Scots chef has leg amputated the day after docs find undiagnosed diabetes – Daily Record
An Edinburgh chef has had his life turned upside down after undiagnosed diabetes led to his leg being amputated.
Stephen Myerthall, originally from Australia, has been forced to give up his job after the life-changing surgery and spent Christmas in hospital recovering.
The 54-year-old had been working in city pub The Black Bull until a few weeks ago.
Stephen experienced weight loss, dehydration and a more frequent need to go to the toilet but didn’t think anything of it…….
An Edinburgh chef has had his life turned upside down after undiagnosed diabetes led to his leg being amputated.
Stephen Myerthall, originally from Australia, has been forced to give up his job after the life-changing surgery and spent Christmas in hospital recovering.
The 54-year-old had been working in city pub The Black Bull until a few weeks ago.
Stephen experienced weight loss, dehydration and a more frequent need to go to the toilet but didn’t think anything of it until his toe became infected.
He became unwell at work on December 14 and went to see his GP but was immediately sent straight to A&E.
Stephen is still in hospital recovering from his operation
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After going through a series of tests, Stephen was told he had undiagnosed diabetes and would have to have his big toe removed the same day.
Things took a turn for the worst when medics found his right leg had already suffered significant damage and would need amputated from the knee down.
Stephen is now waiting on test results coming back to find out whether he has type 1 or type 2 diabetes.
He told the Record: “It was so bad when I went to see the doctor they told me to go straight to A&E.
“They told me they would try to save my big toe – but there was too much damage and they had to amputate below the knee.
“It was a big shock.
Stephen, who spoke from his bed at Astley Ainslie Hospital said: “I’m still recovering. They are waiting on the wound healing a bit more and then they’ll try a prosthetic leg and see how I get on.
“It is basically just a wait and see process now.”
Due to working long hours on his feet, Stephen felt he had no other option than to hand his notice in.
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Stephen is waiting to be fitted with a prosthetic leg
Doctors remain hopeful he will receive a prosthetic leg soon but Stephen has been warned it will be a painful process.
“If I do get the leg I might not be able to stand on it all day as well,” Stephen said.
“Some days I was working from 11am to 9.30pm and there might be some days where I might not be able …….
Source: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/scots-chef-leg-amputated-day-25800003
