What you may feel
- Pain located in the physical limb remaining after amputation.
- Wearing a prosthesis or weight-bearing may cause focal pressure pain.
- Skin friction may cause redness, irritation or a sore.
- Touching a focal point may trigger burning or electric pain.
- Pain at rest or new skin changes need specific assessment.
How it is assessed
Assessment checks skin, wounds, prosthetic fit, circulation and possible neuroma.
Bring the operation or injury date, discharge information and recovery history. Explain whether pain is new, worsening or gradually improving.
Approaches to care
Care targets the local cause. Skin breakdown, redness or discharge need prompt assessment and review of prosthesis use.
Coordinate the next steps with your surgeon’s restrictions. Record activities you can now manage and symptoms that still limit recovery.
When to seek urgent help
Wound redness or discharge, fever, rapidly worsening pain or new weakness need prompt assessment. Sudden breathlessness or chest pain requires emergency care.
Further reading: Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS · NHS
This is educational information and does not replace an individual medical assessment. Similar symptoms alone do not establish a diagnosis.