Woman, 21, To Have Both Legs Amputated After They Locked And Bent Backwards

A young woman who suffers from a rare medical condition that caused her legs to lock and bend backwards is scheduled to have them amputated this August 2026.

Megan Dixon, 21, from Cambridgeshire, has been unable to walk since the age of 14 and has been in pain for 8 years after he legs suddenly locked straight and began to bend backwards at a 45 degree angle.

How the hell does something like this happen? Well, no one knows exactly…

At age 13, Megan contracted whooping cough and glandular fever. Soon after, her legs began losing function.

At 14, her legs completely locked straight, with doctors initially diagnosing her with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome).

At 16, she lost the ability to sit up, speak, swallow, and see. She entered a coma-like state and became paralysed from the neck down, requiring a feeding tube.

From age 17-20, intensive physiotherapy helped restore her speech, sight, and upper-body movement, but for some reason, her legs just got worse. Her knees were permanently locked and her legs were stuck at this 45 degree angle.

Megan has since been formally diagnosed with Functional Neurological Disorder – condition where the brain struggles to properly send and receive signals to the rest of the body – but doctors are still baffled as to the physical bending of her actual bones.

Megan is now fundraising for a new electric wheelchair that will allow her to become independently mobile after her double amputation this summer. It’s already very close to its £10k target at time of writing, so that’s good.

Megan writes: “If we are fortunate enough, an electric wheelchair would give me something I haven’t had since I was 13 — independence.

“The ability to move freely without always relying on someone to push me would truly change my life.

“I just want to be normal, to have a normal life. To regain my independence fully.

“However, if I manage to get myself an electric wheelchair, I will be able to regain more independence than I ever thought I’d have again. Not having to rely on someone pushing me whenever I go will be immensely freeing for me.”

Honestly, as terrifying as the pending amputation might be, she’s going to feel so good once she gets those legs off and is in her brand new wheelchair. Maybe they can fit her with some high-tech prosthetics in the future? Surely that’s the dream.

Either way, life must be so restrictive and painful for her right now that it’s good to know that will no longer be the case in a few months’ time. Good luck, Megan!

You can donate to Megan’s GoFundMe HERE.