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Megan Dixon, 21, has been left with unbearable, constant pain for the past eight years when her legs were fixed completely straight. Megan, who also suffers from functional neurological disorder , has bewildered doctors who have not been able to find a cause of her condition.
But she says it has taken them so long to take action that her only choice left is to have them both amputated as she struggles with basic, daily tasks. Megan, from Cambridgeshire, is fundraising for an electric wheelchair to bring back her independence post-amputation – having not walked since she was 14. Megan Dixon, 21, has been left with unbearable, constant pain for the past eight years when her legs were fixed completely straight.
She said: “It was the hardest when I met with the amputee clinic and they said amputation was my best and only option.
“But this is my reality now, and I haven’t fully come to terms with it yet. ”A year later, she found her legs began to stop working, and she hasn’t walked since. Megan, who also suffers from functional neurological disorder , has bewildered doctors who have not been able to find a cause of her condition.
“I started to go into a comatose-like state. When I was 16, I stopped being able to sit up by myself, and I started to lose the ability to speak.
“I was supposed to be in for tests over four days – I came out a year and a half later. ”Megan is fundraising for an electric wheelchair to bring back her independence post-amputation, having not walked since she was 14. She was diagnosed with FND, a condition where the brain struggles to send and receive signals correctly.
Megan said: “I could feel my bones in my legs grating together, but I kept being told the pain was in my head and it wasn’t real.
“When I went into a coma-like state, I had no idea what was going on. No one could wake me up.
“I could feel my bones in my legs grating together, but I kept being told the pain was in my head, and it wasn’t real,” Megan said. “My legs were completely locked straight, and even under anaesthetic, they couldn’t bend my knees. Meg was discharged from the children’s hospital when she turned 18 and said she was left in the community for a year, ‘with no help whatsoever’.
“My family complained about my care, and I was sent to a private nursing home specializing in neurological disorders. “I was completely paralysed from the neck down, and I had to work on getting all of my functions back. “I’d seen six different surgeons and was turned away by five. “When I finally found a surgeon to help me, it had been so long that the damage in my knees was irreversible.
“My left knee is bent at a 45-degree angle, and my right is close behind. My only option left is amputation. ”As well as battling seizures and chronic pain, Megan said even day-to-day tasks have been extraordinarily difficult due to her legs.
“Getting from the floor to the bed is absolute agony for me because of the weight and pressure through my knees. As well as battling seizures and chronic pain, Megan said even day-to-day tasks have been extraordinarily difficult due to her legs. Megan is due to have her legs amputated in August and is fundraising for an electric wheelchair and other medical equipment to give her independence back.
She added: “Despite not being able to walk since I was 14, I’ve only really been in a wheelchair since I was 19 because I spent so long bedbound or in a coma.
“I want to be able to go out with my partner, visiting the zoo, and have him by my side holding hands – as opposed to being on a day out with my carer. Megan is due to have her legs amputated in August and is fundraising for an electric wheelchair and other medical equipment to give her independence back. Megan’s message of hope: “If something doesn’t feel right in your body, please listen to it and trust yourself.
For six years I was dismissed, and as a result the only surgery now available to me is, regrettably, amputation.
“If you are facing amputation, I want to be honest with you—there are no words that can truly make it easier. It is a devastating and life-changing experience, and something I would never wish on anyone.
“All you can do is take it one day at a time. There will be days when it feels overwhelming, and that’s okay. Allow yourself to feel everything that comes with this journey. Struggling doesn’t mean you are weak—it means you are human.
“But even in the darkest moments, try to hold on to the smallest positives. Sometimes hope comes in the smallest forms: a kind word, a moment of strength, or simply getting through another day.
“Keep fighting for the life that comes after. None of us should have to face something like this, but if it leads to a future where life is a little more bearable, a little less painful, and holds more independence.
Then all of this will be worth it. ” Hawaiian hailed as hero for beating entitled tourist caught hurling rock at beloved seal in viral videoThe subtle way Savannah Guthrie honored missing mom Nancy on ‘Today’ show after Mother’s Day Britney Spears’ dad, Jamie, seen in wheelchair at granddaughter’s graduation 2 years after leg amputationMegan Dixon, 21, has been left with unbearable, constant pain for the past eight years when her legs were fixed completely straight.
Megan, who also suffers from functional neurological disorder , has bewildered doctors who have not been able to find a cause of her condition. Megan is fundraising for an electric wheelchair to bring back her independence post-amputation, having not walked since she was 14.
"I could feel my bones in my legs grating together, but I kept being told the pain was in my head, and it wasn't real," Megan said. As well as battling seizures and chronic pain, Megan said even day-to-day tasks have been extraordinarily difficult due to her legs. Megan is due to have her legs amputated in August and is fundraising for an electric wheelchair and other medical equipment to give her independence back.
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