She forgot to take out the tampon for nine days and then her life turned into hell!

Student of criminology at the University of Canterbury, Emily Pankhurst (20) ignored the symptoms of this dangerous disease because she busy with the final exam in college.

Emily woke up one morning with a terrible stomach pain, and only then realized she forgot to take hygienic tampon out for nine days. When she pulled it out, it was completely black.

A few hours later, she felt weakness. Her mother immediately called the ambulance.

Doctors diagnosis that she is suffering from septicemia due to toxic shock syndrome.

Doctors managed to save her life, but the girl had lost her mobility and is still unable to move normally.

Emily describing…

– It was a period full of stress due to exams I had to learn and forgot to remove the tampon. To make things even worse she put another over it. Once I felt pain in the abdomen, got high temperature, even then I realized what I had done. I took out the tampon and immediately throw it and it was disgusting – says Emily.

But it was too late. On the way to hospital doctors soon concluded that it is about symptoms of poisoning. Emily had to drink 12 different types of antibiotics, and fed by infusion for three days.

– My bladder was full. I had 2 liters of urine, but I could not go to the toilet so they put me catheter. I’ve never felt such pain in my life, doctors had to give me and morphine. They told me that if I was late one more day, I would be dead – says Emily.