Susan Buttery, 68, who contracted a deadly infection which resulted in losing parts of her fingers and both legs, at her home in Swindon. 24 September 2019. See SWNS story SWBRamuptee. A woman had both legs amputated and spent eight months in hospital fighting serious infection after being bitten by an insect - while gardening. Great-grandmother Susan Buttery, 68, was put in an induced coma for three weeks as doctors fought to save her and were forced doctors to amputate her legs and finger tips. Sue, from Highworth, Wilts., said: "I was quite poorly when I went to hospital and they didn’t know what I had - they thought I was allergic to something. "I had flu-like symptoms and I was vomiting, so my husband Richard rushed me to the hospital where they were supposed to keep me on overnight. ***EXCLUSIVE***

Susan Buttery, 68, who contracted a deadly infection which resulted in losing parts of her fingers and both legs, at her home in Swindon. 24 September 2019. See SWNS story SWBRamuptee. A woman had both legs amputated and spent eight months in hospital fighting serious infection after being bitten by an insect - while gardening. Great-grandmother Susan Buttery, 68, was put in an induced coma for three weeks as doctors fought to save her and were forced doctors to amputate her legs and finger tips. Sue, from Highworth, Wilts., said: "I was quite poorly when I went to hospital and they didn’t know what I had - they thought I was allergic to something. "I had flu-like symptoms and I was vomiting, so my husband Richard rushed me to the hospital where they were supposed to keep me on overnight. ***EXCLUSIVE***

Susan Buttery, 68, who contracted a deadly infection which resulted in losing parts of her fingers and both legs, at her home in Swindon. 24 September 2019. See SWNS story SWBRamuptee. A woman had both legs amputated and spent eight months in hospital fighting serious infection after being bitten by an insect - while gardening. Great-grandmother Susan Buttery, 68, was put in an induced coma for three weeks as doctors fought to save her and were forced doctors to amputate her legs and finger tips. Sue, from Highworth, Wilts., said: "I was quite poorly when I went to hospital and they didn’t know what I had - they thought I was allergic to something. "I had flu-like symptoms and I was vomiting, so my husband Richard rushed me to the hospital where they were supposed to keep me on overnight. ***EXCLUSIVE***

Richard Buttery and his wife Susan Buttery, who contracted a deadly infection which resulted in losing parts of her fingers and both legs, at her home in Swindon. 24 September 2019. See SWNS story SWBRamuptee. A woman had both legs amputated and spent eight months in hospital fighting serious infection after being bitten by an insect - while gardening. Great-grandmother Susan Buttery, 68, was put in an induced coma for three weeks as doctors fought to save her and were forced doctors to amputate her legs and finger tips. Sue, from Highworth, Wilts., said: "I was quite poorly when I went to hospital and they didn’t know what I had - they thought I was allergic to something. "I had flu-like symptoms and I was vomiting, so my husband Richard rushed me to the hospital where they were supposed to keep me on overnight. ***EXCLUSIVE***