{"id":121212,"date":"2023-11-11T20:58:57","date_gmt":"2023-11-11T20:58:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/?p=121212"},"modified":"2023-11-11T20:58:57","modified_gmt":"2023-11-11T20:58:57","slug":"i-had-blister-on-my-toe-now-ive-had-my-leg-amputated-and-lost-half-my-foot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/world-news\/i-had-blister-on-my-toe-now-ive-had-my-leg-amputated-and-lost-half-my-foot\/","title":{"rendered":"I had blister on my toe \u2013 now Ive had my leg amputated and lost half my foot"},"content":{"rendered":"

A woman has undergone a series of amputations that saw her leg removed after a blister on her left toe.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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<\/u><\/b>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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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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.<\/p>\n

"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."<\/p>\n

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