What would you rather lose an ARM or a LEG?
By workingpinoy
@workingpinoy (52)
Philippines
January 22, 2007 1:49am CST
if you were given a choice, what body part would you rather lose -- an arm or a leg? i came across an article about people getting some body parts amputated to prevent the spread of infection or disease. it made me think ... an arm or a leg? maybe i'd rather give up a leg because i need my arm (specially my hand) to be able to type the letters on my computer's keypad and be able to join discussion forums like mylot :)
3 responses
@jumpinjack00 (3054)
• United States
22 Jan 07
I'm with you when it comes to losing
a leg rather than an arm. Learning to
walk and adapting must be much easier.
I can't imagine losing the manual dexterity
of an arm.
@workingpinoy (52)
• Philippines
22 Jan 07
i do agree with you about the use of prosthetics. a prosthetic leg makes life easier than having a prosthetic arm. your mobility will not really be hampered nowadays when you lose a leg because there are some really good prosthetic legs or crutches available. and besides, i was just talking about just 1 leg or arm :)
@Elena212 (62)
• Romania
22 Jan 07
that is a difficult decision
but i think i will go with a arm... because if i don;t have a leg i can;t do anything by myself... i can;t walk, so i can;t get out of my house, i can;t go to bathroom... etc.. always i will need somebody to be with me! and i don't like that
and about what you say... about typing... you will learn to type with a hand as fast as you type with two!
@jumpinjack00 (3054)
• United States
22 Jan 07
A prosthetic leg would be easier to use
than a prosthetic arm. Think about it.
@legpain (86)
• Malaysia
22 Jan 07
I would rather lose an arm than a leg because it is terrible not being able to walk.
I had an accident last yr that got me bedridden and crippled for 4 months. It is really terrible to be sitting on wheelchair. Not to mention the tough physiotherapy process to regain the ability to walk...
@jumpinjack00 (3054)
• United States
22 Jan 07
Has everyone forgotten about prosthetic legs.
I mean even a wooden peg leg would do to get
you walking. How about the things you couldn't
do without an arm. The prosthetic ones aren't
sophisticated enough to be of any real use.
