An Australian woman who contracted a life-threatening infection after a breast implant procedure at a Thai hospital , later requiring a partial double mastectomy , said she was 'butchered ' by cosmetic surgeons . Ms O'Keefe chose a $ 7,500 cosmetic surgery tourism package as a reward to herself after losing 35kg and her breasts appearing 'like pancakes ' . She said she was told she was going to have 'the best time of her life ' . But Ms O'Keefe said she was shocked at the result of the operation . ' I 've been absolutely butchered , ' she said . Scroll down for video . Ordeal : Courtney O'Keefe ( pictured ) contracted a life-threatening infection after a breast implant procedure at a Thai hospital , later requiring a double mastectomy , said she was 'butchered ' by cosmetic surgeons . With implants : Courtney O'Keefe is pictured here , with her implants , after spending more than six months in hospital for a deadly infection . Ms O'Keefe has since had the implants removed and a double mastectomy , but still has a long path of reconstructive surgery ahead . After they were taken out : This picture shows Ms O'Keefe 's breasts after her implants were extracted from her body . She will receive re-constructive surgery from the Cosmetic Institute in Sydney , who have stumped up to assist her . Ms O'Keefe is pictured here following her double mastectomy , holding both of her implants in each hand . The implants were removed on December 17 . Ms O'Keefe has not worked since she was struck down by the infection . Ms O'Keefe said she was in 'agony ' upon returning to Australia and her mother whisked her to hospital shortly after she arrived back home in Perth . 'We went straight to Armidale Emergency , ' she said . ' I was there for 5 minutes and she admitted me up to a room . ' I was in an isolation room becaues they didnt have any clue what I had ... They swabbed , and it took four days to figure out what it was . ' It was the beginning of a six month ordeal , with Ms O'Keefe spending time at both Armidale and Fremantle hospitals . She was diagnosed with the rare bacterium pseudomonas aeruginosa , which the Centre for Disease Control said is often contracted by patients in hospital , particularly those with wounds from surgery or hooked up to medical devices . Ms O'Keefe is pictured here after her stay in hospital , when she still had implants . Her condition worsened . 'It was also turning septic and was starting to shut down my liver , my kidneys , my heart , my brain , ' she said . 'Mum and Dad had to come and say goodbye to me twice , ' said Ms O'Keefe . Doctors called in respected specialists to treat the condition , and they concocted a special substance to fight it . A PIC ( peripherally inserted central catheter ) was installed inside her so she could receive a constant stream of antibiotics . On December 17 , 2014 , nearly a year after her ordeal , surgeons removed her implants because the infection had returned . Because the infection had spread to her surrounding tissue , both her breasts were also removed . ' I will never be able to life a normal life ' : Ms O'Keefe is pictured following the surgery to remove both of her breasts . But her ordeal is not completely over . Ms O'Keefe has suffered kidney and liver problems because of the medication required to treat her infection . She told Daily Mail Australia she had coughed up blood and that doctors said she may require surgery if she does not improve . She lost her job and has not worked since the ordeal began . She had to move back in with her mother . And she 's devastated . ' I 'm never going to live a normal life , ' she said . Ms O'Keefe urged Australians examining plastic surgery overseas to reconsider . 'Someone said it to me a couple of weeks ago . If you would n't drink the water there why the hell would you have surgery there . That 's so true . So true . ' Ms O'Keefe will undergo reconstructive surgery at the Cosmetic Institute in Sydney .
Courtney O'Keefe from Perth , Australia , travelled to Thailand for boob job . She booked the $ 7,500 trip as a reward to herself for losing 35kg . Ms O'Keefe felt like she had a 'pancake chest ' after losing so much weight . After waking up in hospital her first thought was she had been 'butchered ' When she returned to Australia the scarring on her chest became infected . She was forced to have partial double mastectomy and implants removed . ' I 'm never going to live a normal life , ' she tearfully told the Cosmetic Institute .