Barbara Scully

The point I'm making is the mental health toll that that took on my own confidence in my ability and in my body.

But I decided then, right, he gave me a six month prescription for something called Vamovo, which is great.

when you're really in pain.

But it's a very strong painkiller.

That's not that strong.

Six months of a painkiller.

And I went down to my pharmacy with it and I said, can I get three months of this, please?

And thankfully, the pharmacist, who I don't really know, she came out and said to me, Barbara, three months is an awful lot of this.

She said, look, how about I give you a month and see how you get on?

Within 10 days, I was off them.

I went back to the physio, said I want intensive physio for this.

I joined the gym.

And I said, I need to build up my leg strength.

My hip hasn't given me a jip.

And before I came out here, the last thing I did, I finally got the referral to the orthopedic consultant.

I said, I don't want it at the moment.

I may need a hip replacement down the line, but at the moment, my hip's fine.

I have no pain.

I'm going to the gym.

I'm building up my strength and I'm grand.