Phantom limb pain is pain that you feel in the part of a limb that was removed after an amputation. It might seem unusual to feel pain in an area of your body that doesn’t exist anymore, but the pain you feel is real. Sometimes pain last for hours, days, or even weeks.
After an amputation, you might experience:
- Phantom sensations: The missing limb still feels like it’s part of your body. There isn’t any pain, but you feel sensations of touch, pressure, itch, temperature and vibrations.
- Phantom pain syndrome: You feel pain and other sensations like touch, pressure, itch, temperature and vibrations in an area of your body that experienced an amputation.
- Residual limb pain: This is pain that affects the remaining part of your limb (stump) that’s still on your body after an amputation. Residual limb pain often has a medical reason, such as infection or nerve damage.
Can you still feel a limb that’s gone? – Joshua W. Pate (youtube.com)
