Horror amputations after mosquito bite

A woman has told how she woke from a coma with no arms or legs after being bitten by a mosquito on what was meant to be a dream holiday.

A woman has told how she woke from a coma with no arms or legs after being bitten by a mosquito on holiday.

Tatiana Timon, from Camberwell, South London, went on her dream trip to Angola as part of a dance troop, but her health started to unravel when she touched back down in the UK, The Sun reported.

She spent 10 days in the South African nation before flying home and within days became extremely weak.

Tatiana, 35, was rushed to hospital where doctors confirmed she had contracted a deadly form of malaria.

She contracted the disease after being bitten by a mosquito while abroad in May 2022.

Her condition quickly worsened and medics were forced to put Tatiana in an induced coma after she developed sepsis.

She had been bitten by a mosquito while on holiday overseas. Picture: Tatiana Timon/Instagram

She told MyLondon: “All of my friends and family were worried because the doctor was telling them that I was going to die, like I was about to die three times”.

To stop the blood poisoning spreading to her vital organs, doctors took the decision to amputate her four limbs.

She became terribly ill. Picture: Tatiana Timon/Facebook

Tatiana added: “When I woke up from the coma I knew, I saw that I was in hospital, and I knew something had happened to me.

“By at that time I didn’t know how bad it was, like I just knew something had happened.”

Her family was told she was close to death. Picture: Instagram

Tatiana is now on a mission to become totally independent and has prosthetic arms and legs.

She shares updates on her Instagram page and vows to remain positive.

Tatiana wrote on one post: “Now even without limbs I know that I will go back to the gym.

“I am determined to go back to being my healthy self, mentally and physically.”

She is fundraising in the hope of purchasing new prosthetics. Picture: Instagram

Tatiana is fundraising in the hope of buying new prosthetics, which can cost up to 294,100.

She added: “A negative thing I can turn into a positive thing to make my life easier because I don’t like to stress.

“It happened, so I need to deal with it.”

This story originally appeared on The Sun and was republished with permission.