‘Doctors thought I just needed physio – now I’m fighting for my life’

‘Women get ignored a lot, I really do, especially if you’re a little bit on the heavier side’ (Picture: Krissy Henstredge)

Krissy Henstredge spent 10 years being told her chronic back pain was linked to her weight and existing health conditions.

As well as living with IBS since her teens, she suffered from Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (PMOS), and Bell’s palsy, a neurological condition that causes weakness or paralysis in the face.

A car accident in 2009 had also caused the 40-year-old ongoing pain in her hips, which needed regular injections to manage the discomfort.

‘I wasn’t a stranger to health problems,’Krissy tells Metro. ‘I’d been dealing with issues since I was 15, so when things didn’t feel ri...