A Scots woman had eight of her fingers amputated after a mystery illness caused them to turn black and her organs to start shutting down.
Catriona Patterson, known as Tina, was rushed to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary in March after paramedics were unable to find a pulse on her index finger.
The 51-year-old, from Edinburgh, had suffered from Covid-19 the week before.Despite being fully vaccinated, she was continuing to experience fever-like symptoms that she put down to her body recovering from the virus.Following numerous tests, Tina's organs began shutting down and she was admitted to intensive care.Doctors told her loved ones they feared she may not survive and advised them to prepare for the worst.Speaking to the Daily Record, mum-of-one Tina said she was shocked when she discovered just how ill she actually was.
She said: "I just thought I was still feeling the effects of COVID. I had only just had it, so I was blaming my symptoms on that. "I never for a second expected it to be as bad as it was."I had been feeling exhausted and in pain for several days.
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