Former soldier reveals how he survived an IED blast in Afghanistan

A British former soldier has revealed how he lost both his legs after stepping on an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Afghanistan which almost killed him.A new Channel 5 documentary has revealed how Luke was left in a critical condition only a few weeks into his first tour of the country when he stood on the device.Surgeons at Camp Bastion amputated both of his legs back to his pelvis which saved his life, but he was left with unbearable nerve pain in both of his stumps.Now, he is undergoing groundbreaking surgery where surgeons hope to find the nerve ends that are causing him so much pain and plumb them into his muscles.