April is National Limb Loss Month

[Alias Detective 1,388]

April is designated as Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month (LLLDAM), a time to raise awareness about the experiences of individuals living with limb loss or limb difference, and to promote equitable access to care and support.

 

First I ever heard of this.  Anyone else?

[Kopy 559]

Nice.

Amputee pron month.

I'm in!

[weepaws 3,150]

2 hours ago, Kopy said:

Nice.

Amputee pron month.

I'm in!

Need to learn how to spell it first.   HTH. 

[thegeneral 2,880]

I planted a limb in your mom.

[easilyscan 855]

I'm pretty sure anyone who was unfortunate enough to lose a limb, is already aware of it.

Sorry, couldn't help it.

In all seriousness, I have a immeasurable amount of respect for people in that situation, especially since I saw this girl featured on Tosh.o years ago

 

 

[jbycho 579]

6 hours ago, Alias Detective said:

April is designated as Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month (LLLDAM), a time to raise awareness about the experiences of individuals living with limb loss or limb difference, and to promote equitable access to care and support.

 

First I ever heard of this.  Anyone else?

Never heard of it. But I have a nephew who was in great health but having numbness in one of his arms over the past couple months, got checked out and was told it was a nerve issue. The doctor had him going to physical therapy but it wasn't going away. A month ago, he saw his hand in spots started turning black. (And no, not changing races).

He went to the emergency room and they did all their tests and he ended up in intensive care and the doc told his mom he may lose his arm but his heart is fine. Ended up he had a clot in one of his arteries that they couldn't remove. 

They came up with a solution that could save his arm. It included a bypass and a rib removal as well as an additional blood clot removal. They found a doctor at another hospital who knew how to do all three in the same surgery. 

They set up a time and day, transported him to another hospital, did the surgery. Took 7 hours and now he's in recovery. News is good so far.

If he lost his arm, I know he would have hated the idea of a an "Awareness" month..

[Sean Mooney 1,935]

Another damn tranny thread....

 

[TheNewGirl 1,339]

14 minutes ago, jbycho said:

Never heard of it. But I have a nephew who was in great health but having numbness in one of his arms over the past couple months, got checked out and was told it was a nerve issue. The doctor had him going to physical therapy but it wasn't going away. A month ago, he saw his hand in spots started turning black. (And no, not changing races).

He went to the emergency room and they did all their tests and he ended up in intensive care and the doc told his mom he may lose his arm but his heart is fine. Ended up he had a clot in one of his arteries that they couldn't remove. 

They came up with a solution that could save his arm. It included a bypass and a rib removal as well as an additional blood clot removal. They found a doctor at another hospital who knew how to do all three in the same surgery. 

They set up a time and day, transported him to another hospital, did the surgery. Took 7 hours and now he's in recovery. News is good so far.

If he lost his arm, I know he would have hated the idea of a an "Awareness" month..

I have had rib removal surgery due to a blood clot, I was also in ICU to try and remove it and it didn't work. My arm never turned black, but it did get red/swollen. 

He's lucky that he kept his arm, especially if there were signs of necrosis. 

[jbycho 579]

30 minutes ago, TheNewGirl said:

I have had rib removal surgery due to a blood clot, I was also in ICU to try and remove it and it didn't work. My arm never turned black, but it did get red/swollen. 

He's lucky that he kept his arm, especially if there were signs of necrosis. 

For sure. Sucks you had to go through something like. Freaking scary for real. Hope you got fully back to normal. 

The first surgery they did on my nephew didn't work either.  I think they said it was a complete blockage of a subclavian artery and he had no pulse left in his arm. They also said something about thoracic outlet syndrome ? 

Anyway, time will tell. Health can be a game of inches it seems. It's good not to take it for granted. 

 

[5-Points 3,385]

Who was the Geek that crashed his car, drunk, and lost his leg?

Here's to your month, buddy! 

[EternalShinyAndChrome 3,828]

5 hours ago, thegeneral said:

I planted a limb in your mom.

I did laugh at yur post.  Yur mom jokes are the best. 

[TheNewGirl 1,339]

59 minutes ago, jbycho said:

For sure. Sucks you had to go through something like. Freaking scary for real. Hope you got fully back to normal. 

The first surgery they did on my nephew didn't work either.  I think they said it was a complete blockage of a subclavian artery and he had no pulse left in his arm. They also said something about thoracic outlet syndrome ? 

Anyway, time will tell. Health can be a game of inches it seems. It's good not to take it for granted. 

 

Yes, it's thoracic outlet syndrome. Your nerve, artery, and vein get "trapped" between your first rib and clavicle. Causes pain, numbness, loss of blood flow. Mine was blocked as well, I had several collateral veins already created, so it was something that I'd had for a LONG time but no symptoms. 

I can use my arm, swim, etc, but I notice that it does get tired and will sometimes still swell slightly when I run or swim. I still get numbness, but I don't think it's related to the surgery. 

[BunnysBastatrds 2,305]

14 hours ago, thegeneral said:

I planted a limb in your mom.

 You sure it was a limb and not a pinky digit?

[jbycho 579]

11 hours ago, TheNewGirl said:

Yes, it's thoracic outlet syndrome. Your nerve, artery, and vein get "trapped" between your first rib and clavicle. Causes pain, numbness, loss of blood flow. Mine was blocked as well, I had several collateral veins already created, so it was something that I'd had for a LONG time but no symptoms. 

I can use my arm, swim, etc, but I notice that it does get tired and will sometimes still swell slightly when I run or swim. I still get numbness, but I don't think it's related to the surgery. 

Dang. 

[iam90sbaby 2,472]

Tim and squish are missing a limb, does that count?

[Maximum Overkill 1,738]

9 minutes ago, iam90sbaby said:

Tim and squish are missing a limb, does that count?

It depends. Did they have it cut off or were they born Dikless? 

[jbycho 579]

10 minutes ago, iam90sbaby said:

Tim and squish are missing a limb, does that count?

Is a brain a limb? Then yes.