Hello
@TashJD!
I missed your post which is really bad form considering this is my thread! My amputation is rather different as I had a BKA (Below Knee Amputation) also known as a TTA (Transtibial Amputation). Had it not been for Covid I suspect I may just have lost my big toe. How it affects your husband depends on which toes have been amputated. It can veo that quite minimal if only one or two toes have been amputated providing it is not the big toe. It is possible, particularly if the big toe is affected, that he will be referred to orthotics who would provide a special pair of shoes. The main thing now is to keep the wound clean and dry as it is healing.
Is possible to slow or even halt the progress of PAD (Peripheral Arterial Disease). Key factors are keeping BG in range as much as possible, eating a healthy low carb diet that is also low in saturated fats, walking as much as possible within the guidelines set by the vascular surgeon and physiotherapist, and not smoking. Two medications are particularly important are a statin (which besides lowering cholesterol helps reduce irritation and further plaque build up) and either Aspirin or \Clopidogrel to prevent a blood clot. Doing this your husband might have many more years without the issues. I read on another forum of an amputee who has avoided issues with his other leg for over twenty years. Also do you need a degree of luck as in rehab I have met people who gave up smoking two decades ago and yet have lost a leg to PAD. Good luck!
P.S. Phantom pain is something nobody tells you about beforehand. I suffer badly from it and have done some research on it via "approved" sites and not random Goggling! It appears the longer and worse the pain beforehand the worse the phantom pain. It can take the form of a sensation the part is still there to intense pain usually around where the ulceration or necrosis was. It seems rare for toes and fingers.
