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How amputation freed this woman from 7 years of pain
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October 6, 2025
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2:33Now PlayingAfter seven years of debilitating pain that never went away, Kathy Vail made the decision to amputate her leg. CBC's Taylor O'Brien spoke with Vail and her husband about her journey with complex regional pain syndrome, and how she's ready to start living the way she used to.
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