I ruptured the thigh muscle from the pelvis playing football. I had an MRI on the next day and it immediately was apparent that surgery would be necessary. The tear was about 4 or 5 cm.
I had the operation in the next week, at the end of July. The surgeon told me, I would have to use crutches and a splint for about three months so it wouldn’t overstretch. That was devastating, of course. I am self-employed and always much in demand physically. Three months off work was quite a challenge to manage.
Following that, I immediately visited Peter [Stiller] at his medical practice. He said: “When are you going on holiday? Three weeks? Yes, we’ll make it.” And started directly with shock wave, MBST and cryo therapy.
And yes, we really went on holiday three weeks later. I hope, the surgeon will never see the photos because I didn’t bring crutches or the splint. It improved really quickly, much much quicker than expected and it was great. I am playing soccer again, I run, I can do everything and I am pain-free.
