The rockstar admitted back in 2022 that his hips were “mashed up” because of “bad” arthritis.
In the candid interview with The Sun, Liam said: “My hips are f****d. I’ve got arthritis, bad.
“I went to get it checked out and my bones are mashed up. The lady was going, ‘Oh, you might need a hip operation, a replacement.'”
While, at the time, he believed he would “rather just be in pain” than get a hip operation because of the “stigma”, the 50-year-old conceded.
By early 2023, Liam revealed on Twitter that he had his hip operation after all.
“Morning Rastas so I had my hip operation last wk [sic],” he wrote on February 5, 2023. “All went well.”
“And RESPECT to all the doctors n nurses who looked after me. Big shout out to the A team for getting us home safe n sound [sic].”
When asked about his recovery from a fan on April 13, Liam replied: “Getting there, still a bit sore.”
A hip operation, the NHS says, can lead to a “significant reduction in pain”, most commonly caused by arthritis.
The procedure is designed to last for at least 15 years and the operation should improve a person’s mobility.
Considered a “major surgery”, an offer of a hip replacement is usually only offered when physiotherapy and steroid injections have not helped reduce pain or improve mobility.
Following a hip operation, patients tend to stay in hospital for up to five days.
The recovery period, however, can vary from person to person, but people will require crutches when they first leave the hospital.
When Liam had crutches, Radio X reported on one of the musician’s anecdotes.
“So I’m at a wedding on me [sic] crutches,” Liam reportedly said. “Somebody turns round and says, ‘That’s not very rock ‘n’ roll, is it?’
“I said, ‘It is if I whack you round the f*****g head with it.'” He quipped: “Still got it.”
