A woman who went to hospital to have a cyst removed and ended up in a coma with no hands or feet after her body was ravaged by a flesh-eating bacteria is suing the hospital she claims botched her operation.

A lawsuit filed by Lisa-Maria Carter, 46, claims Dr. Larry Glazerman mistakenly sliced through her small bowel when carrying out the procedure in Tampa, Florida and sewed her up without realising.

The suit claims that necrotizing fasciitis bacteria lurks in the intestine harmlessly but can cause infections if it is pierced - which caused a massive infection, internal damage and limb loss for Carter