The first weeks after a leg amputation
What to do in the weeks after a leg amputation.
Patient guides
Plain answers for life with an artificial leg
Twelve practical guides for patients and families, from the first weeks after surgery to prayer, work and paperwork. Each one is reviewed by our clinician and written for life in Karachi, Sindh and Balochistan.
- Reviewed by our clinician
- Free first assessment
- Answered 24/7
How to use these guides
Read what you need, when you need it
The short answer
Start with the guide for where you are now: just after surgery, with a new leg, or with a problem. Each guide ends with links to the services and guides that come next.
The guides are general. For your own stump and leg, the free assessment and follow-ups are what count; WhatsApp us any time with a question.
The first months
From surgery to steady walking
Walking with a new artificial leg: tips that help
Practical walking tips for new artificial leg users.
Phantom limb pain: what it is and what helps
Phantom sensations and phantom limb pain after a leg amputation.
Skin, heat and wear
Keeping the skin healthy and the leg working
Skin and stump problems, and what to do about them
Red marks, blisters, sweat rash, ingrown hairs and swelling.
Heat, sweat and your liner
Managing heat and sweat with a prosthetic liner in Karachi summers.
How long does an artificial leg last?
How long sockets, liners, feet and knees last, the signs that a part is wearing out, and how to make an artificial leg last longer.
Daily life
Prayer, work and family
Namaz and wudu with a prosthetic leg
Practical guidance on wudu, namaz, sajda and visiting the mosque with a prosthetic leg.
Going back to work with an artificial leg
Returning to work after a leg amputation in Pakistan.
Caring for a parent with a new artificial leg
For sons and daughters caring for a parent with a new artificial leg.
Planning and paperwork
Choosing a clinic, travelling and documents
How to choose a prosthetist
What to ask before you choose a prosthetist in Pakistan.
Travelling to Karachi for your fitting
Planning a trip to Karachi for an artificial leg fitting from Sindh, Balochistan or abroad.
Disability certificate and special CNIC after an amputation
How to get a disability certificate and the NADRA special CNIC with the disability logo in Sindh and Balochistan after an amputation, and why it helps.
Questions
About these guides
Who writes these guides?
They are written for this clinic and reviewed by our clinician, Ummad Shafique Mughal, Consultant Orthotist and Prosthetist.
Do the guides replace an assessment?
No. They are general guidance. For your own stump and leg, the free assessment and follow-ups are what count.
Can I share these guides with family?
Yes. Many families share them on WhatsApp with relatives helping a patient, at home or abroad.
Questions about your own leg? Ask us
Fill this in and WhatsApp opens with your message ready to send. Add a photo of the stump in the chat if you can; it tells us more than any description.
- Fill in what you know. Leave anything you are unsure about blank.
- Send it on WhatsApp and attach a clear stump photo from the front and the side.
- We reply with the options, the likely price range and the next step.
Prefer to talk? Call +92 337 841 4002 at any hour.