in his mind or that the only cure was to cut the sciatic nerve. Eight years latter he underwent the Ertl procedure of Reconstructive surgery and his remaining years were pain free!
The time post op from the initial amputation can be anywhere from 3 to 5 years to experience this scrutuating pain with our without wearing the prosthesis.How long ago was your symes performed?
Before venturing into a solution of new hi tech prosthetics, I would recommend you receive evaluation of your stump via a MIR and consultation by a qualified vascular or orthopedic surgeon that knows something about proper reconstructive surgery.
Unfortunately there aren't many.
Its one of the primary goals of the Barr Foundation to educate amputees ,prosthetists and physicians about proper amputation and reconstruction surgery.
You may obtain a video,The Ertl Procedure: Beyond the Bridge, a optional surgical technique, which provides many testimonials from people like you and prosthetists, whom overcame having such problems as you have described below.
See our web site to order: www.oandp.com/barr
Its a social crime that amputees are forced to do without modern prosthetic technology and modern surgical care.
John Ertl,MD
Amputees have the ability to become Whole Again
Jan P. Ertl,MD
Tony Barr
Barr Foundation
www.oandp.com/barr
----- Original Message -----
To: Amputee Information Network
Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 3:19 PM
does anyone know if a ill fitting proth can cause tingling and burning in the stump, even if the proth as been off all night? when I step down in the morning (symes), I get shooting pains and burning. I can walk some on it when I've been up a while. Also, I've never been able to wear a liner because of sensitivity on and by the ankle. I've had to wear the window type. I am ready for a new proth but I'm trying to decide if getting a new one is going to make the burning go away, and my gut tells me it's not.
Tony
----- Original Message -----
From: <Email Address Redacted>
To: Amputee Information Network
Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 5:41 PM
Subject: pain,burning and tingling sensations
Roberta,
Many amputees at all levels of amputation WANT to believe the pain, burning sensations and other problems they are experiencing ad you described below, can be resolved with a new prosthesis.
Unfortunately there are some prosthetists that might agree with you depending on your insurance coverage !!
A improperly amputated limb can continue the growth of nerve endings into neuromas (balls of nerves) which can cause the feeling you have described, as well as unsuccessful prosthetic rehabilitation attempts that can result from unstablilized tibias, fibulas and unsecured muscle tissue and fat tissue left floating in B/K and A/K amputations.
With the recent development and use of silicon liners, pains,burning sensations and tingling can be delayed, however eventually the problems you have described most likely will surface again as nerve endings continue to grow inside your stump.
No I am not a surgeon or prosthetist but I can tell you that the sensations you are having are experienced by an alarming and growing rate of amputees whom experienced limb loss years ago and whom I talk to everyday in our work of the Barr Foundation.
My father, a A/K also experienced these problems and was told by medical expertsat Duke and Mayos that it was all in his mind or that the only cure was to cut the sciatic nerve. Eight years latter he underwent the Ertl procedure of Reconstructive surgery and his remaining years were pain free!
The time post op from the initial amputation can be anywhere from 3 to 5 years to experience this scrutuating pain with our without wearing the prosthesis.How long ago was your symes performed?
Before venturing into a solution of new hi tech prosthetics, I would recommend you receive evaluation of your stump via a MIR and consultation by a qualified vascular or orthopedic surgeon that knows something about proper reconstructive surgery.
Unfortunately there aren't many.
Its one of the primary goals of the Barr Foundation to educate amputees ,prosthetists and physicians about proper amputation and reconstruction surgery.
You may obtain a video,The Ertl Procedure: Beyond the Bridge, a optional surgical technique, which provides many testimonials from people like you and prosthetists, whom overcame having such problems as you have described below.
See our web site to order: www.oandp.com/barr
Its a social crime that amputees are forced to do without modern prosthetic technology and modern surgical care.
John Ertl,MD
Amputees have the ability to become Whole Again
Jan P. Ertl,MD
Tony Barr
Barr Foundation
www.oandp.com/barr
----- Original Message -----
To: Amputee Information Network
Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 3:19 PM
does anyone know if a ill fitting proth can cause tingling and burning in the stump, even if the proth as been off all night? when I step down in the morning (symes), I get shooting pains and burning. I can walk some on it when I've been up a while. Also, I've never been able to wear a liner because of sensitivity on and by the ankle. I've had to wear the window type. I am ready for a new proth but I'm trying to decide if getting a new one is going to make the burning go away, and my gut tells me it's not.
Citation
Anthony T. Barr, “Fw: pain,burning and tingling sensations,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 6, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/220610.
