Joined: 29 Dec 2003 Posts: 1 Location: Massachusetts
Undiagnosed Back And Hip Pain Over 1 Year Posted: 12-29-03 21:49pm
Hi I have been suffering from severe low
back and hip pain for almost a year. I
don't know if I have a lipoma or not, but
I recently read an article describing the
"back mouse", which is a fat herniation
under the muscle. I believe this may be
what I have going on. I have seen 3
orthopedic surgeons, 2 chiropractors, a
rheumatologist, a neurologist, my primary
physician of course, a masseuse, and an
accupuncturist, oh and 2 physical
therapists. No one has given me a
diagnosis and I am at the end of my rope.
Everything that has been suggested as a
cure as made the pain worse. The massage
gives releif for a few hours, but that is
it. The muscles that run from my low back
on either side of my spine down to my but
feel like solid steel rods. I am most
comfortable standing or lying flat. I
also have severe pain in both hips that
occasionally runs into the psoyas muscle.
I have not been able to engage in any
physical activity in almost a year and
that includes no sex, because the pain in
my hips and back gets worse. I am 29 and
in relatively good health asides of these
symptoms. I do also have plantar
fasciatis in both feet and a sleep
disorder called sleep paralysis.
Everything may be linked but I don't know.
So far the article about the fat
herniation under the muscle was the best
description.