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'I begged for my arm to be cut off - but what happened next was truly terrifying'


EXCLUSIVE: Amy Pohl, 31, begged for her arm to be cut off after she was left in 'unbearable pain' from a botched cannula – she had no idea of the horror that lay ahead

Amy Pohl, 31, was left screaming in pain, "begging doctors" to amputate her arm, but further challenges lay ahead for the former primary school teacher after she woke up from an operation unable to move her lower body. Amy's hand got worse with "swelling and sores", and after numerous hospital visits, she was eventually diagnosed with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS). Her hand also suffered extreme swelling and redness from the infection (Image: Amy Pohl)"It was painful, every minute of every day - I was screaming and begging doctors to amputate my arm.

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