Does Anyone Know What This Hip Pain Could Be? Posted: 11-10-04 15:26pm
Hi everyone. I thought that someone here
might be able to help me or give advice.
I'm at my wits end and am just being
passed around from dr to Dr. I've have
sharp hip pain that started about 4 months
ago in my right hip. It then started in
my left about a month later. I noticed at
first it just felt tight. When it started
in my left leg it felt like it just
wouldn't stretch out all of the way when I
was walking. After I sat down for a
while, I would stand up and start walking
and get a twinge in what felt like deep
within the joint. I couldn't actually
push on anything and make it worse.
They've both gotten worse to the point
that when I stand up I have to walk for a
minute or so before they'll "stretch out"
enough for the pain to go away. I'm
basically always just having to limp it
off. I've had chronic back pain for 9
years after an accident also. When I lay
down or sit with weight on my right side,
the thigh gets horrible pins and needles
and then goes completely numb. I went to
an orthopedic dr who did xrays and an mri
of my hips sure that something would show
up but nothing. He's referring me again
to a physiatrist because he doesn't have a
clue. I've gotten to the point know where
my hips just constantly feel tight and
painful a lot. I can't walk normally at
all after I stand up. Physical therapy
did nothing. The only way that the dr can
make this pain occur manually is when i'm
laying on my back with my knee bent up
toward my chest and he pushes on my foot
and I push back against his hand (if that
makes any sense!). Sorry so long, I just
really hope I can find someone with
something similar or some advice! Thanks,
danielle
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Smarthrob
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 17 May 2005 Posts: 1 Location: Norwich, CT
Posted: 05-17-05 08:05am
:cry: danielle,
i know about this pain. It is
debilitating. I have been suffering with
it for about 8 months. I am the mother
of 4 children ages 15- 22. I am 43 and
my pain started in october of 2004. I
have been diagnosed with hemolytic anemia
and have been on prednison for 1 year.
In sept. 2004 I rode a bike for 7 hours
at work (outside security duty). 1 week
later, I started having this terrible hip
pain (top of my thigh & pelvic joint
region). I was walking along and I
wanted to scream when the pain hit. I
was literally afraid to take another step.
When I sit down with this pain, it hurts
like hell when I get up and start walking
again. I have to go slow to get the
painful kinks out of my bones. I have
flare ups of this pain from time to time.
My job in security requires me to be on
my feet about 80 % of the time and it is
getting harder for me to do this. I have
made an appt. To get my hips and thigh
area x-rayed. I am at my wits end.
This pain radiates from my thigh and
pelvic region and when it hits, it hits
hard. I am so tired of popping pills for
pain management. Getting out of a car
with this pain is also excruciating. I
can sometimes walk it off but I have to be
careful how I turn in some situations. I
feel your pain and if you find relief for
it, please share....Sandy
