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Posted Yesterday 3:20 AM (GMT 0)
Hello all, new in here and impressed with the forum.....

i seem to be a medical mystery any help will be appreciated :)

i sprained my back about 3 years ago in a work accident, was told a few months ago i now have a slipped disc after screaming at doctors, they did mri, found disc problem they found i now have arthritis in right hip,probably due to the way i walk because of back pain.........

the physio i saw 3 years ago felt that there is a si joint problem, the consultant was sure the pain was from hip and have had 2 injections there which did help, waiting for third as the one i had in june wore off by september.

i am seeing the original physio again, when she rubbed ultrasound probe over my back the most tender area was in the si joint region..........just so confused do i believe the physio or the consultant??????

just to make things more complicated i am allergic to anti-inflams and am unable to take any painkillers apart from paracetamol.....have many allergies, antibiotics etc.........just do not know where to turn:(

the biggest problem for me is sitting and getting up from a chair the pain is so bad, but if i sit on the bed with legs straight i am pain free, just so confused, i really would love some feedback, there must be someone with a similar problem, if so would love to hear from you......sorry to go on so long but thought the more info the better.....

also was only a year ago the arthritis was diagnosed it was not there till a long time after the accident.

susz xx

Posted Yesterday 1:52 PM (GMT 0)
Welcome to HealingWell and please know we are happy to have you join us.



Perhaps you have 2 seperate issues, a back problem and a hip problem.................are you seeing a rheumatologist
or is this all a work comp issue?



I would also suggest that you may want to seek out the opinion of another physician. It seems you have 2 different people dx you when you may do better seeing a specialist that will look at the big picture.



I know you will be hearing from other members so again welcome and stick with us.



Kitt
Posted Today 1:33 AM (GMT 0)

Thank you for reply, saw physio again today...same thing probe on right si joint area was very tender, she is pretty sure that it is a si joint problem more than the hip arthritis.....somehow i need to convince the consultant to look more into it, i am just frd up of the pain and getting so frustrated in case it is a mis-diagnosis and suffered 3 years needlessly :(

hoping for feeback :)

Posted 12/4/2009 12:00 PM (GMT 0)
Where in your back is the slipped disc? I haven't heard the term slipped disc in years, you need to ask for a copy of the report from the radiologist regarding the MRI. It should tell you what disc is involved and whether it is bulging (protruding) or herniated (the outside of the disc is torn and the jelly like stuff inside is oozing out) and on which side of the spine the protrusion is on. When a disc problem is involved it can pinch nerves coming out of the spine and cause radiating pain to other areas either the hip, down the front (femoral nerve) or back (sciatic nerve) of the leg or even the groin area.

I would be checking on seeing either an orthopedic specialist or pain management doctor for your problem.

Hope you find some answers and relief soon!!! I'm not surprised to hear about the arthritis because it seems that whenever and injury to the body occurs arthritis will show up later. Look up osteoarthritis on the web and you'll get alot of info.
Posted 12/6/2009 3:44 AM (GMT 0)
thank you for reply, a little food for thought here, the disc in question is L5S1, not sure which way it is going but the left side seems ok, most of the problem is on the right side......did have a diagnostic injection in spine about a year ago to rule out sciatic nerve problem, no pain relief with the injection that time.

The consultant i have is an ortho surgeon.......when i went to see him originally for an insurance report, he said i had sprained my back and it should be ok in about a year (2 years ago, and no sign of arthritis on x ray then), have explained to him that the pain with the sprain is the same now as it was then...before any sign of arthritis

where things get confused is (looking on net for symptoms of si joint problems and arthritis) they are very similar, pain in groin, hip, lower back.......i don't get pain at the back of the leg but it does go as far as the knee on the front..

any more info anyone can give would apprecitate :)
Posted 12/28/2009 3:22 AM (GMT 0)
Also replying to the comment 'a work compo issue' (i was paid a bit, but seems i could have got more, but too late now) the consultant who examined me for the comp issue asked me if i wanted him to take over my case from the other consultant, to which i agreed, as he is a hip specialist..

i said from day 1 that, it was more my back....and after last consultation he agreed that my pain symptoms are not regular arthiric hip symptoms.......next appointment jan 7th... watch this space :)

Posted 1/1/2010 10:17 PM (GMT 0)
My main issue is my hip, and I feel it in the groin, outside of the hip (the bursa - "bursitis secondary to OA of the hip" is how both the ortho and pain management doc put it), I have that pain radiating down the front of my leg to the knee, and also it hurts just to one side of my lower back.

Now, I've seen the xrays, and my lower spine has some issues, too.... but I think my pain is mostly from the hip, since the injection I got a month ago helped it all so much!

I feel for you - the whole thing is so very confusing, and the various systems affect each other.... very difficult to figure out. Sometimes one joint or system might look bad on xray but not give any pain - and for me, it's pain I care about!
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