Paralympic snowboarder Amy Purdy underwent surgery Monday after revealing that she had developed a massive blood clot in her leg, forcing her to choose between risking losing her limb or possibly endangering her donated kidney. We believe the clot came from the pressure of my prosthetic pressing behind my knee where many arteries lie,” Purdy wrote. “To complicate things even more I have a kidney transplant & a severe shellfish allergy which are both contraindicated in the procedures they do to fix these types of things,” the athlete said. “The contrast dye in the procedures can injure my healthy transplanted kidney which has been the biggest gift of my life and health. On Tuesday, she updated supporters with the news that surgery had taken place on Monday, and that "it went well!"

Source: Fox News February 27, 2019 17:15 UTC