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England flanker Tom Curry says he “curled up into a ball” and “just cried” to his girlfriend Lilla before hip surgery last season because of a warning that his career could be over.<\/b><\/p>\n
The 26-year-old underwent surgery in February after being diagnosed with femoroacetabular impingement syndrome – a condition that means the ball in the hip joint is not entirely round.<\/p>\n
Curry described the hip damage as like a “car crash”<\/a> and later said he was unable to run.<\/p>\n “It was horrible,” he recalled, of the moment he was told his career may be in jeapordy. “I was lucky because I had Lilla there at the time but I literally just cried. I curled up into a ball. I just couldn’t really process it – it was a surreal moment.<\/p>\n “I think [not being able to run] was the toughest hurdle to get over because I just couldn’t do it and it felt the same.<\/p>\n “That was a really tough period but once I got to Loughborough, I worked with some really special guys, their eye for detail is amazing and it genuinely taught me to run again.”<\/p>\n Curry added that his “big relief” came when the surgeon said he could now look at making him “better as a rugby player” after admitting his biggest worry initially was getting the Sale Sharks back row playing.<\/p>\n Following his successful rehabilitation Curry returned ahead of schedule in June, playing in Sale Sharks’ Premiership semi-final defeat by Bath.<\/p>\n