You're too young for arthritis?
Millions of people all over the world live with arthritis. It doesn’t discriminate against race, gender, religion or even age. Anyone can suffer. I’ve been a ‘member’ of my local orthopaedic hospital since 2011, and I often refer to it as my second home. Most will dislike some/all hospitals. It’s the sounds and sterile smells that can make you feel uneasy, but that believe it or not, brings me comfort. It’s familiar, my safe space. That hospital is full of various consultants, nurses, physiotherapists and even admin staff that I've grown to know and love. I know it must sound ridiculous to imagine a hospital could bring you any happiness, but it’s just normal to me and I’d hate to go anywhere else now. I have femoral retroversion, which means the head of my thigh bones are tilted backwards. It’s caused significant damage to both knee and hip joints over the years. I was lucky enough to have a healthy body for the first 15-20 years of my life, but I've now had 9 operat...