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Andie MacDowell, 66, reveals she suffers from surprising health condition: ‘I was literally falling apart’
Drew Barrymore’s talk show Thursday, revealing she suffers from Piriformis Syndrome.Piriformis Syndrome is a condition that causes pain, numbness, or tingling in the buttocks, hip or upper leg and occurs when the piriformis muscle spasms and compresses the sciatic nerve, according to the Mayo Clinic.The pain can be a mild ache to a sharp, burning sensation that sometimes feels like a jolt or electric shock, per the website.MacDowell shared the specifics of her condition, revealing the pain was so intense that she thought she’d need a hip replacement.“I have piriformis syndrome,” she told Barrymore, 49.“It’s a muscle that’s, kind of clamps down on my sciatic nerve and it was shooting down my leg. I thought I was gonna have to have hip replacement.