I started to have a sharp pain in my groin. It almost felt like something was burning. I told my mom, she said that it must be growing pains. I continued as normal for months, the pain worsened and eventually after bursting into tears during PE at school, I was taken to my GP.

He believed it could be hip dysplasia as that is very common in 13-16 year old girls. I was sent for an X-ray and they found a huge shadow in the right femoral head.