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Up And Down Revisited
Written by Dan on Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Before amputation, my BIID was up and down a lot. Now I am much more stable, but there is still some up and down. Before, when BIID was up, I really despised being what I was. When it was down, I was mildly unhappy about being what I was.
Now, when it is up, I am so pleased with myself I could almost burst. When it is down, I feel that being an amputee is a mild nuisance, but I am still glad to be one.
Before amputation, I figured I would be ahead of the game if I regretted amputation 25% of the time or less. So far, I haven’t regretted it at all. When people go on a hike that is too much for me to do on crutches, I am a little annoyed that I can’t go. I ask myself, would I rather go on the hike or be one-legged? There is no uncertainty at all, I would rather be one-legged. Even if BIID is down at the time. This shows that I have not gotten rid of BIID, but I have gotten rid of the unhappiness it caused.
When I have a prosthesis, I expect to have my cake and eat it too. But I don’t think I will want to wear the prosthesis unless there is a good reason to.
Tags: Amputation, BIID
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1 On 24 September, 2009, Chloe said:
Thank you for the honest post-amputation update. I think this is important stuff for all of us, and I’d love to hear more from you. Please update us on how things go with a prosthesis too.