It turns out there are many studies on this issue. Make sure you and your surgeon/doctor are aware of possible treatments. Here are some articles on it. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand, 10/01 J Pain, 4/91 Clarification of mild, moderate, severe Am J Hosp Palliat care, 9-10/99 Clinical Mgment of Phantom Pain:Hypnosis Group Therapy & Hypnosis w/Metastatic Breast Pain Mayo Clin Proc, 7/00 Cancer Nurs, 2/96 Mayo Clin Proc, 4/95 Prevalance in Pediatric Amputees QOL in Osteosarcoma Survivors Oncology, 3/94 Decision tree in full article Remember we are NOT Doctors and have NO medical training. This site is like an Encylopedia - there are many pages, many links on many topics. Support our work with any size DONATION - see left side of any page - for how to donate. You can help raise awareness of CAM.