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The model based in Los Angeles Lauren Wasser, 35, almost died after a stamp gave his toxic shock syndrome. Following TSS, she had both amputated legs but survived to tell the story of her imminent death experience. Share its story and the impact of the traumatic experience on the podcast The Diary of A CEO of Steven Bartlett.

Lauren first started to feel symptoms of the flu. She did not know that these pseudo-grapple symptoms would soon lead to a serious heart attack. She then took the support of life and gangrene began to resume both legs. As a result, both legs were amputated under the knee.

After the painful experience, Lauren Wasser gave herself her mission to warn young girls and women as possible and side effects of the use of stamps. It promotes legislation for new transparency in the sale of female hygiene products.

In 2012, Wasser was 24 years old. At the time, she rejected the offer of a complete basketball scholarship in a prestigious university in order to pivot her passion - a career in fashion.

But she could never have guess what would happen next. After feeling bad and thought she was sick with a bad cold or a flu, she was discovered a few minutes from death in her apartment. Facedown and completely unconscious, covered by his own vomit and excrement.

Her mother called the police when she did not hear about her daughter, and thank God, a well-being check was completed because the lawyer could have lost his life if no one found her.

His fever soaring 107 degrees in the hospital, culminating in a heart attack and organ failure. The doctors then placed it in an induced coma by medication. After being sent to a specialist in infectious diseases, the staff were sent to check if she had a stamp in her.

When the test was completed, it was determined that it had officially TSS, otherwise known as the toxic shock syndrome. Toxic shock syndrome is a rare bacterial infection that can be seriously deadly when contracted. The TSS is often poorly diagnosed because it can resemble more common diseases such as flu, as we can see in the case of Lauren Wasser.

Although she had the chance to live to tell the story, the damage of the gangrene in her legs were irreversible. Both legs were to be amputated if she wanted to survive. When he was interviewed on the podcast, Lauren explained that he had the impression that his feet were on fire, creating an extremely painful burning sensation.

She added: "My right leg was worse than my left, my toes on my left became purple but my right side, there was much more damage, you could say. So, the concern came in that, basically, they had to amputate my right leg to save my life or I was going to die. »»

She discovered the news when she heard the conversation of a nurse. After leaving the hospital, Wasser spent eight months in a wheelchair, reliving his daily trauma and trying suicidal thoughts.

Although they first managed to save his left leg, the next six years caused major pain, and finally, this leg was also amputated, just before its 30th anniversary.

Since her accident, Lauren has spent a large part of her time educating the TSS and defending those who use menstrual products and must be properly educated on the risks. Tampons often contain dioxin, whitening of chlorine and synthetic fibers, which are not the best for our body.

Wasser worked to adopt bills and also collaborated with Democrat deputy Carolyn Maloney to adopt legislation that obliges manufacturers to list each ingredient on the packaging of female hygiene products.

His fashion career has also continued to prosper despite his challenges. She played in campaigns for people like Furla, Shiseido and Lacoste, obtaining the name of the "Girl with Golden Stations" in industry because her prostheses are gold.

The TSS occurs when certain bacteria which generally exist outside the skin (Staphylococcus aureus or Streptococcus) enter the blood circulation and produce deadly toxins. It occurs in around one in 100,000 women and can manifest itself in symptoms such as vomiting, convulsions, disorientation, low blood pressure and high fever.

Although menstrual products come with a warning not to wear a stamp for more than eight hours, Lauren Wser has regularly changed it, so that the window is not a time guarantee. Awareness and education are essential to avoid this terrifying and potentially fatal disease.