A lady who has suffered from agonizing back pain since giving birth 14 years ago discovered that she had a fragment of an epidural needle buried in her spine.

Amy Bright, 41, gave birth to Jacob, her sixth and youngest son, via c-section in a Jacksonville, Florida, hospital in 2003.

Her terrible back pain began barely two months later and has had a debilitating impact on her life ever since.

A CT scan last year revealed a 3-cm-long piece of needle buried in her spine, allowing her to finally pinpoint the source of her pain.

She displayed amazement, indignation, and dread in response to the news.

When she had an epidural for Jacob’s birth over 10 years ago, the needle allegedly broke off.

Amy’s left foot and leg are only partially functioning due to the significant nerve damage she suffered.

“That needle moves inside my spine every time I move, walk, bend, twist, or sleep,” she said.

Because of this needle movement, I’ve been building up scar tissue in my spine for 14 years.

She has seen multiple physicians over the years, and they have all prescribed painkillers, muscle relaxants, and other medications to help her cope with her agony.

“It feels like a poker next to my tailbone, like it’s burning.” She told WRAL that it periodically moves down the left side of her leg and into her foot.

“Next to my tailbone, it feels like fire and poker.” There are occasions when pain shoots down the left side of my calf and into my foot,” Bright explained.

A recent CT scan revealed a damaged three-centimeter epidural needle in her spine.

Bright and her lawyer, Sean Cronin, have sued the federal government, alleging that the needle caused permanent nerve damage.

“According to her medical records, an unsuccessful spinal needle attempt happened in September 2003 at Naval Hospital Jacksonville. “Therefore, no one else inserted a needle in her back,” Cronin alleged.

She is currently suing Florida’s Naval Hospital, where she gave birth, claiming that staff members knew the needle had broken off but did nothing to fix it, potentially preventing the injury.

The doctor warns that even if they remove the needle right away, Amy could become irreversibly paralyzed.

To manage her injuries, she will have to take medications and go to physical therapy for the rest of her life.

It has now reached a point where it is literally burning constantly. My future makes me quite apprehensive. She stated, “[My leg] is getting weaker.”

“I’ll probably be using a wheelchair.” I am terrified because I am unsure.

“I have no idea what the future holds.” I am apprehensive and suspicious.