Not buying it.
Martha Steward also just has a "medical" procedure and posted a pic with her leg all bandaged and up in the air.
Whoopi Goldberg Gives Fans a Health Update Following Absence From ‘The View’
Whoopi Goldberg returned to The View on June 29 after being absent from the show for a week, which left viewers wondering if something had happened to her. Goldberg, 64, gave an update on her health, and shared that she was “laying in a hospital room” and is now using a walker due to sciatica pain.
“I was out because I was dealing with something called sciatica, which is basically a bulging disc in your back and it impacts the sciatic nerve, which sends pain down your leg,” she explained.
Sciatica is a symptom of a problem with the largest nerve in the body, according to the U.S. National Library of Medicine. Your sciatic nerve controls the muscles in the back of your knee and lower leg, and gives you feeling in the back of your thigh, part of your lower leg, and the sole of your foot. Sciatica, which usually only occurs on one side of the body, typically starts in the lower back before extending down to the leg, calf, foot, and even toes.
Goldberg joked that it was like a “bad boyfriend” who came back to “mess with me.” She said it was “impossible” for her to move her leg, and the pain she experienced was “really horrible.”
Symptoms can vary from person to person, but the hallmark sign of sciatica is pain that radiates from your lower spine to your butt and then down the back of your leg, according to the Mayo Clinic. The discomfort can also vary from a mild ache to a sharp, burning feeling or even excruciating pain.
Most experts believe sciatica is linked to aging, but that’s not necessarily true, says Neel Anand, M.D., professor of orthopaedic surgery and director of spine trauma at Cedars-Sinai Spine Center in Los Angeles. “It can actually occur in people of all ages,” he says, even in those in their 20s. A ruptured disk in your back, narrowing of the spinal canal (a condition called spinal stenosis), or an injury like a pelvic fracture can all lead to sciatica. Many times, though, it’s tough for doctors to figure out the root cause.
“I have a walker, which kind of freaks me out. I didn’t know that I needed it,” Goldberg said. But now it’s like her “new best friend” after she’s seen how much it can help her.
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/whoopi-goldberg-gives-fans-health-130000411.html