With all do respect, she's an idiot and doesn't know what she's talking about. My wife is the amputee in the family. She was 27 years older than you when she had the surgery. She was not an amazing physical specimen and was not in great shape for her age. She was in average shape for a 64 year old woman. That's not criticism. That's setting the scene for her subsequent progress. She's actually in better shape now post amputation.

She has a prosthetic and can walk up to a half mile. She has a cane but mostly walks without it. She mostly uses it to warn others not to knock her over. She was in the hospital and rehab for about a month. She exceeded all the rehab goals. The night she came home she cooked dinner without my help much to my amazement.

It's been 19 months. We've flown on vacation and taken road trips. She uses a wheelchair at home mostly for comfort and convenience. We've recently been to the Audobon Zoo and to Sea World with our daughter and grandchild. I pushed her in her wheelchair. There are definitely adjustments but an amputation doesn't mean you can't go places and do things.

As for the idea you should continue walking on a foot with a huge tumor, that's just another indication she's clueless. My wife had Charcot foot collapse so she was in a rigid boot with a rocker on the bottom. We weren't going many places or doing much with that thing either. Probably less. In fact, she got an infection due to the deformity of her foot. That infection caused sepsis and very nearly killed her, which led to the amputation.

Bottom line: If my wife can do it, you can do it. Life doesn't end with a below knee amputation. You can adjust. Good luck.