Influencer says she is left unable to WALK after she stood in a bucket of ice ... trends now
An influencer has said she has been left unable to walk after standing in a bucket of ice and salt for an online 'challenge' that turned her feet black and nearly required the amputation of her toes.
Reality TV star MC Thammy, real name is Thammy Caroline, suffered first and second degree burns after filming herself taking part in the ill-advised viral trend for her two million followers earlier this month with friends in Recife, Brazil.
'We spent 15 minutes with our feet on the ice with coarse salt,' she said, recounting the April 6 horror. 'When I took my foot out I never felt such pain in my life. Three of my toes had turned black when it came out of the ice bucket.'
Thammy was treated at a clinic where she says she was told she was at risk of thrombosis, and that she could have developed necrosis had she remained in the ice for another minute.
Unable to put any pressure on her feet, she says she now gets around the house by being dragged in a plastic garden chair by her mother, who pushes her from room to room.
'Wheelchairs are for the weak,' she said defiantly. 'We simply have just chairs.'
MC Thammy poses in undated photo, before suffering the horror injuries in Recife, Brazil
The challenge, hosted by singer Anderson Neiff, was given to the reality TV show participants of N1 Influencers
Along with Thammy, Teus Neiff and Artur Braz also took part in the challenge which landed them with first and second degree burns
The trio were dashed to hospital as their toes turned black and they experienced excruciating pain
After being treated at a clinic, Thammy returned to the reality show but had to go to the hospital due to severe pain in her feet.
She said: 'My foot started to swell a lot. I left there and went to the hospital, at the hospital the doctor said that there was a risk of thrombosis and the other said that if I stayed another minute, my toes could have necrotised.'
Thammy added: 'I had first-degree burns on the outside and second-degree burns on the inside of both feet.'
And she has now told how her mother wheels her from her bedroom to her living room in a bar chair on wheels.
She also praised her mother for looking after her and taking care of her, saying: 'Do you understand how much I love you? I keep thinking about who I wanted to be when I grew up.
'And I think I wanted to be you. I don't know how you can be such a good person and I also don't understand why so many things happen with us. But, my God, I love you so much, my sister. You have no idea.'
MC Thammy, and her two male friends Teus Neiff and Artur Braz all suffered burns after attempting the challenge in Pernambuco, Brazil.
The trio had kept their feet immersed in a bucket of ice and coarse salt which resulted in their toes turning black as they were reduced to tears from the pain.
