'I went to hospital with a slight temperature - I left with my leg and arm amputated'

A dad who visited hospital with a ''slight temperature'' had his leg and arm amputated after developing sepsis.

Junaid Ahmed, 35, was fighting for his life and in a coma for six weeks, and is now trying to raise £100,000 for a bionic arm so he can hug his kids.

He went to A&E with suspected flu, collapsed in A&E and woke up six weeks later in intensive care after being diagnosed with sepsis.

The married father-of-two had his right leg, his left arm and left toes amputated. He has since returned home and is keen to get back to ''normal life'' as soon as possible.

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Junaid, who works in recruitment, from from, Ilford, East London, said: "I'd had a temperature for a couple of days and it wasn't showing any sign of going away so I decided to go to my local A&E to get it checked out.

"The last thing I remember is having something to eat with my wife as we waited to be seen. "Apparently I passed out and the next thing I remember is waking up in hospital six weeks later. Waking up six weeks later was the biggest shock of my life.

"I was terrified and so confused. Shortly after medics broke the news that to give me the best quality of life, I'd have to have my right calf, left forearm and left toes amputated.

"In that moment, I told them to do whatever they could. I just wanted to live for my family, my kids and wife. I can't wait to be able to hug them properly with my new arm and I've been so overwhelmed with the support so far with the fundraiser."

In September 2021, Junaid started experiencing a tingling sensation in his right foot. He had chronic back pain, and had a spinal cord stimulator inserted, in May 2022, at private