Newbie & suffering......

Well, first off...Welcome!

Secondly...you'd be amazed at what you can be capable of handling when you have to. (That's physically and mentally.)

My hips dislocate from their sockets. It sounds like the ball of your hip joint might be "slipping" out of place slightly (hence the clicking sound) and that maybe you've caught or pinched a nerve/tendon.

When you've got inflammation/nerve involvement in the hip area it can cause the pain to radiate to all the places you described.

It also limits your flexibility/mobility. IE you're only able to move your leg so far and then there's a shooting stabbing pain; or it feels like your hip is "stuck"

When things get aggravated and inflamed, the only thing that really helps the pain is reducing the inflammation.

So an anti-inflammatory would probably be good for you.

Sometimes messing with one body part can affect another. If the procedure you had changed your gait or affected your walking patterns and mobility (which I'm sure it did) then that could be what caused your sudden hip pain.

Trust me...I know what you're going through...when my hips "pop" out of place...it hurts like nothing else I've ever felt, and usually I end up having to try and get the ball to slip back where it should be by moving the affected leg etc. Usually I can do it myself or have someone else move my leg for me, but sometimes things don't always go back to feeling like they should, or in the process I pinch something, or aggravate things and have to deal with the pain for days afterward.

I use an anti-inflammatory to help treat the issue.

You will get through this, just hang in there. None of us here are wimps...but sometimes even we need a little help or encouragement, that's just being human.

My hips dislocating is actually the least of my issues...believe me when I tell you that if you just keep going, and keep waking up in the morning, things will get better, even if it's in ways you least expect when you least expect them

In my opinion, it's a lot easier for the body to deal with chronic pain, than it is for the mind. Staying positive is SO important, but it's SO hard sometimes. Keep your chin up, we're all here for you. Hopefully you'll get in touch with someone soon and they can give you a professional opinion on the issue.

Again, Welcome!!!

Hi Unbearable and welcome to the chronic pain forum. After reading your post all I could think was I sure hope you hear from your dr and real soon. No one should have to suffer with the pain that you are this day and time. As you said, the pain is hampering your recovery from your back surgery, no quality of life, not able to get up and around as you should be, something needs to be done.

Pretty much all of us here at the forum are under the care of pain mgt drs. Once the pain becomes chronic no dr will touch us and give the type of medication we need to have some quality life so enters the picture of a pain mgt dr. In all reality it is best for us because these drs are trained to deal with patients that have pain and that is something our primary care drs and surgeons just are not equipped to handle. Not only that, but the DEA has stuck its big nose in the picture and there is new rules & guidelines drs have to go by for scripting narcotics especially long term. Our other drs do not want to go thru all of the red tape and have the DEA breathing down their necks. It stinks, because many people are paying a hefty price because of drug abuse.

I wanted to pop on and tell you hello and welcome aboard. Please keep us posted on how you are doing. Take care....Susie

Welcome, I agree with what everyone has said so far. You will gert lots of good advice here and most of all positive reinforcements from all of us who suffer chronic pain. Maybe along with a anti inflamatory you could talk to your doctor about a pain patch?

Hey Unbearable, First off Welcome to the CP forum.

After reading that you had surgery on April 6 I'm beginning to wonder if you have overdid it and may have caused inflammation which as a result may be causing the pain in your hip.

I had L4-L5 decompression disectomy back in 2003 and have had Chronic Pain in my low back and left hip area before and after the surgery. I did get some relief from the surgery but it didn't fix my problem. I now have a spinal cord stimulator implant that helps some with the pain but also does not give me total relief. How much I hurt varies each day and I tend to overdo it before I realize I have.

Please give yourself time to heal and follow your Dr.'s advice. The surgery you had was quite serious and will take quite a while to heal.