MEDICAL BACKGROUND:
In traditional hip disarticulation—the surgical removal of the entire lower limb at hip level—the ball is separated from the socket of the hip joint, with the removal of the entire lower limb. These amputations mean the loss of three weight bearing joints - the hip, the knee, and the ankle - definitely more difficult and complex than losing one or two, which in itself is difficult enough.
Hip-disarticulation amputations are among the rarest. According to the 2000 census, out of the U.S. population of 281 million people, 1.5 million are amputees, and less than 1 percent of these individuals, or approximately 10,000 people, are hip-disarticulation amputees.
These high-level amputations, by starting to involve the core of the body—not just a limb or even two—carry unique physical and emotional impact. They have an increased impact on self-image, There's increased worry and stress as these surgeries start encroaching on that personal area involved in central body functions and gender identity.
The surgery usually spares bowel, bladder plus genital appearance and function, but the person is essentially cut in half.
Finding a compatible lover and sexual partner to perform intimate acts is fraught with difficulties of trust and perception.
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INTERLUDE 1
"Hey, Nadia Baby," groaned Carlos, as he rolled off Nadia Malikovski's warm body, "I gotta tell you, my team just can't find any trace of your former hubby. It's like he left the Family Court and then vanished right off the grid. No credit cards, automobile rentals, trains, flights, restaurants, apartments, hotels, motels, not even at a campsite or a hostel. Never seen again, by anybody we asked and the guys asked a lot. I can't justify the surveillance any more to senior management."
"Shit," she replied, "I was really looking forward to ruining that divorcing sonabitch who cost me my money. Oh, OK, OK, I'll drop it. What are my next assignments?"
Carlos grinned, and said, "You get to take on Jakob Smithers, of the Plavicks Company. You leave tonight and fuck with him all weekend at our hotel's suite. When we get the contract, you get your usual 8% of the first million and 2% of everything else, paid to your company account and the rest in stock transfers, plus getting filled up with his spunk as often as he can get it up and in your hot ass."
"OooooKay," Nadia replied, "that's just what I need, a dozen or so good fucks by a rich, kinky executive and getting paid for it, too. I love being our company's whore!"
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The first thing I did was to grab up one of the hotel's liter bottles of pure water and give it to my naked wench. As she drank, in big gulps, I said, "This ends your water starvation, as of now. If you have to piss a dozen times a day, it'll be OK. When your chair isn't right there, I'll carry you, just the way I did. OK, little miss darksome bubble-butt?"
"Humph, bubble-butt, indeed," she replied, thirstily reaching for a second bottle, which vanished the same.
Our room was the handicap suite, so the shower enclosure was complete with a plastic chair. She could sit in that while I helped her soap up and rinse off, knowing that there'd be plenty of hot water. The hotel had provided shampoo and a mild soap, and the wash-clothes were thick and good for scraping off the grime and grease of not enough water to keep clean, as my new-found companion just showed me.
I like inhaling woman scent, but this was too overpowering. I did so want to re-suck on her coal-black nipples again, just this time, freshly washed and clean.