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The source: Cosmopolitan
The details: "A friend found [model Lauren Wasser, then 24] passed out with a 107-degree fever, her internal organs shutting down after the otherwise healthy Wasser suffered a heart attack. The event landed her in the hospital, where she developed gangrene, dead tissue caused by lack of blood flow in the legs."
"Without much of a choice, Wasser authorized the amputation of her right leg below the knee. She also lost her left toes and still suffers from persistent foot pain three years later."
The fine print: "It takes a perfect storm to contract TSS: You'd need to be one of the small percentage of women who has Staphylococcus aureus in your regular vaginal flora. You'd also have to lack the protein that protects you from this bacteria....Lastly, you'd have to have your period and leave a tampon in for way too long.... Without treatment, TSS could ultimately lead to death. But it only kills about 4 to 5 percent of patients who contract it."
The bottom line: Switch to diapers -- or sit on a pillow of moss for a week and free bleed.
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