I am 32 years old and started having right
hip pain after a ski weekend. The pain got
worse so my Dr put me on anti
inflammatories. Those didn't help so I
went to an Ortho and he gave me a
cortisone injection. That didn't help
either. In the course of the next few
months I had another injection, went to a
rhumetologist who did blood work that came
back normal, had an MRI and did PT. The
pain persisted. I was finally referred to
a Dr at Stanford Hospital who had me get
another cortisone injection guided by
ultrasound to make sure it was in the
right spot. He thought I had IT band
friction syndrome. The Dr who did the
injection said she saw nothing to indicate
it was IT band friction syndrome. Needless
to say, that injection did nothing. I had
another MRI done but this was of my lower
back and an xray of my hip, both were
normal. Next the Dr had me get another
cortisone injection in the hip joint
guided by Xray and do PT again for another
6 weeks. Neither thing has helped at all.
The pain is so bad I have not been able to
exercise at all, I have a hard time
sleeping and playing with my two young
children. It is totally affecting all
areas of my life!
I have had to switch to UCLA due to
insurance issues. The Dr there had me get
an MRI arthrogram because he thought I had
a labral tear. That came back normal also
and now he wants to send me to a
neurologist for pain management!
I am only 32 and the last thing I want to
do is to be resolved to a lifetime of pain
management
Any suggestions? Thanks!!!
