Brain: "HOLLY SHIT, I CAN'T FEEL IT IT MUST BE FREEZING OFF!!!" JO: It... it doesn't exist anymo- Brain "QUICKLY BEFORE WE LOSE IT AGAIN!"
@bowenmadden61227 ай бұрын
😂
@christopherscott88537 ай бұрын
I'm up in years and hate my cold feet...can't imagine to not be able to warm them.
@maryjane44326 ай бұрын
@@christopherscott8853my dad had poor circulation and for 30+ years his feet felt like they were frozen. Then he finally had to have one amputated and then his other a few years later! It was horrible to watch him go thru it
@VoidOfTrousers6 ай бұрын
AGAIN 🤣🤣💀
@jcfreak20076 ай бұрын
Jo: Quickly what?! Brain: I don't know! But quickly!
@waffles36297 ай бұрын
"For what purpose brain?" 😅 I felt this in my soul
@brittneyology6 ай бұрын
Plug in a blow dryer.... that should help heat up your surroundings in no time 🙌🏾
@waffles36296 ай бұрын
@@brittneyology how will that heat up her non-existent foot? It's not there to be heated up.
@john.dcollins57926 ай бұрын
Thhank you for sbhary❤
@juliewoods65346 ай бұрын
You are a very courageous woman.
@waffles36296 ай бұрын
@@juliewoods6534 I'm not a woman
@adrianpintea96757 ай бұрын
Sad to hear it's still the same after all the trouble you went through. Sometimes I wish for the ability to reset our brains like a computer to reacquire configuration settings and drivers.
@GlennSteffy7 ай бұрын
....there are resets!! when we find and use them life does get easier.
@kiwigirl31077 ай бұрын
Omg how unbelievably frustrating. I've recently started feeling wet over 80 % of my body (prob nerve damage), and it's mIndbending. I have to check several times s day. I so love your attitude though and I know you're not 'up' all the time but you do have a positive outlook with most things and I truely think it helps.
@robertrachels18706 ай бұрын
I'm surprised by your screen name. Because you are NOT Footless. Feetless, yes, but footless, no..😊
@eternaloptimist28406 ай бұрын
@@kiwigirl3107I used to get the sensation of cold water running over my leg, still do occasionally. I acquired a new nerve injury a few weeks back and now I feel burning on the side of my hand too. Brains are weird things.
@BlueRidgeBubble6 ай бұрын
There is a reset She puts her good leg in front of a mirror the length of her leg, blocking her view of the amputated leg Then she puts a heater on her good foot and heats that up The brain will take the image of the good foot in the mirror and make it her amputated foot
@jameswilliams89316 ай бұрын
On July 17 2023 I had my left leg amputated below the knee. I’m glad I found your page because you have taught me so much about amputee life/problems. I experience all the things you share. And learn things like thread lock or the release button falling off. Thank you.
@trevorkidd2934 ай бұрын
On February 16 2022 had my left leg amputated below the knee due to a spider bite 6 days earlier. Talked to some social workers at the hospital (14 weeks in due to septicemia) all these people although well intentioned had 2 legs, I live in Broken Hill 1100ks west of Sydney not a lot of facilities here so I watch this channel regularly to get an insight to other people's problems and fixes. I'm 70 years old, this was not part of my retirement plan 😂 alive and walking well, can't complain. All the best to you. Bluey .
@briangoetz23077 ай бұрын
I thought I was the only one…. My feet feel like they are cold and wet and they are not there anymore
@mary-janereallynotsarah6847 ай бұрын
That's awful. I wonder if ghosts feel cold. 😮
@gettingbetter123456 ай бұрын
@@mary-janereallynotsarah684many people say when ghosts are around, the temperature plummets 😳
@ohrats7316 ай бұрын
Ugh cold AND wet? That’s cruel and unusual punishment… sue your ghost feet
@Lookup5784y6 ай бұрын
That happens to my real foot & toes. Horrible!
@jeannestandley-kinata8245 ай бұрын
Dear One, Please read my comment above. I have been a nurse for many years. The primal part of your Brain doesn't know the difference between now and before the amputation. Your Brain is trying to alert you to send comfort to your feet. May I gently suggest that you get a towel and a soft blanket and heating pad or hot water bottle. First take a bath in warm water. Imagine how good that warm water will feel on your feet. Keep focusing on sensation of warmth on your lims and gradually imagine your feet warm. Reach down and pretend to massage your feet. Imagine massaging your feet and the pain or coldness leaving. Tell your Brain " Oh thank you for telling me my feet need a bath" . Sit or lay down and go through the motions of drying off your feet. Imaging drying of your feet with a warm towel from the dryer. Actually do this. Get a warm towel and wrap your limbs and dry your feet. Yes I know your feet are in Heaven. But your Brain needs you to do this. So by Faith continue to imagine your warm feet being warm and dried off by the towel. Touch the end of your existing limb and dry your feet off. This takes practice but if you imagine this soon your Brain will believe you. It takes practice. Then you wrap a heating pad, hot water bottle or heated blanket around your legs and your feet. Tell your Self how warm and comfy the warm blanket feels on your feet. Imagine your feet warm and comfy. Your feet are still spiritually with you. Your Brain is still sending you signals to help them. You can also pray and ask Jesus to touch you and Heal you. Look up Vagal nerve stimulation and Havening exercises on KZfaq. Read my above comments. I am praying for you. I am wishing you Clarity and Comfort and Peace and Joy on your Healing Journey. Hold the Lantern and Light The Way. I am sending Love and Hugs from Washington State USA, Jeanne of In Loving Hands Counseling
@chuckg20166 ай бұрын
You deserve so much respect for your openness, strength, and perseverance. All best wishes your way, Jo. 💐💐
@PeglegPPG7 ай бұрын
I love when it feels like someone is grabbing my toes with a pair of pliers or a cramp! Way to go brain for pulling pranks on my body!
@raymondfryar15337 ай бұрын
I have right aka and get the same as you and a few others When I get pain in toes its as if someone takes a stick and smacks across the bridge of my toes. Pain goes away after about a second but repeats every ten seconds. Extremely painful, thankfully this doesn't happen as often as some other issues.
@advena9967 ай бұрын
That's horrible! I wish they could invent something that sent signals to your brain saying "foot down here is good! No worries on this end"
@PeglegPPG7 ай бұрын
@@raymondfryar1533 right, how it surges is crazy! Sometimes so bad it’s Obote others that something has just happened and it’s not something you can explain to those that haven’t experienced ghost pains.
@wendyannh7 ай бұрын
@@PeglegPPGI have no personal experience of ghost pains, but I totally get that the brain does create them.
@rogm85777 ай бұрын
I feel like I have a tight band around my ankle all the time. This I can tolerate. The one that is bothersome is the sharp electric shocks that happen randomly.
@thewilltowalk66517 ай бұрын
Right there with you! I find putting a heating pad towards the bottom of my residual limb helps a bit. Hoping you can figure out something that helps ❤️🦿
@LilBluSky04177 ай бұрын
So.. i know that its not the same by any stretch of the imagination, but here's my story: I used to be paralyzed. This is back in 2011, 2012 and most of 2013 due to a spinal injury that still affects me to this day (although I'm able to walk again, i still get random shooting pains up and down my legs). It's weird but I used to get what i used to call "phantom limb pain" all the time. Like yes, my legs were physically there... But the damage to my spinal cord was so bad that the doctors said that i would never walk again. Every now and then (for absolutely no reason at all, i might add) i would get this god-awful feeling of EXTREME cold in my legs. This could happen even during the heat wave in the middle of July. And sometimes my legs would be on fire. It seriously felt like I had submerged my leg into liquid hot and magma or something like that. And there was absolutely zero escape from those weird sensations. It took me 2 years before my spinal cord was finally healed enough for me to gain some actual temperature sensation back... And an additional 18 months of daily physical therapy before I could move my legs enough to TRY to stand... And a year longer before I could walk a few steps without support again. I'm almost fully recovered but i still get those weird shooting temperature pains every ao often. Long story short: nerve pain is weird, and I'm sorry that you have to deal with it. Hopefully you are able to find a way to get through it ❤
@NyoomMonster7 ай бұрын
I have spinal cord compression and am trying to get surgery before the damage leads to me losing the use of my legs. I have nerve damage too, and I also get freezing cold feelings in my legs, which has gotten especially worse recently in conjunction with my spine getting worse. I have compression from cysts both in my lumbar spine where my sciatic nerves are, and in my thoracic spine where nerves responsible for both my arms AND legs are, too. My upper back has been getting super bad and that's what I'm tackling with a neurosurgeon first. When listening to Jo describe her pain, it rang this same bell in my brain. I want to go to college to become a neuroscientist and am also considering medical school for neurology. I'm 25. I've had stuff wrong with my nervous system all my life. My theory here is that the issue being overlooked for Jo is some sort sort of residual affect the amputation or original injury had on the nerves higher up in her leg, or in her spine. It's like losing that limb has had a permanent affect on her spine or something, and that's causing this pain. I want to research the spine's relationship to the rest of the body and the central nervous system's awareness of the whole body and its ability to detect when something is amiss. I think it extends far past letting us know when we're sick or wounded. I think the nervous system, behind the brain, may be more complex than we realize and it processes a lot more information than we thought it did. I don't know if that makes any sense, I've never had to explain this before, but I hope it makes at least a little bit more sense. I don't know, I'm tired and going off on a tangent. I need to get some sleep.
@dnellbuck18967 ай бұрын
@@NyoomMonstersounds logical to me, and interesting. I wonder if when a limb gets amputated if the nerves are left at a "dead end" and if there may be some way to complete the circuit. And that's why phantom pain exists is that our brain knows how long that nerve should be and now it's not so it is trying to figure that out.
@NyoomMonster7 ай бұрын
@@dnellbuck1896 yea, that's kinda like what I'm visualizing in my head.
@MaryAnnLaRueАй бұрын
Your history so informative and encouragimg..I hope you contimue to recover ..thank you for sharing
@dougspidermanhappy7 ай бұрын
I’m sorry. I had phantom pain in the past, and it eventually went away. TBH I don’t remember how long it took…. Before it stopped altogether, I remember it would only happen for a while in the freezer section of the grocery store. That was the last hurrah for my phantoms. Best of luck to you, I hope you get relief x
@survivorwith1leg6 ай бұрын
Was yours a traumatic amputation or planned? IMHO It has a big difference in phantom and physical pain.
@antoniod7 ай бұрын
Hardy: My foot's gone to sleep. Laurel: Is there anything I can do to make you comfortable? Hardy: What are you whispering for? Laurel: I don't want to wake your foot up.
@marksalgado3017 ай бұрын
Phantom pains are real, I have them all the time I've been an amputee since April of 97
@survivorwith1leg7 ай бұрын
My stump does that too. Weirdly when my sound foot is cold, my phantom foot is warm. WTF.
@advena9967 ай бұрын
I can sort of see how one's brain might interpret lack of signal as cold (given that you can go numb from cold, and so there's a correlation in your brain between the two events. Not sure how your other foot being cold makes the non-existent one feel warm though 🤷. Sorry you have to deal with this!
@dawnvega3836 ай бұрын
That is ridiculously funny!!!
@grapefruittango47075 ай бұрын
i once had half my tongue numbed from a dental procedure (because i was dumb and accidentally licked the area with anesthetic gel on it) and when i went to drink ice water later, the numb side felt warm. i can only assume the brain assumes it should feel things symmetrically, and when something goes against that expectation it overcompensates? "this one is cold, but this one isnt cold, so it must be warm"
@NaviNeku245 ай бұрын
OH OF COURSE. Like, what the heck, nubbin?! Why are you stealing all the warmth I need for my actual foot? 😆
@jeannestandley-kinata8246 ай бұрын
I had a patient that lost his foot 50 years before in WWII. He was suffering from phantom pain. I decided to massage his leg and foot with lotion. I did both legs and feet. I massaged the " non existant foot" just as if it were there. This worked. Slow gentle movements. Look up Vagal Nerve stimulation and Havening exercises. Slow rymthic movements and prayer positive affirmations really help. Blessings on you. Hold the Lantern and Light The Way. I am sending Love and Hugs from Washington State USA, Jeanne of In Loving Hands Counseling
@sheona76935 ай бұрын
This is absolutely one of the best comments here
@jeannestandley-kinata8245 ай бұрын
@sheona7693 , Thank you so much for your kind words. I find that positive affirmation, prayer, and saying Bible verses out loud, if done with an open heart and with pure Love as the intention, are very Healing. What I mean by that is we can quietly pray to Jesus Christ of Nazerath in our Hearts and He will answer us. We can think thoughts and talk to Him aloud or in our minds and Jesus will respond. A gentle but firm positive affirmation of a scripture verse is very powerful. I do not mean preaching at or condemning people. The Holy Spirit can come and Heal even non Believers and lead them to Christ. A nurse or caregiver with a Loving soothing presence and a prayerful spirit can do wonders. When I went to Nursing School in the 1980s the Older Professors still taught this in a matter of fact way. No one doubted this. Go read the writings of Florence Nightinggale, the founder of modern Nursing. She taught that temperament, composure and Healing intention of the Nurse was essential to Healing. She interviewed prospective Nurses and chose them based on their character and their soothing healing presence. Sadly, Now days the focus of many who enter the profession is money making and they have a back biting gossipy nature , pulling down the people around them. We need to pay Nurses well and promote those who have a truly healing cooperative spirit. I had just stumbled upon this video and wanted to share my experiences with others who may need help and Healing. Jesus Loves you and He is waiting for you to ask Him to help. Whatever your situation , He cares. His Holy Spirit will give you Wisdom if you ask. I am thinking of you and praying for your healing of Body, Mind and Spirit. Hugs, Jeanne
@terencebanyahudah56917 ай бұрын
Wow Jo. My dad had both legs amputated due to diabetes because he didn’t take care of himself. He complained of the same symptoms your blog about. It’s like de ja vu. He’s in Heaven now but this brings back memories as I took complete care of him. Love you dad ❤.
@newcastleman867 ай бұрын
It’s so cold here in Chicago. I can only imagine how cold it is in Colorado. Glad I have three dogs to keep me warm. What do you do to keep your mind occupied when it happens? Keep warm Jo.
@jjalt957 ай бұрын
Phantom pain in my nonexistent foot drives me crazy too. I wish you relief in your discomfort. 😢
@amrak-84017 ай бұрын
I can't imagine what you are going through, damn! One must have strong internal fortitude to overcome these insane mind blowing pain. There's got to be a way fix this Lord!🙏
@leoniehendrickson25303 ай бұрын
Yes God can do it as body parts are in the store house.
@charlesmckinley297 ай бұрын
Jo thank you for sharing your experiences. May you be able to get some rest and the phantom sensation subside. 🙏
@sponzie13 ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂your positive demeanor is just amazing, you are truly amazing ❤❤❤❤❤
@kerryprice71527 ай бұрын
I watched my grandma go through that for years! I see what you’re going through, but sure as heck, don’t know the feeling. ❤️ for you. Wish she was still around, to watch your videos. Y’all could share things.
@edwarddarbonne38227 ай бұрын
I far too often feel this phantom pain. I knew of it before my amputation. What surprises me is that sometimes I feel normal sensations in my (phantom) leg and foot. I feel my ankle joint, a pleasant sensation in stretching when I only stretch in my mind. Freaky-deaky😮.
@rachellefebres41836 ай бұрын
Cold weather hurts my nerves so much. My tummy ones I cry and cry. My doctors are extra sweet when it’s though ❤nerve pain and cold don’t mix. Can’t imagine your pain ❤️ xo I sleep with heating pad and heated blanket it helps and have a heated belt with a power box to keep my nerves warm.
@learabee4 ай бұрын
Gosh.. can relate to that.
@EmOrganically2 ай бұрын
The ghosts comment made me chuckle Jo. :) Your ability to have a sense of humor about so many things always amazes me. You're lovely. Sending hugs
@ToddSmith-ux8bm6 ай бұрын
You are a strong woman! Inspiration to me! I had reconstructive surgery in my foot. Now I can't feel my foot. Upsetting sometime 's. Thanks for making a positive video! Very excellent!
@ToddSmith-ux8bm6 ай бұрын
Thank you! You are a Beautiful ❤️ woman. Very Nice! You will make someone a Beautiful ❤️ sweet wife!❤️💝💕💖💖❣️❣️💟💗💓🌹😘🥰😍💋❤️😊
@lightningbrigade47226 ай бұрын
My heart breaks for anyone who is going through this.💔
@PapaSMurf18887 ай бұрын
I feel for you Jo. I am going through the same thing.
@aldntn7 ай бұрын
Hiking in snow yesterday my real left foot felt cool. My non-existent right felt warm.
@clintgruzalski12337 ай бұрын
I am a new RBKA this past July from falling from a ladder in April 22, I am noticing that as well and I feel pain exactly how it felt before amputation.
@judylucas58147 ай бұрын
I know exactly how you feel! Mine does that too! If it gets bad I slap my head and tell my brain it's not there! Lol
@davidpeters81897 ай бұрын
I completely understand what you are going through. It's more frustrating than anything lol. Hope you feel better soon.
@ericking6937 ай бұрын
I am a left below knee amputee and have this 👻pain all the time!! So annoying and “who am I gonna call?!”. I love following you 1. You make me feel like I am not alone.2. You are a beautiful and genuine human being.❤🌈❤.
@padelicious90936 ай бұрын
I just found your channel. ❤THANK YOU❤ for sharing this. My BFF of 25 years lost her foot 20 years ago. If she didn’t tell you, you wouldn’t know. She hides it so well and doesn’t talk about it often. I’ve never even seen her leg without the prosthetic on. Your channel is going to make me a better friend. I just know it. ❤
@jillebeling82376 ай бұрын
God bless you w brain warmth ipray. Thank you for sharing that I’ve learned a lot through you. Thank you.
@herculesmcguire6 ай бұрын
I love how eloquently you describe everything Jo especially around the issue of therapy. I like listening to intelligent eloquent articulate and erudite people anyway no matter what subject they might be speaking on 😎👍
@jipslocksport79885 ай бұрын
Your so beautiful and amazing the way you deal with life and all you've been through. Keep smiling and remember it only gets better.
@chrispontello99497 ай бұрын
Although I only lost half of one foot, my nonexistent toes are freezing in this weather. My electric blanket will arrive today!
@jessicasmith68736 ай бұрын
You are surprisingly chill. My biggest trigger for panic attacks are things I cannot change. I have to be able to change where I am, what I am doing, and how I feel at will, or I freak out. So I am a claustrophobic, agoraphobia hypochondriac.
@janerainsford89967 ай бұрын
I SO empathize. Being awake in the early morning due to pain. I know there’s a sisterhood of women awake and in pain. We are not seeking more pain meds. It's not in our heads. the sky is brightening here in Boston. I should be sleepy soon a cuppa coffee won’t keep me awake. 💟☯️☮️🕉️ Sending blessings.
@dawnblattel63476 ай бұрын
🕉️midnight pain warriors unite 🕉️
@alexmoran78863 ай бұрын
All of my hardware is still installed and even I can relate to a degree. I've had my feet FREEZING before, but everything was warm, it's hot in the house and the blanket gave a pleasant warmth. I still felt that heart....in my freezing feet
@djssmom046 ай бұрын
This phantom stuff that happens is the only reason my hubs won't go through with an amputation. He degloved his foot 21 years ago and developed RSD in it and now has corn like things but the grown inward. So the best option is amputation, but he doesn't want the phantom pain. I share all your videos with him. You are an inspiration!
@pear77775 ай бұрын
The only thing I can do is send warm thoughts to you Jo. ♥️
@paulritter88947 ай бұрын
Your brain interprets the absence of feeling as numbness, which is akin to cold. It thinks if you can warm it up you’ll be able to feel it again.
@tracywilson23936 ай бұрын
I’m sorry you’re having to go through this. My right foot hurts almost none stop since being removed. The ghost pain is unbearable at times.
@shannonparson50476 ай бұрын
Your such a strong person . Ty for your videos
@EyMannMachHin7 ай бұрын
I so feel you there. I totally know that feeling. I usually get it when I haven't slept enough in addition to it being cold around. I usually decide to have a cup of hot instant broth to warm my insides and snuggle back into bed.
@chadmulders35676 ай бұрын
This chick is dope! Respect... thanks for being you!
@chrissarvello68527 ай бұрын
I’ve seen many of your videos, not all to be honest, but many. Love the outlook and attitude towards what I guess you would call a disability. Hopefully people take it and apply it to themselves, no matter what it is that makes them, different 🤷♂️. BTW absolutely beautiful smile 👍✌️
@roxyarf6 ай бұрын
I'm an amputee as well, those phantom pains and icey feelings in my missing leg are CRAZY!
@candaceewell95826 ай бұрын
I love your attitude! My grandpa lost his arm and had a hook and my favorite picture of him was taken with Captain Hook at Disneyland and they were comparing hooks! 🖤
@sherlockwho57147 ай бұрын
Frozen Incorporeal What is its unfinished business?
@ChristopherForbes-ch9bh7 ай бұрын
I get this often. It happens when my existing foot gets cold, but the ghost cold is much more intense
@NonnaTradCatАй бұрын
“Phantom pain” is 100% real. As an RN, every single one of my amputee patients would complain of this.
@cpasanen7146 ай бұрын
That is amazing. Really. Wow, the things you go thru. That's taking phantom pain to a new level.
@PsychoKittee16 ай бұрын
"For what purpose brain?" Direct Hit to my core!
@Grammyabigail6 ай бұрын
Bless your heart. My sister in law goes through this X 2.
@abigail014416 ай бұрын
Years ago I read an article by a nurse's who was explaining her experiences during the WWII era. I remember her talking about phantom pains that amputees experience. The thing that seemed to work was to respond to the area as though it was still really there. If it itches, scratch it. If it has a stiff muscle, rub it. So, if it is cold, put a heating pad on it. Treat the nonexistent foot as though it really exists. Answer the signal. Quit trying to be logical. Then, the phantom feelings just stop. The brain finally gets the message. Also check the air pressure where you are at. Nerve damage and storm fronts are never a good combination.
@Alyrulz4216 ай бұрын
The real-life version of a coding error
@WeetchBeetch6 ай бұрын
Ages ago i saw a video where researchers were experimenting with mirrors and phantom limb pain. In short, the reflection of the existing limb was where the amputated limb would be. The subject was able to flex the existing arm and get some much needed relief from their phantom limb!
@catherineottilio32734 ай бұрын
But you are giving people like me that are going through tremendous heartbreak and unspeakable tragedies. Tremendous courage, so perhaps that is the message that is left from your courage. Your attidude from you, God bless you, I wish you every happiness.
@karenboatwright86464 ай бұрын
Im a btk amputation due to trama in 2021. I sleep with an electric blanket EVERY NIGHT. Even in the summertime. I just have it set to low. Another useful thing I do is a place my liner on a boot dryer after i wash it , and its nice and cozy in the mornings. Definitely helps with the phatom pains.
@mildlymarvelous6 ай бұрын
“They say ghosts are not real… I beg to differ.” That statement goes so hard
@lindsey96505 ай бұрын
“They say ghosts aren’t real but I beg to differ” with a picture of a prosthetic would be a sick tshirt lol
@7891ph7 ай бұрын
I've still got both feet, but I'm minus most of a finger (industrial accident), and I totally know what you're going through. I know everyone is different, so trying to make direct comparison's case to case is wrong; that being said 36 years later I'm still catching myself trying to use it like it was there. And anyone who says nerve pain isn't real can kiss my ass. I wish I had an answer for you Jo, I really do; all I can do is WI-FI you a big hug of support.
@barbarakrall43316 ай бұрын
I have not had a leg amputated but do have Restless Legs Syndrome (Ekbom Disease). In my extensive research of RLS have discovered that, since RLS is a neurological condition, if a person suffering from RLS has one or both legs amputated, not only do they suffer from Phantom Limb Pain, it is possible that they can also suffer from Phantom RLS! Yikes, the brain just doesn't give up, does it? Hope you find relief and that your Phantom Pain gradually fades, Jo.
@joewoodchuck38246 ай бұрын
I'm sorry that you continue to suffer and that you can't be helped more by the medical community. Stay strong my friend.
@raytalbot58902 ай бұрын
I lost my legs 50+ yrs ago as a 8 yr old child, the Dr told me that the brain is the best computer in the world but it has a nerve system like a Victoria railway and if it hasn’t had a return message from leg track in a long time it sends a message down the wire asking ‘what’s going on’ & at the amputated end all the wires are just cut & short circuiting against each other 👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧
@CatOnACell6 ай бұрын
"for what purpose brain" would make an excellent sassy quote sticker/t-shirt.
@beenisweenisiii38257 ай бұрын
Your brain is just like... hold on guys, somethings off. I cant sense the right foot, must be freezing off, no other explanation
@badass_advocateTo6 ай бұрын
I absolutely love your videos
@rajindersinghnarang47065 ай бұрын
Hi Joe Use a warm woolen sock it really makes a difference 😊 Stay Strong🎉 God bless you ❤
@CRE836 ай бұрын
I'm paralyzed and it never ceases to amaze me how my mind can tell me my legs are doing something super uncomfortable but they aren't. So hard to convince my brain it's wrong!😂
@larryratliff2215Ай бұрын
I know how you feel, I'm 3 months from my AK amputation and I always have the sensation that my foot (that's gone doesn't exist) is asleep. I have the sensation of pins and needles stabbing my non-existent. I do the mirror therapy but it seems that it's not working. Carry on Jo
@eyerollthereforeiam17096 ай бұрын
Oh, I've had that conversation with my brain many times. My brain has yet to give a satisfactory answer.
@catcolb116 ай бұрын
My grandfather had phantom pain after an amputation. I'm sorry you are going thru this. I live in chronic pain and it interrupts my sleep. Someday they will perfect methods for treating pain using neuroplasticity...
@ayokay64046 ай бұрын
It sounds like a response from the brain saying "uh oh, can't feel the foot. It must be frost bite! Pay attention!!!"
@susanlong89786 ай бұрын
You MADE this all a normal problem.. You Rock pretty Lady ❤️❤️ thank you ❤️😗 i
@xxManscapexx6 ай бұрын
Brain: "I'M HELPING RIGHT?"
@timbopaki5426 ай бұрын
Oh my gosh dingleberry I hope you are doing well 💗, heck 💖 you are an inspiration to us all 😊
@kelobb5 ай бұрын
Hugs. I can sympathize. When I had Guillain-Barre, one of my first obvious symptoms (as my immune system started stripping myelin from my nerves) was my feet and hands feeling brutally cold. It stayed with me for a while, I eventually learned to sleep through it. (Memory is not that great on details once I was in the hospital, eventually I lost that sensation.) Well, I still had my feet and hands, but I still couldn’t do anything about it. Nerves just went crazy.
@timacrow6 ай бұрын
My lovely friend, I have numbness in my feet from neuropathy, and almost every night my toes feel like they are freezing, even in the summer. Weirdly, if I tuck my toes into the interior of my knees, it might go away. Totally a mind thing. The brain is a capricious thing that doesn't always work for our best interests.
@user-ct6fp5fc8o6 ай бұрын
I hear you! Absolutely is a fact of my life, too.
@LoveAndPieces0007 ай бұрын
I have a numb foot due to neuropathy and I know what you are talking about about. I can't feel anything else in that foot but it will feel like my toes are about to fall off. I use a heating pad, not necessarily on my foot, but just up on my ankle and calf where the feeling starts again. It usually helps. If that doesn't then I will wrap the heating pad around my foot and sit there looking at it. I can't feel the warmth, but I can see it and I can sometimes get my brain to realize my foot is not freezing. 🫤. Prayers to you and thank you for sharing your journey. 💓
@jamesunchained72285 ай бұрын
I completely sympathize with you. I get sharp pain in my "nonexistent" left foot at random times also. It SUCKS soooo bad. nothing can help with it either. I'm told, "take Tylenol", or "elevate it", and even, "put an ice pack on it." You just have to bear through it. I find screaming......doesn't help either lol. But I get it and agree with you.
@erictaylor7007Ай бұрын
That sucks! I get restless legs sometimes. And yup no sleep when it happens. Good luck God bless.
@veyarain827 ай бұрын
It's like when my nerves in a localized area decide "Oh my God, we're burning alive, it's burning it's burning it's burning, oh it hurts!" And there's nothing physically wrong that anyone can fine. I just got physically and/or emotionally stressed. Now it's ✨️Pain Time✨️
@WrenintheRoses7 ай бұрын
I’m sorry you have to deal with that. I feel your pain, literally. What gets me is how does my nonexistent right foot feel it when I accidentally step in a deep puddle of cold water? It’s moments like those when the cat has to give up my heating pad, so I can wrap it around my stump
@51623allissa7 ай бұрын
That's astonishing and very interesting. Brain's are so complex and fascinating.
@steveqhanson68356 ай бұрын
BK amputee here. This hasn't happened in quite a few years but I used to get really sharp phantom pains in my leg that felt like I was being electrocuted. They'd last for several seconds then return randomly, maybe every five minutes. This would go on half the night. It was exhausting and not nearly as much fun as it sounds.
@theshamanite6 ай бұрын
"WE'LL SAVE IT THIS TIME!" "You're TIRED brain, go to SLEEP!" "... YOU'RE NOT LISTENING TO ME" "🤦♀️" "😭🥶🦶" "🤷♀️🙅♀️"
@LoriTalbot-du2qt5 ай бұрын
My dad suffered phantom pain in both legs. Both were amputated above the knee, but he would get shooting pains that felt like it was coming from his feet . That is why so many amputees do not believe that their limb is missing
@faydreamsmystic46 ай бұрын
I can so relate. Not exactly but to the fact the brain making no longer there body parts ache, itch, burn or freeze! I had breast cancer and had a double mastectomy in 2020. Still get all the sensations. Ack!
@mars46976 ай бұрын
That is so fascinating! Sorry you ate going through that though ❤❤
@e.17666 ай бұрын
Wow, that's incredible that you still have to deal w/ such powerful phantom symptoms. I'm really sorry you're so uncomfortable, I hope it goes away soon! Does phantom pain last forever, or does your brain eventually reset w/ the new nervous system wiring & stop making you so uncomfortable so often?? Thanks for sharing this, you're teaching ppl a lot!❤️👍🏻
@handleguyАй бұрын
See a therapist who uses Emotional Freedom Techniques. Every amputee who ever showed up in my office had an issue like this. I used the same treatment that I used for all PTSD variations, and it always worked. I know that it is hard to believe, but it is true.
@janejones53626 ай бұрын
I really like your vids. Phantom pain. I get it sometimes.
@carminaburana97656 ай бұрын
You have all of my sympathy. I am fine feeling cold during the day, but not when I'm trying to sleep. I grew up with hot water bottles and the older I get, the more I want a water bed that I can fill with dangerously hot water.
@David94136 ай бұрын
In your brain's defence, it expected the foot to still be there.
@user-lv8wv3jk4b7 ай бұрын
I can sort of share your pain. I've had a pinched nerve at C3 C4 and it likes to tell me my whole left arm hurts and it's often deep in the bone. If cutting it off would help... but it won't. Anyway i will be praying for you. Prayer helps.
@kathleenlang37472 ай бұрын
My step father-in-law had one missing leg and those phantom feelings drove him wild. But a massage on the stump with Nivea cream helps two things. That set off cut off nerves that create displaced pain can also possibly be relaxed by exploring the pressure points on your thigh. (I’ve got massage therapy training.)