A diagnosis of amputation can have a far reaching impact on your psychological state, much more in fact, than the actual physical loss itself. This might seem hard to imagine but because the operation to remove any limb could almost be considered routine these days, even the most difficult of amputations are invariably a success. Your emotional recovery takes much longer and this is because the stress of an amputation is inextricably entwined with your emotional state and this connection, can cause a myriad of emotions such as fear, grief, self-doubt and a lack of confidence afterwards.

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