What to Expect After Surgery

Physical rehabilitation is the process of physically recovering from your amputation and adjusting to any physical changes you may experience. Your education and training will usually start the day after surgery.

The following are helpful definitions that pertain to amputations:

Above The Knee Amputation Care Van Emmenis

AKA

Above the Knee Amputation, transfemoral amputation

Below The Knee Amputation Care Van Emmenis

BKA

Below the Knee Amputation, transtibial amputation

Residual limb

The portion of the leg remaining after an amputation, sometimes referred to as a stump or residuum.

You will learn many important things about caring for yourself after surgery including:

Caring For Yourself After Surgery Van Emmenis Orthotics And Prosthetics

How to clean the healing wound and provide good skincare.
How to look for signs of infection, including redness, swelling, increased soreness or drainage (fluid coming out) from the wound.
How to wrap your leg or apply a shrinker (an elastic sock). These are important to help properly shape the residual limb.
Ways to deal with phantom leg pain. (Pain that you feel in the leg that is no longer there).
How to position your leg to avoid contractures or tightness of joints.
Exercises that should be done to strengthen your legs after an amputation.
How to move around after surgery.
How to manage activities of daily living (like bathing, dressing toileting).

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