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A cancer patient who lost most of his penis to a flesh-eating superbug after routine surgery has won a six-figure payout. 
  
 Andrew Lane, 63, contracted the potentially fatal infection necrotising fasciitis after an operation to remove his prostate gland in March 2013. His bowel was punctured during the procedure at Southend hospital in Essex, but staff only noticed the injury six days later, his lawyers said. 
  
 Lane, from Thurrock in Essex, was rushed to theatre but the damage caused by the infection was so severe that he was left with just an inch-and-a-half of his penis. 
  
 His lawyers, Slater and Gordon, said on Monday that Southend University hospital NHS foundation trust paid him an undisclosed sum to settle the case in July, admitting liability. 
  
 Lane said: “They’ve admitted their mistake, but I’ve not had an apology and knowing that just a scan a few days earlier would have prevented all of this is very difficult to accept. 
  
 “I’ve been compensated, but I’ll never get my health back and I just want other people to be aware of how dangerous this flesh-eating bug is. If you don’t feel you are getting the right treatment, you have got to speak out.” 
  
 Lane, who married his partner of 18 years shortly after being discharged from hospital, is incontinent and has been treated for depression. He can no longer have sex despite retaining his desire. “It’s been a difficult thing to come to terms with for both of us,” he said. “I know Sue still loves me, but I do feel less of a man.” 
  
 He was also forced to have contaminated muscle tissue covering his stomach removed, which he said left him looking nine months pregnant, as his stomach intestines hang out. 
  
 Lane, who now works as a carer, said: “I’m at greater risk of hernias and I have two so I’m in constant pain. I used to be sporty and proud of my body, but now I can’t bear to look in the mirror.” 
  
 Denise Townsend, director of nursing at Southend University hospital, said: “I can confirm that the trust is in communication with Mr Lane regarding his case, a settlement sum has been agreed and that the trust has admitted failures in relation to delays in Mr Lane’s diagnosis.” 
  
  
  
 Tom Spearpoint, a clinical negligence specialist at Slater and Gordon, said Lane had shown incredible strength and selflessness in speaking out to raise awareness of this rare but serious bacterial infection, which left untreated can be life-threatening. “The impact has been devastating, both physically and emotionally, but the trust’s admissions have at least given him some closure and the means to get the care and support that he needs to move on with his life,” he said ||||| Image copyright Slater and Gordon solicitors Image caption Andrew Lane, pictured with his wife Sue, said he feels like "less of a man" since his life-changing operation 
  
 A cancer patient who lost most of his penis to a flesh-eating superbug has won a six-figure payout. 
  
 Andrew Lane, 63, contracted the potentially fatal necrotising fasciitis infection following surgery to remove his prostate gland in March 2013. 
  
 His bowel was punctured during the routine operation at Southend hospital but staff only noticed six days later. 
  
 Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust admitted there were "failures" in diagnosing the problem. 
  
 Mr Lane, from Thurrock, said: "They've admitted their mistake, but I've not had an apology and knowing that just a scan a few days earlier would have prevented all of this is very difficult to accept." 
  
 Following the life-changing operation, Mr Lane can no longer have sex, is incontinent and has been treated for depression. 
  
 Image copyright Slater and Gordon solicitors Image caption Mr Lane has also been left looking "nine months pregnant" after infected tissue on his stomach had to be removed 
  
 The damage caused by the infection was so severe that he was left with just an inch-and-a-half of his penis. 
  
 He was also forced to have the contaminated tissue covering his stomach removed, which has left him looking "nine months pregnant". 
  
 Mr Lane, who married his long-term partner Sue shortly after being discharged from hospital, decided to speak out to warn people how dangerous the necrotising fasciitis bug is. 
  
 He said: "I've been compensated, but I'll never get my health back. 
  
 "I used to be sporty and proud of my body, but now I can't bear to look in the mirror." 
  
 Image caption Mr Lane contracted a flesh-eating superbug at Southend Hospital 
  
 Mr Lane, who works as a carer, added: "My wife and I have been together for 18 years and enjoyed a healthy sex life but since this happened, that has been impossible. 
  
 "The desire is still there, but the little that's left just doesn't function any more. 
  
 "I know Sue still loves me, but I feel less of a man." 
  
 Denise Townsend, director of nursing at Southend University Hospital, said: "I can confirm that the trust is in communication with Mr Lane regarding his case, a settlement sum has been agreed and that the trust has admitted failures in relation to delays in Mr Lane's diagnosis." |||||

A UK cancer patient who lost all but an inch and a half of his penis to a flesh-eating infection, leaving him unable to have sex, is being compensated to the tune of six figures. The undisclosed sum was awarded to Andrew Lane, 63, who contracted necrotising fasciitis after his bowel was punctured during surgery to remove his prostate gland in March 2013, reports the Guardian. Undetected for six days, according to lawyers, the complication left Lane with an inch and a half of his penis and a bulging stomach, as affected muscle in that area had to be removed. "I can't bear to look in the mirror" and "feel less of a man," says Lane, who wed his longterm partner following the procedure, per the BBC. "My wife and I have been together for 18 years and enjoyed a healthy sex life but since this happened, that has been impossible. The desire is still there, but the little that's left just doesn't function any more," continues Lane, who is incontinent, "in constant pain" from hernias, and has been treated for depression. "Knowing that just a scan a few days earlier would have prevented all of this is very difficult to accept," he adds. As part of the July settlement with the Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, the Essex hospital admitted to "failures in relation to delays in Mr. Lane's diagnosis." Lane says he now wants others to know "how dangerous this flesh-eating bug is." (Penis transplants are available.)