Lorraine welcomed back her co-star (Image: ITV)
A presenter made a triumphant return to this morning as they shared that they had to undergo a major surgery. Dr Hilary, who is a regular guest on the show, hasn’t been seen in a while due to medical issues – but today he was back.
Lorraine shared: “Look who’s back! Dr Hilary, he’s back!” She applauded her co-star as she told him: “We’ve missed you.”
“Thank you,” he replied, “I’ve missed you too.” then pointed out the “obvious” reason why the medical expert had been missing from screens.
She said: “You can see the evidence of why you’ve not been here.” The doctor lifted his foot up to reveal a medical boot as he explained: “Yes, there it is. It’s quite a boot isn’t it.
“I had a little disagreement with my achilles tendon and a little boney spare at the back of my heel, so that had to be gone.”
Dr Hilary on Lorraine (Image: ITV)
The screen showed an image of Dr Hilary’s foot with stitches in his heel, as it looked red and swollen. Lorraine said: “You’ve not been able to do anything very much, have you?”
He replied: “Doctors don’t make good patients, but it does remind us what it’s like to be a patient. But I’m on the mend, I feel fine, there’s no pain.
“I come out of my heel in about two weeks. I adjust the heel height by 10 degrees every week. It’s driving me crazy, but I can actually shower myself now so that’s good.”
Lorraine echoed: “That’s good,” as she added: “You’ll be able to drive soon, because you’ve not been able to drive. But you’re hobbling about.”
Dr Hilary said: “Yeah but it’s good to be back.” Lorraine replied: “It is nice to have you back. It’s been really strange.”
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Dr Hilary returned to Lorraine wearing a medical boot (Image: ITV)
The returning star also recently revealed that he had been struck down by gout over the festive period. Gout is a condition when urate, a substance in the body, builds up and forms needle-shaped crystals in your joints.
This leads to pain, swelling, redness, and changes in the movement and use of the affected joint.
He told audiences on Lorraine: “Gout affects around 2.5% or one in 40 people in the UK, and men more than women. Unfortunately, this Christmas I was one of them.
“The prevalence of gout has been steadily increasing over the last century and is forecast to increase further by more than 70% in the next 30 years largely due to an ageing population.”