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A Wrexham-based medical negligence solicitor who recently had her leg amputated has bravely returned to her work handling compensation claims.
The 44-year-old says that she believes her experience will provide her with unique insight in her work as a medical negligence solicitor.
"Having undergone an amputation, I can also empathise with its psychological impact," she said.
She added, "No-one ever wants to undergo amputation but it was necessary and I am going to make the best of it."
The medical negligence solicitor also explained the circumstances that led to her needing the amputation.
She said, "I've had problems with my knee and then my back since a hockey injury when I was 15. "An operation at the end of 2006 to insert a knee replacement was done in the hope that my walking would be better with less strain on my back.
"Unfortunately the operation didn't work so I had an external frame put on my leg in March 2008 with wires and pins going into the bone to hold it in place while the leg re-fused. "Some of the pins got infected allowing infection to get inside the bone. "
Over six months, despite extensive treatment, the infection worsened and the hole inside the bone got bigger meaning my only option was an amputation above the knee. I am now learning to walk again with a prosthetic knee and have just started driving again."
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