'I've had to change my whole life because of it. It has left me in agony and it's always there.'
A woman living in Northern Ireland says her life has been turned upside down by mysterious aches and pains which have left her struggling to walk.
"I've had to change my whole life because of it. It has left me in agony and it's always there. You're constantly thinking about it because you can continually feel it and it doesn't go away. Elaine explained that she first began to experience pain over five decades ago when she first had her twin daughters, with the aches and pain getting progressively worse over the years.Falling under the Belfast Live banner, MyDerry is part of our drive to cover news, people and events in your area.
She continued: "I genuinely feel like I had a loss of purpose in my life. I would have been a big activist and campaigner and I can no longer do those things like I used to. "And this is why I have gone to all costs to find out what is available for me, I haven't just sat back. I am determined that I can get back on track, but it wasn't always like this.
"I've been waiting for a knee replacement operation and so I had to go and have a private consultation because I just couldn't take it anymore," she added. "That left me riddled with guilt in a way because you almost feel as if you're queue jumping, but it was just affecting my whole life and I couldn't do it anymore."
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