Looks like I'm going to have to go under the knife(again).

[THEFERMANATOR]

Well doctor #2 today confirmed there isn't really anything they can do for my hip. Sucks being in pain, and being told they can't do anything for it. My hip is encased in a large mass of scar tissue and voids from years of not listening to the doctors to take it easy. Guess I should have listened to the doctors when they told me to take it easy all them years back instead of trying to be superman and saying I can still do it. He said another injection might help as he thinks the scar tissue didnt let the steroid get into the joint, but its a long shot. Another option is to have a hip debrievement done to remove the scar tissue, then an injection, but this would still be short term relief as the scar tissue will just come back with a vengance. Or a last resort shot in the dark would be a hip replacement, but he also said going in could adjetate it and make it even worse. His reccomendation was to get off the pills and live with it, so thats what I'm doing.

[macojoe]

Hope it all works out some how!!

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Originally Posted by macojoe

Hope it all works out some how!!

Same to you. It was a longshot, but I was hoping the 2nd doc would see soemthing the 1st didn't. Being told they don't know why I'm in constant agonizing pain sucks, and knowing pain meds don't work is even worse.

[bradford]

Feel for ya Ferm. Hang in there.

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Figured I would go ahead and update this. The pain in my hip got unbearable, so I broke down and went back to the doctor that operated on me last. He was rather disappointed that the shots they gave me didn't help. As he put it, I shouldn't have felt ANYTHING in my hip 2-3 hours afterwards due to the nerve blocker shot he ordered(I'm one of those lucky people that they don't work for). His reccomendation is an exploratory surgery to go i nand actually put a camera in and see what is binding it up. Since I can't chance being off my feet for another 6 weeks(the last operation was only supposed to be 1-2 weeks off my feet which turned into 6 weeks afterwards), he sent me to pain mangement. I was getting to be a pretty unbearable individual to the point my marriage was suffering, so I broke down and went. He put me on a muscle relaxer, anti seizure med, and doubled my pain meds. I go back to him Wednesday this time with a formialry list so he can pick a covered narcotic that he feels is more appropriate for wat I'm going through(theres not many pain meds I can take with all of my previous complications and current meds). So right now it's all a waiting game until next summer when I can hopefully have them go back in and see whats wrong after my wife is out for the summer to watch the kids.

[macojoe]

Still praying for ya!!

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Small glimmer of hope in my future. When my hip problems got really bad back in 2013, I broke down and applied for disability. Hated doing it, but I had to try and do something to help provide for the family as my wifes income isn't enough(been selling stuff off trying to stay afloat in the mean time). Social security of course automatically denied me saying I didn't have enough medical history to prove I was disabled when I was still insured(haven't worked an actual job in a long time since my wreck was in 2001, just worked what I could when I could since then, and continued paying my taxes like I should since). I ended up getting an attorney(the 1st 3 turned me down, lucked out and found good reviews for one right up the road that didn't turn people away) to take it, got it in front of a judge, and finally won. So at least now we can hopefully afford health insurance for us as it was taking over half my wifes income to pay all 4 of our policies(courtesy of obamacare were all 4 on different plans because we can't afford to all be on her's through work). So at least now I can hopefully at least have the funds to go to the doctors, and insurance to do it.