Kentucky nurse who woke up a QUADRUPLE amputee due to sepsis from routine kidney stone surgery grimaces as a doctor raises her leg as her therapy begins

A Kentucky nurse who woke up from a routine kidney stone surgery to find she'd had a quadruple amputation due to sepsis has begun physical therapy.

Lucinda Mullins, 41, went in for kidney stone removal surgery but she became septic following an infection, resulting in her losing both of her legs and arms.

Mullins was pictured grimacing as she took part in physical therapy with a doctor who was seen raising her amputated leg.

She was visited in hospital by a friend who brought her a box of cupcakes and she posed alongside it before getting into her wheelchair. 

A Kentucky nurse who woke up from a routine kidney stone surgery to find she'd had a quadruple amputation due to sepsis has begun physical therapy

Lucinda Mullins, 41, went in for kidney stone removal surgery but she became septic following an infection, resulting in her losing both of her legs and arms

Her family have shared updates on her condition since the operation took a dark turn, and she has started her journey to recovery 

Mullins began her recovery on Tuesday and has remained in high spirits despite the tragedy, which saw her lose all her limbs.

She has been regularly seen smiling bravely despite being covered in bandages and in a wheelchair.

The mother-of-two was pictured engaging in physical therapy with a doctor from her hospital bed on Wednesday.

'Cindy had another great day of therapy. She also had a wonderful visitor that brought her some delicious sweets. Let’s pray that every day gets a little bit better,' her friend Heather Beshears wrote on her GoFundMe page. 

'She had a great first day of therapy! She was so excited and did so well.'

In a recent photo, her youngest son Easton helped feed her dinner. 

She has been moved to Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky, where she will stay for several weeks before having any more surgery.

Mullins' sister Luci Smith previously thanked people for their 'support, love, prayers, cards, food and visits' and said that Mullins would soon transfer to Cardinal Hill for a few weeks.

She said: 'We would like to thank everyone again for all of the support, love, prayers, cards, food and visits (her favorite) You guys are amazing. In the next few days we will move to Cardinal Hill for a couple weeks and then come back for hopefully her final surgery. 

'Each day is a blessing from God and we will continue to praise him for the miracles he has performed. Today she got to leave the room and we ventured outside for some fresh crisp air. Keep praying and she'll keep fighting until we are finally home.'

She was visited in hospital by a friend who brought her a box of cupcakes and she posed alongside it before getting into her wheelchair

Mullins shared a moving photo of her youngest son helping feed her

The 41-year-old nurse is pictured being kissed on the cheek by her sister and friend. Mullins has been moved to Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky

Mullins told LEX 18 last week: 'I've lost my legs from the knees down bilaterally and I'm going to lose my arms probably below the elbow bilaterally.

'The doctor I used to work with, he kind of was like, "This is what they had to do to save your life. This is what's happened."'

When asked how she was staying upbeat, Mullins said: 'I just said these are the cards I've been dealt and these are the hands I'm going to play.

'I'm just so happy to be alive. I get to see my kids. I get to see my family. I get to have my time with my husband. Those are minor things at this point.'

Apart from her family and friends, the mother also found support within her community.

'At one time, I think they told 40 people were in the waiting room here. The calls and the texts, the prayers and the things people have sent. The little words of encouragement.

Mullins has put on a brave face throughout the life changing event and shared a hospital bed selfie with her husband, DJ

Lucinda Mullins, 41, a mother of two boys, went for a regular kidney stone surgery which became infect and went septic - causing her to lose both of her legs and arms

As the former nurse prepares for rehab, physical therapy and prosthetics, a GoFundMe page has been set up for her to deal with medical bills

Mullins said: 'I'm just so happy to be alive. I get to see my kids. I get to see my family. I get to have my time with my husband'

'I just can't fathom that people are doing things like that for me,' Mullins said while in hospital.

As the former nurse prepares for rehab, further physical therapy and prosthetics, her GoFundMe has raised more than $200,000 toward its $250,000 goal.

Common complications involved in kidney stone surgery are infection, blood loss during the procedure, stones not breaking down and injury to other organs.

When the kidney stone became septic she was first taken to Fort Logan Hospital in Stanford and from there to a University of Kentucky hospital in Lexington on an ambulance.

But doctors had to amputate both of her legs and informed her she would lose both of her arms below her elbows too.