I have never done the splits in my life – until this week – apparently.
To explain; I knew I had a bit of osteoarthritis in my right hip back in 2018 but nothing serious; things changed over the winter of 2020-21 and my range of motion and flexibility on the right-hand side of my body became more restricted and long-distance walking was painful, not in the hip itself but in the larger muscles such as the quads and glutes. An MRI in March confirmed that my right hip was worn out and I was referred to a consultant surgeon in May with the result that a total hip replacement was booked for 10 August.
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