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Old 01-04-2008, 17:47   #4
Firewolf
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When I lost my hand, the surgeons told me they crimped/crushed and cauterized the nerve endings to prevent phantom pain and neuroma(sp) development. My phantom pain is slight at best. 2 out of 10 usually.

Hope that helps. At BAMC it sounds like what you describe is SOP.
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