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Hi guys! This is Christina, the Amputee OT.
Finished my surgery. Uh, I'm in a lot of pain right now.
Probably I would say the worst pain I've ever experienced; and that's saying something! Uh,
I'm really drowsy and I just wanna take a nap, so probably gonna do that.
I just thought i would give you guys an update on what's going on with me and my AK surgery.
I just want to say that this button is my friend right now, because when I press it, it administers
morphine--and that makes me feel slightly better when I have morphine; so I' m waiting for the
green lights turn on so I can't be like, "boop!"
Everybody this is Christina. It's 7 45 on September 25th ,and it's been about
nine hours since I had my above the knee amputation
Uh, I just wanted to talk about some of the weird sensations I'm feeling. So it feels like my knee
is straight out in front of me, and even hyper extended. So it's a very interesting feeling.
so kind of like--I feel like it's doing this--it's just like in the air. It's a pretty weird feeling.
I haven't taken off these bandages, so I don't know what it looks like underneath there
And uh, mostly i'm just tired and in a lot of pain. And the last person who came in
left the lights on. I might be able to turn them off. Let me check
nope
Nope. So, uh
I can't get to them because i'm tethered. Uh, but they said they were coming back in anyway,
because i tried to bring my breast pump with me --but the battery
to it will not charge is totally 100% dead, which makes sense because i haven't used in about a year
Adrian went home to be with Orion
They're not allowing me to bring him into the hospital for nursing or anything; but
I wouldn't today anyway, because I'd be worried that he would touch my residual limb and hurt it.
Other than that, I was told that the surgery went well
Yeah, i'm feeling leaky
I look like shit.
Okay see you later. Bye! I definitely still have phantom sensations of my knee, and my foot.
As far as phantom pain goes--I don't know; I'm actually in a lot of pain
just from the amputation site; so I really couldn't even tell you
I tried to eat some hospital food earlier. Pot roast. It wasn't bad actually; but
eating anything kind of makes me feel a little queasy. So, um I'm just taking it slow;
and also, every time I start to doze off-- even in pain, I can doze off-- this machine
beeps at me ; and it's driving me a little batty. All right, so obviously in those last couple of
clips, I was really out of it and in pain and under the influence of lots of medication.
So, but I wanted to show it because that's the reality of getting an amputation. As you can see,
a couple of hours later, I'm feeling much better. I'm able to get around using forearm crutches or
my wheelchair; whereas earlier, was tethered to the bed . I was not able to do anything.
I've been using my wheelchair for a long time, so it's good to have mobility options when you are
undergoing something such as an amputation surgery. Obviously, for me, getting around
in my chair is no problem at all--and i would not judge yourself based on my ability to stand
at the sink and brush my teeth right after getting an amputation. Because i have been
standing at the sink without a prosthesis on and brushing my teeth every morning for seven years;
so I actually have really good balance for doing this. Although it's kind of off, even in this
video; you can kind of see I'm using the edge of the sink. So if you're not able to do this
after your amputation, do not fret. It is okay --that's perfectly normal. I am not normal. ;)
You can also see I use my chair without any locks. Don't do this--I'm actually setting a bad example
Obviously, it's pretty easy for me to get around on the bed. I just kind
of scoot around--although it kind of is uncomfortable to sit down, as you can see
Okay everybody! That's all for now! I hope that you found this informative;
and you subscribe to continue following my journey as an above knee amputee ! See you later! Bye!