Former MMA fighter became an amputee after a cough led to septic shock

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May 5, 2024 at 5:38 a.m.

A former MMA fighter who became an amputee after a cough led to septic shock is determined to walk again. James Mackay, 52, developed a persistent cough and was admitted to Milton Keynes University Hospital, Buckinghamshire when it continued to get worse. He was diagnosed with Strep A and went into septic shock - where blood pressure drops to a dangerously low level after an infection - a few days after being admitted. The dad-of-two spent six weeks in a coma and three months in intensive care. James had his fingers, thumbs and a both legs below the knee amputated after he was put on artificial life support called ECMO - extracorporeal membrane oxygenation - where blood is pumped out of the body and through devices that add oxygen and remove carbon dioxide from it.

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