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Limb loss
Limb loss, also called amputation, is when a limb is loss due to injury or illness.
Dr. Jeff Livingston reviewed this
24 year experience in Obstetrics and Gynecology
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A 19-year old male asked:
Numbness in hands, tingling in lower half of body, weakness of the limbs, loss of balance, decreased energy, and stiff muscles? It's not anxiety!
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A 29-year old male asked:
What would cause decreased sensation throughout the body face, scalp, gums, genitals, limbs inc, loss of orgasmic sensation, what would cause this?
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A 36-year old asked:
I need some tips on how to help someone deal with a loss of a limb?
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A 47-year old asked:
Is it possible for loss of circulation in a limb to require an amputation?
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A 46-year old asked:
Could severe blood loss prevent the limbs and joints from getting blood?
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A 18-year old male asked:
If i were to fracture a growth plate, it is a broken bone correct? So wouldn't I have a loss of mobility with that limb and pain for weeks?
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A member asked:
i am currently at 220 pounds. My father and sister have lost limbs due to diabetes. Is there a diet pill that is healthy and affordable to help me get off weight? If only for one month just to kick start my weight loss. Is there anything that you can he
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A 29-year old female asked:
Is dead nerve, muscle & tissue leading to loss of use of right limb common risk after insertion of arterial line through navel of newborn?born wt PPHD
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A 36-year old female asked:
3 small nonspecific lesions. Lyme disease negative. Now being tested for nerve damage and memory loss, all thats left is stroke and ms, limbs tingle?
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A 40-year old asked:
Why does poor circulation lead to hair loss in the lower limb?
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A 29-year old male asked:
Ebv positive certain cells attacked by nerves 100 per cent not a doctor know my own body, loss of sensation gums face limbs scalp torso weakness help!
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A 16-year old female asked:
Are daily headaches, nausea, numbness in limbs, shortness in breath, weight loss, drowsiness and loss in appetite signs of cancer in teenagers?
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A 38-year old female asked:
Does vit d deficiency cause tingling/numbness,limb weakness,low chronic fever,headaches,pain,severe memory loss,ataxia,etc?Initial vit d level was 5.
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A 43-year old female asked:
I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia in 2005. Now, I have got severe blurred vision in the left eye, numbness in limbs, dizziness, a little incontinece and memory loss. What should I do?
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A 26-year old female asked:
MRI found mass behind uterus extending towards tailbone. I have pain abdomen, bloated, leg and back pain, loss of sensation in limbs. Thoughts?
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A 45-year old female asked:
Recurrent episodes of altered mental status with confusion, disorientation, or sudden loss of bladder and bowel control, limb numbness/tremor; each time hypotensive, tachycardia, hypokalemia. Last 1-2hrs before returning to baseline. What could it be?
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A 30-year old female asked:
Can straightening and reversal of curve cause one to lose pain and other sensations in extremities and loss of communication in spine?
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A 40-year old female asked:
I am 40 with unexplained lower extremity parapasesis. I cant move anything waist down. how much muscle loss/ nerve loss to expect.
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A 25-year old male asked:
Can fat loss create sickness through toxin release? I am currently dieting and exercising and noticing itchy welts developing on extremities.
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A 29-year old male asked about a 36-year old female:
Off and on headache for four days; off and on numbness and tingling in the extremities; loss of balance; inability to grasp off and on - unilaterally?
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A 29-year old male asked:
Constant widespread tingling/prickling/jolts randomly occurring throughout x 3 weeks. Mainly in extremities and head. No weakness, no loss sensation, no numbness. Better when laying down. Is this MS tingle? Pinched nerve? Please advise/share thoughts?
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A 21-year old asked:
Can ortho tri-cyclen cause burning in the extremities an weight loss?
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A 29-year old male asked:
Steady random bodywide tingling/prickling/jolts occurring throughout x 3 weeks post COVID infection. Mainly in extremities and head. No weakness, no loss sensation, no numbness. Is this MS tingle? Pinched nerve? COVID? Thoughts?
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A 48-year old female asked:
Hives to lower extremities lasting a few hours max, fatigue regardless of how much sleep, weight loss, generalized itching.
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A 23-year old female asked:
Neck /back issue. Tingling extremities. Burning aches of hands & feet (sometimes) loss of sensation various places (often) MRI of head & neck fine. MRa of neck fine. What is this?
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A 32-year old male asked:
I had loss of taste & sensation in extremities with fever 3 months ago. (maybe covid) I still feel really dizzy and my lungs show no improvement. I've no stamina & shortness of breath. Blood test ,lung xray & echo show nothing. How to recover health?
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A 40-year old female asked:
Daily presyncope. Cognitive decline. Loss of coordination. Pins n needles, numbness in head, feet, extremities. Left hand turns purple. Vision changes. Muscle pain. Intolerance to any heat. Extremities are always cold and/or feel like on fire. MS?
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A 31-year old male asked:
Hello dr's. Is there is any management to releave numbness of upper and lower limb s?
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A 43-year old asked:
What are the disadvantages of getting an artificial limb?
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A 38-year old asked:
Does limb lengthening work?
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