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Four ops in 24 hours saved me from killer bug

35-year-old Lesley Kane had her left breast and part of her torso removed after contracting a killer bacterial infection.

鈥淚 was playing dodgeball and the ball hit me, I didn鈥檛 think anything of it. I carried on, and days later my body was shutting down鈥�

Doctors discovered Lesley had contracted necrotising fasciitus from a small graze on her left breast caused by the game.

鈥淚 had four operations in 24 hours, they kept putting me into surgery as they chased it around my body,鈥� Lesley added.

Lesley is now recovering at her home in Stockhave, Scotland.

This clip is originally from 5 live Breakfast on Tuesday 7 March 2017.

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