Whoopi Goldberg opened up the June 29 episode of The View by explaining why she had been missing from the show in the week prior to the live taping. “Yes, it’s me, I’m back,” she said. “I was out because I was dealing with something called sciatica, which is basically a bulging disc in your back and it impacts the sciatic nerve, which sends pain down your leg.
I’m telling you, it was like a bad boyfriend. A bad boyfriend who came back to mess with me!” Whoopi went on to explain just how painful her symptoms were, and revealed how she finally found relief. “There I was, trying to move my leg — impossible to do,” she admitted. “It was really horrible.
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