The man who burned the thumb while cooking forced to amputate both legs because of sepsis

What began as a small burn on the thumb while cooking dinner during the campsite changed into a life-threatening trial for a 40-year-old man in Colorado. After developing a severe infection, sepsis was put into a coma and forced to amputate both legs.

An unexpected tragedy began for Max Armstrong from Franktown while hunting with friends in Kiów in December 2024. When cooking dinner during camping, he burned the thumb in a pan. Armstrong, who was accustomed to small pieces and bruises during life in the open air by most of his life, ignored a small burn, continued dinner, and later bandage them.

However, the situation quickly escalated. In just a few days, Strep infection that entered the body through the burn wound spread quickly. His left leg began to swell and the nails became purple. Just six days after burning, he was taken to an ambulance, where his condition quickly deteriorated and his eyes fell over.

“At that moment, burn on my thumb became quite ugly, it became black and looked as if it ate them on my thumb. The doctors asked me many questions, but my eyes began to go back in my head, and I began to speak nonsense. he said.

Before Armstrong recovered from a coma six days later, his feet were completely black with severe Strep infection, which led to sepsis. Sepsa is a life -threatening situation that damages important organs. Then the doctors informed the amputation of both legs to prevent the spread of infection. Armstrong underwent life -saving surgery on December 23, 2024, which eventually left him in a wheelchair for the rest of his life.

“At first, when I woke up, I thought my legs were still there, and then I realized that it wasn’t. I felt my leg and realized that I wasn’t my legs, I asked the nurse, and she confirmed that I confirmed that I or my legs were amputated, “said Armstrong. He is now focused on rehabilitation exercises to improve its mobility.