After an amputation you find yourself in a new situation. How your life will look in the future largely depends on you. As a rule, the rehabilitation process itself takes up to half a year.
Factors which can affect the rehabilitation process include changes in the residual limb, gaining or losing weight, but also place of residence, family, relatives, friends, everyday environment, and profession, for example.
You may have known of the amputation for some time. While this difficult part of your life is very stressful, you are not alone. Your treatment team will help and answer your questions and problems.
Here you can find information on what the term amputation means, what different types are distinguished and what causes can make an amputation necessary.
Immediately after the operation, the focus is on your recovery and healing of the residual limb. Both are important so that you can start rehabilitation soon and be fitted with a prosthesis.
First the residual limb wound must heal properly. The actual rehabilitation phase starts after a few weeks when this healing process is finished. As a rule, it lasts up to half a year.
