if you had to chop a body part off what would it be...

I used to work with a fellow by the name of "lefty" who had his arm amputated below the elbow, just leaving enough so that he had a kind of hook. We were painting at the time and he got along quite well. He would paint with the left hand and used the "hook" to hang the paint can on. He lost his arm when a child, I think in a farm accident. I worked with another man who had lost his arm but he had one of those basic prothetics with a moveable hook. The hook opened and closed with a pull of the opposite shoulder. He seemed to manage quite well, even though it looked a little awkward. I would imagine you could strengthen the opposite arm to compensate. They have fancy prothetics now with fingers and work electically. I also know a guy who had a let amputated in a similar manner. He alway limped although he compensated quite well. Older people never seem to quite get used to a leg amputation though. Apparently there is a lot of soreness in the socket because of the weight needed to be born by it. You would think an arm would be worse but I thing it would be better to lose an arm. You can still go walking which would be restricted with a leg missing. You count also get along quite well with an artificial arm, but an artificial leg is always troubling. Having one arm would be less painful and debilitating than one leg.

I'd go for the leg because the arm is much more complex, and since science is always making great strides, it would be more difficult to recreate a mobile arm, as compared to a leg. Also, think of how much harder it would be to accomplish tasks without your other hand. Many more activities require arms, rather than legs.

I'd go for the leg. Cutting off a leg can just make me unambulatory but if my arm & hands will be gone, there are a whole lot of things I cant do including eating, cooking, self-care,etc. That means I need somebody to do those things for me. I would always want to be independent in doing all those stuff. Besides, there are plenty of ways to replace a lost leg like prosthetics or wheelchairs. Thus ambulation is possible and you can almost live a normal life without the legs.