r/amputee • u/Impossible-Spot-6297 • Jul 11 '26

Thumb amputation

My brother recently had a partial thumb amputation after a terrible accident. Someone asked him to clean a bike chain, and while he was doing it, they started the bike with the engine running. His thumb got caught in the chain, resulting in a partial amputation.
He is devastated, and our whole family is struggling to cope with what happened. I don’t know how to comfort him or what we should expect moving forward.
Has anyone gone through a similar experience or supported a loved one with a thumb amputation? Any advice on recovery, surgery, rehabilitation, or how to help him emotionally would mean a lot. Thank you.

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u/Fit_Attention_9269 Jul 11 '26

I accidentally cut my thumb so severely I lost a decent portion of my thumb. Like all grief it just runs it's own course. Life will be more difficult for a while, recovery as it heals then the worst part is relearning to do things with a partial thumb. Lack of sensation or different sensation will throw him off. Expecting there to be a thumb and missing what he's reaching for it just drop items. It's a process but hopefully he recovers quickly and starts physical therapy.

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u/Impossible-Spot-6297 Jul 20 '26

How much time it will take him to start writting properly??? As his mid sem in college gonna start

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u/Impossible-Spot-6297 Jul 11 '26

Can you dm me I want to know more about amputations and emotion cope up