Surgical mesh split leaves woman unable to walk

As a mother of six, Amy Whitaker has experienced pain.

But she was left feeling the most excruciating kind when a operation to remove a pelvic hernia didn't go to plan, the Daily Mail reported. The minute I opened my eyes, I felt intense pain; it was instantaneous,' the mother from Georgia (US), told the Daily Mail.

Whitaker's doctor used a surgical mesh to 'stem' the surgical site instead of closing it with stitches. The doctor has places the mesh too low causing a tear in the nerve connecting her clitoris, anus, vulva and pelvis.

Having to battled the rare condition called pudendal neuralgia, Amy was unable to cook or tend to her children. For a year, her life revolved around doctors' appointments, pain and prescription opioids. The intense pain made her unable to perform basic human functions like sitting, using the toilet, even having sex.

Fentanyl and a nerve pain drug called Lyrica offered her some relief. However, it was an injection of amniotic fluid that began to give Whitaker her physical life back. She is still weak physically but is getting her strength back as time goes on.