A U.K. lawmaker had his feet and hands amputated after septic shock. Now he wants to be known as the "Bionic MP."

A U.K. legislator who lost both his hands and feet after suffering septic shock is now headed back to work. And he hopes to bring a new title with him, as the country's "Bionic MP." 

Craig Mackinlay, a conservative member of U.K. Parliament serving South Thanet, told CBS News partner BBC that he started feeling ill on September 27 last year. After a negative COVID test, he went to sleep. His wife Kati is a pharmacist and kept an eye on his condition as he slept, and by morning, she was incredibly concerned after his arms became cold and she couldn't detect a pulse. 

Within half an hour of being admitted to the hospital, Mackinlay said his entire body, from "top to bottom," turned "a very strange blue." He was diagnosed with septic shock and placed into a coma for just over two weeks.