dawnj0405
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Hello, I am 38 years old and about 5 years ago I started to get some pain on the side of my left leg, lower left back, and into my buttocks.
My doctor sent me to a sports doctor who did everything you can imagine for my lower back. Injections into my S1, Physical Therapy, medications, tens unit, and repeat. The pain was increasing and my doctor had the attitude that they don't know what else to do. I left to see another doctor and repeated the same saturation. At this point from the injections it was causing me to have chronic yeast infections for the next 2 years. Eventually that doctor would end up with the same attitude that they have done everything.
I left to see a third doctor and now, 4 years later the pain has increased and completely changed my daily life. I changed jobs to accommodate my pain, my old car has bucket seats and we changed our vehicle, I started to limp and favor my left side, physical therapy on left knee because it ached everyday, started to sit different, couldn't sit, stand, walk, my aerobic began to be unbearable, spent over $20,000 out of pocket on expenses, was diagnosed with 7 different things, started to get only 4 hourse of sleep per night, soaked in warm bath up to three times a day, stop doing activities I have done, and the list goes on.
At this point I am on my third doctor and this one was the worse. Treated me as if it was in my head. Said it was fibromyalgia and put me on Lyrica. When I stopped it, she acted as if it was my fault. The pain is so bad that I would cry and no one would help. All three doctors said it wouldn't be my hip because of my age and it would be a waste of time for all of us.
I am in the medical field myself and always tried to be the perfect patient. I finally demanded a specialist and was treated as "if that would make you feel better". I was sent to yet again to a back specialist. He looked at MRI and said it was great. Now the pain in my groin was so much that I would cry at times. I told him my story and symptoms. He was so nice and I think could see my frustration that he told me he was going to send me for a hip MRI with contrasts.
Fours days later, he calls me and said that I need to get into a hip specialist and have surgery. I was told I had a torn liberal, front and back displacement. I saw the hip doctor and was told he will do a hip arthroscopy but they didn't know how bad it would be or what they would do until they get in. I wake up from surgery and was told they couldn't do screws cause it's not fixable. I was told I have significant arthritis and nothing could be done. They couldn't fix labrum because of that. They cut off the tissue that was hanging, shaved some bone, and cleaned things up. I was taken out of work for 6 weeks, crutch, pain medications, and still out of 2nd job. I was told I will need a replacement but playing waiting game due to my age.
I am 6 weeks out now and nothing has changed. My pain has increased at times. I push through my day. I have three kids and all of them play hockey so we are a busy, busy family. I just push through. I still need pain medication and crutch if I know I will be out for hours. The pain in my groin is so sharp that it goes into my lower stomach and down thigh. I feel complete hopeless. Shouldn't I feel better by now? Even if they couldn't fix it, shouldn't cleaning things up work?
It's easy for other people to say they understand but unless you go though it, you don't. I wake up and push through my day but I am missing everything around me. It's not fair to me or my kids. To be there but not really there. I was told for 5 years that the pain was in my head to having surgery on my hip and told it's too late and I will need a replacement. Now I have to deal with I am to young for a replacement and how long I can deal with the pain. Really, where's the quality of life in this? I can do nothing without pain and I am just done. I plan on talking to my doctor and no longer playing the age game. Age doesn't matter when it comes to living........
My doctor sent me to a sports doctor who did everything you can imagine for my lower back. Injections into my S1, Physical Therapy, medications, tens unit, and repeat. The pain was increasing and my doctor had the attitude that they don't know what else to do. I left to see another doctor and repeated the same saturation. At this point from the injections it was causing me to have chronic yeast infections for the next 2 years. Eventually that doctor would end up with the same attitude that they have done everything.
I left to see a third doctor and now, 4 years later the pain has increased and completely changed my daily life. I changed jobs to accommodate my pain, my old car has bucket seats and we changed our vehicle, I started to limp and favor my left side, physical therapy on left knee because it ached everyday, started to sit different, couldn't sit, stand, walk, my aerobic began to be unbearable, spent over $20,000 out of pocket on expenses, was diagnosed with 7 different things, started to get only 4 hourse of sleep per night, soaked in warm bath up to three times a day, stop doing activities I have done, and the list goes on.
At this point I am on my third doctor and this one was the worse. Treated me as if it was in my head. Said it was fibromyalgia and put me on Lyrica. When I stopped it, she acted as if it was my fault. The pain is so bad that I would cry and no one would help. All three doctors said it wouldn't be my hip because of my age and it would be a waste of time for all of us.
I am in the medical field myself and always tried to be the perfect patient. I finally demanded a specialist and was treated as "if that would make you feel better". I was sent to yet again to a back specialist. He looked at MRI and said it was great. Now the pain in my groin was so much that I would cry at times. I told him my story and symptoms. He was so nice and I think could see my frustration that he told me he was going to send me for a hip MRI with contrasts.
Fours days later, he calls me and said that I need to get into a hip specialist and have surgery. I was told I had a torn liberal, front and back displacement. I saw the hip doctor and was told he will do a hip arthroscopy but they didn't know how bad it would be or what they would do until they get in. I wake up from surgery and was told they couldn't do screws cause it's not fixable. I was told I have significant arthritis and nothing could be done. They couldn't fix labrum because of that. They cut off the tissue that was hanging, shaved some bone, and cleaned things up. I was taken out of work for 6 weeks, crutch, pain medications, and still out of 2nd job. I was told I will need a replacement but playing waiting game due to my age.
I am 6 weeks out now and nothing has changed. My pain has increased at times. I push through my day. I have three kids and all of them play hockey so we are a busy, busy family. I just push through. I still need pain medication and crutch if I know I will be out for hours. The pain in my groin is so sharp that it goes into my lower stomach and down thigh. I feel complete hopeless. Shouldn't I feel better by now? Even if they couldn't fix it, shouldn't cleaning things up work?
It's easy for other people to say they understand but unless you go though it, you don't. I wake up and push through my day but I am missing everything around me. It's not fair to me or my kids. To be there but not really there. I was told for 5 years that the pain was in my head to having surgery on my hip and told it's too late and I will need a replacement. Now I have to deal with I am to young for a replacement and how long I can deal with the pain. Really, where's the quality of life in this? I can do nothing without pain and I am just done. I plan on talking to my doctor and no longer playing the age game. Age doesn't matter when it comes to living........