Man Goes To the Doctors for Flu but Ends up Having Both His Hands and Legs Amputated

5He lost his limbs and part of his face

Alex says he had no idea that he could be suffering from such a serious infection. Two weeks later he had to get his legs and arms amputated which wasn’t the only agony in this man’s nightmare. His face was disfigured too.

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6His wife was devastated

Lucy, Alex’s wife was utterly distraught. She had no idea that the perceived ordinary flu would end up changing the course of their life. "I think if it was sort of July, we would sort of questioned it," she says. "But because it was November it was just flu time. He was still eating, he was still going to meetings and doing some work and things. It was just basically man flu.

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7Doctors amputated his limbs to save his life

Alex was definitely not suffering from man flu it was something deadlier. Alex instead was suffering from a streptococcal infection that had also invaded his blood causing him blood poisoning and his organs started failing. He was on the verge of succumbing to his disease had the doctors not made the decision to amputate his limbs. But, why his limbs. 

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8He slipped into a coma for 10 days

It turned out that Alex limbs were most infected. By that time Alex had slipped into a coma because of septicemia. Doctors then had no alternative than to amputate his hands and legs.

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