Woman Gets Horrific Frostbite And Almost Loses Hands After Drunkenly Falling Asleep Outside A Bar In Canada In Mid-Winter (WARNING: Graphic Images)

Woman's Frostbite Is Like Something Out Of A Horror Film
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WARNING: Graphic Images

If you've ever complained of having cold hands after forgetting your gloves in winter, imagine falling asleep outside a bar in Canada and getting third and forth degree frostbite - ouch!

That's exactly what happened to one woman who says she got so drunk that she fell asleep for hours outside a bar in Saskatchewan, where temperatures have been known to fall as low as -30 to -40°C.

The unidentified woman, who is from Australia, shared her photos on Imgur to the horror of the internet.

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"I was blackout drunk by midnight, with no phone, no money and no idea where i was and i couldn't find my way home," she explains.

She was last seen at 2.30am outside a bar and was found hours later at 5.45am, where she was promptly rushed to hospital.

"A nurse told me that best case scenario I keep my fingers. Worst case, I lose my hands," she writes.

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Woman Gets Horrific Frostbite
Before Falling Asleep(01 of07)
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The woman pictured in the middle, with two unidentified friends. The photo was taken before 2.30am on the evening she went missing.Photo originally on Imgur (credit:Imgur)
Her Fingers After Being Found(02 of07)
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This was the photo of my fingers about 20 minutes after i was found.Apparently a symptom of hypothermia is tiredness. So i was found in a ball trying to sleep.My fingers were also notably purple.It was 5.45am when i was found. At 6.30 a nurse told me that best case scenario i keep my fingers. Worst case, i lose my hands.High off my tits on morphine, still pretty drunk and alone in another country getting that nice little tidbit of information was pretty fucking terrifying. Photo originally on Imgur (credit:Imgur)
Blisters(03 of07)
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And a game of blisters and trying to open shit with your elbows.The next few days i was taken care of at the hospital by some fucking insanely cool nurses and doctors. Everyone wanted to check out my sweet blisters and find out how long an Aussie can withstand the cold before almost dying.Apparently 3 hours is pretty piss-weak. Photo originally on Imgur (credit:Imgur)
Blisters(04 of07)
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While in a flurry of nurses and bandages and medication i was given time with the local specialist called...Wait for it....Dr. Freezin!!!I know! My injury has its own pun!When people say theres a silver lining to every situation they are right. And its usually a pun.Anyway, he talked me through how my fingers are going to blister and puff. Explicitly told me not to pop them cos thats his job in a few days.And i did except springing a leak in my ring finger 2 days in.Photo originally on Imgur (credit:Imgur)
The Blisters At Their Worst(05 of07)
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And the biggest they reached.The pain and pressure at this point was verging on unbearable. i was taking opiates the whole time. Frostbite recovery is pretty well known for its pain, apparently. Doc Freezin described to me that your skin and such can freeze and die on a cellular level. The bodies need to regenerate it and the inflammation is the hurty bit.My hands ranged from "frostnip" to 3rd and 4th degree frostbite.Photo originally on Imgur (credit:Imgur)
Post-Blisters(06 of07)
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My next visit with Doc Freezin he was wearing an apron and a face mask with a plastic shield over his headWith my hand over a metal tray, he cut my blisters with a scalpel.Puss went everywhere. EVERYWHERE.I think i even got the hospital curtains.After a few minutes i was completely deflated and this was the result.Photo originally on Imgur (credit:Imgur)
Recovery(07 of07)
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My hands are healing and i can use them again by this point.Let me tell you, having Imgur as a website that i only need to push one button for entertainment saved me for sure.Dr.F said ill probably keep all of my fingers.The only ones to worry about is my left pinky and right middle fingertip.I won't find out until June.Photo originally on Imgur (credit:Imgur)

She describes the ordeal as "f**king terrifying", but since has maintained a positive attitude - even finding the humour in her doctor's name, who, she claims, was called Dr Freezin.

Luckily her doctor believes that she should be able to keep all of her fingers, but she will find out in June this year.

It's safe to say that we won't be falling asleep outside in Canada any time soon.

Worried about getting frostbite? Check out the signs to look out for in the gallery below.

Signs Of Frostbite
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Source: Mayo Clinic
A Slightly Painful, Prickly Or Itching Sensation(02 of09)
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Red, White, Pale Or Greyish-Yellow Skin(03 of09)
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Hard Or Waxy-Looking Skin(04 of09)
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A Cold Or Burning Feeling(05 of09)
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Numbness(06 of09)
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Clumsiness Due To Joint And Muscle Stiffness(07 of09)
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Blistering, In Severe Cases(08 of09)
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Areas Of Skin That Have Turned Black, Indicating Gangrene(09 of09)
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