A young woman has bravely opened up about her heartbreaking journey with rare condition that left her so low, she sadly tried to take her own life. Amy Pohl, from Rugby in Warwickshire, was once a fit and health primary school teacher before a shocking health diagnosis changed her life forever. The 30-year-old, who is now a TikTok star with 3.
7 million followers and has raked in over 253 million likes on her page, fell "gravely ill" before being admitted to hospital with croup - a virus that makes the body's airways swell. Amy, a Hartlepool resident in County Durham, says she suffered an allergic reaction to anaesthetising spray and was rushed to intensive care. She claimed a doctor "failed to insert a cannula properly" and reinserted it multiple times, causing her hand and wrist to swell.
This was the onset of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) which left her in excruciating pain and living with the poorly understood neurological condition. Eventually she was unable to use her hand and her legs "stopped working" - leaving her medical team and family baffled. She now battles with basic every day tasks, such as entering restaurants or crossing roads.
The now wheelchair user said: "I didn't know anyone with the same condition and I just thought 'that's it, I have no future'. I was in so much pain and I didn't think it would ever get any better or that I'd be able to live the life I'd dreamed of." Woman, 51, transforms 'old lady body' after feeling 'disgusting' Explaining fur.