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Phantom limb might be the result of tumours of nerve tissue (neuromas).
Your protagonist might need to take pain killers (analgesics maybe read up on conotoxin therapies which are a growing field) or have additional microsurgery to deal with the changes to the nervous system that result from amputation.

Also might need to deal with nerve system rewiring because the surgery would have severed nerves too.

One thing to keep in mind with current prosthetics is that often something like a hip replacement replaces not only the head of the joint but also the socket itself to provide a friction free surface for movement. Furthermore, your ability to rotate limbs can also be altered following that kind of surgery depending on what's used and what's being replaced.

Some doctors will also prescribe things such as blood thinners like Heparin because clotting is a major issue and health problem for people who've undergone surgery/bioimplants (especially of the heart).

You might also ask about the benefits of a prosthesis vs a transplant and things like that.

Immune suppressants are usually needed if you're dealing with biological tissue or are using scaffolds or things to grow tissue inside people which didn't come from you, anon.