Andie MacDowell reveals diagnosis with rare neuromuscular condition
Andie MacDowell reveals diagnosis with rare neuromuscular condition
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The ‘Maid’ actress says she was diagnosed with piriformis syndrome, a muscle condition that causes numbness and pain in the butt and back of the legs. “I have piriformis syndrome,” the 66-year-old Maid star revealed. Piriformis syndrome is a rare neuromuscular condition that causes pain and numbness in the butt and back of the legs.
“So it’s a muscle that kind of clamps down on my sciatic nerve, and it was shooting down my leg,” MacDowell explained. “I thought I was gonna have to have a hip replacement,” she added before admitting she continued to ride her indoor bike machine “like a crazy person” at first.
“It’s not appropriate for my body, and I ended up with bad knees and a bad hip. I thought I was literally falling apart,” the actor said. Now, MacDowell is taking the necessary steps to relieve her condition. “I have to work my tiny little bottom and my hips,” the Four Weddings and a Funeral star said. “I have to work the bottom and work my hip. I just do it every day.”.
Thankfully, MacDowell’s muscles no longer hurt. “It’s a miracle,” she said. “The good news is my pieces are fine. My knees are good except for aging. They’ve aged.”. Despite her diagnosis and the pain she endured with it, the Ready or Not actor is at peace now that she’s left Hollywood for a simpler life in South Carolina.
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