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Bones, Joints & Muscles | Last Active: Mar 8 9:10am | Replies (3)

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@colleenyoung

Hi @ayalanydtampa, you're in the right place. Can you tell me a bit more about your story to help me connect you with others? What led to your being a double amputee?

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Hi, Thank you for contacting me. I became a BTK double amputee because of Peripheral Vascular disease. My right leg in 2012 after 2 failed bypass grafts and my left in 2014 also after bypass grafts. I tried prosthetics but couldn't get accustomed to them. Now I am 81 yrs. old and I am always sitting. I get around in a motorized wheelchair. I wonder if constant sitting affects my bowels. I am always constipated. I have recurrent uti's for which I have been admitted 5 times in the last 6 mos. I am going to see a Uro/gynecologist this Thursday. I was wondering if there were other double amputees my age I can connect with. Thank you again.