The old me I am a 33 year old Army Officer who joined up 11 years ago in search of adventure. I traveled the world witnessing both conflict and peace. I was physically active and regularly tested my limits. Health and fitness; mind, body, spirit; pursuit of excellence; these weren’t mantras, they were how I tried to live my life. I was rarely ill and had faith in my body’s ability to recover quickly, if not avoid ailments altogether. In short, I felt invincible. The start of it all As I climbed towards the pretty stunning view that you see above in Nepal (on an expedition I had organised) I started to experience real pain and stiffness in my right leg, particularly when climbing steps or steep uphill legs. I’d noticed some issues with my leg in the month building up to this but had presumed it was a minor injury I had picked up in the gym. I went from being the trek organiser to the guy at the back everyone had to wait for. Even my friend who had explosive diarrhoea and regularly had t