A woman has undergone a series of amputations that saw her leg removed after a blister on her left toe.
Lauren Morgetroyd, from Shiremore in North Tyneside, saw a mundane blister on her toe turn into a medical emergency after doctors revealed that the big toe on her left foot would need to be amputated after getting an infection, but her bad luck didn't end there.
Due to complications, Lauren also lost a further part of her foot and later developed further complications resulting in her getting Charcot Foot, which gave her fragile and easy-to-break bones.
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As a result of the condition her right ankle and foot later broke, leaving her with the unenviable decision of whether to opt for reconstruction or amputation of the leg. Deciding to go for reconstruction she had a metal frame on her leg, but her problems didn't end there.
As reported by ChronicleLive, she later developed an ulcer on the heel of her right foot, after it failed to recover she later underwent maggot therapy, to no success.
Lauren, who also has Type 1 Diabetes, said: "I was taken into hospital to clear this surgically. This was done and was doing well. I was then checked and it seemed that the heel bone had broken in half. After talks with the surgeon and the fact I had developed an infection which had spread up my leg it was decided the best course of action was to amputate and this was to be done in two stages, first to remove the bone, let the leg settle then to remove the leg.
"This was successful and I was healing well until I fell. It split the stump open, lost quite a lot of blood. The day was a blur to me. I was taken back into surgery to stop the bleeding, cleaned the wound out and stitched it up."
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Whilst this was happening Lauren's health deteriorated even further when she became blind in one eye and underwent an operation.
In May, Lauren developed sepsis after falling and breaking the thigh bone in her amputated leg.
She said: "I came home and fell and the pain was awful. I went to A&E and they said my knee was broken on my amputated side and said they couldn't give me any stronger painkillers. They gave me a brace to put on and an appointment for Tuesday. I then started to act a bit stranger, accusing my husband of trying to poison me and kidnap me and ringing my mam saying this.
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She added: "We rang 999 and the ambulance came and took me back into hospital and said I had an infection. They took me into theatre, cleaned the wound out and stitched it up, put a vacuum pack on in case I needed surgery again.
"They took me in for a scan and it turned out I had broken my femur and they discovered I had a historic pelvic fracture. I was in the hospital for four weeks and the stump was healing well and doing physio, came home and touch wood and have been okay since then."
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Due to the unforeseen changes in Lauren's health she has had to make adjustments to her home including having a ramp fitted bit has said that it's "not fit for purpose".
After undergoing an assessment Lauren has been told that she will have to fund work on her home to make it fit for he to live in.
Lauren has described the last couple of years as a 'rollercoaster', but has pledged to make the 'most of her life'.
You can donate to Lauren's fundraiser here.
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