The Four Weddings and a Funeral star opened up about her struggles with piriformis syndrome, a muscle condition that compresses the sciatic nerve—which runs from the lower back down to the feet—causing inflammation.
Recounting how pain was initially "shooting down my leg," Andie shared during a recent appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show. "I thought I was gonna have to have a hip replacement."
The 66-year-old said her condition was only exacerbated when she started riding her indoor bike "like a crazy person."
"It's not appropriate for my body, and I ended up with bad knees and a bad hip," she continued. "I thought I was literally falling apart."
Fortunately, the Maid actress ended up not needing surgery. Still, Andie now has to work out her hips and bottom every day to prevent flare-ups so her body "doesn't hurt anymore."
“It’s a miracle," she shared of her treatment, adding that "the good news is my pieces are fine."
She told host Drew Barrymore, "My knees are good except for aging. They've aged."
"Once my kids left, I felt this huge void in my life because they were so important to me," Andie—who shares daughters Rainey Qualley, 35, and Margaret Qualley, 30, as well as son Justin Qualley, 38, with ex Paul Qualley—explained. "Margaret was really telling me I was supposed to be having the time of my life, but I wasn't."
Since her relocation, Andie is "happier now than I have been in a long time."
"I’m having the time of my life now," she added. "It's really good."
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