I went to another orthopaedic practice about my issues, my back and my hip. This time the Physician Assistant(PA) ordered X-Rays that included a view of the hip joints. The PA at the first practice ordered X-Rays that neglected to capture a view of the hips. And whaddya know!, there’s is none of that stuff keeps the bone from rubbing against bone. Ugh! Usually the way this is handled is by replacing the joint with an artificial joint. So I have that to look forward to.
And my back? There’s damage there too, but we are going to strengthen my back as best we can to see if we can defer any more surgery on my back.
Meanwhile, I got a new prescription for Diclofenac (sic), another NSAID to see if that offers better, more, any, relief. I am trying to get back on track.
Recommitting to healthier habits seems to be a daily task. I fancy myself getting up earlier than 10:30 AM, eating a nutritious breakfast, going swimming, AA. In other words, I want a Gold ⭐️ for participation
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Sorry you’re in so much pain!! Hope you get some relief from the NSAIDs. Daddy has bone on bone in His knee and it kills Him half the time. He’s not ready to do anything about it yet. I was recently diagnosed with bone spurs in my neck, spinal stenosis up there, too, and arthritis in my shoulder. Plus all the crap in my lower back I’ve had for decades. I’m not in chronic pain, but when it hurts I have a sound understanding of why my mom was crabby all the time for 30 years!
Sorry you hurt. Sucks. That I was not imagining this pain was such a relief. Frosts my butt that the PA at the other practice could have ordered a slightly larger X-ray and we could have known sooner what all the issues were.
I so get that!!! I went into the doctor’s office a couple days after all this started and he didn’t bother doing xrays or anything. Told me it was bursitis and sent me home in a sling which made it a thousand times worse. I ended up in the ER in the middle of the night on a Saturday with my arm locked up and pain like I’ve only experienced with 3rd degree burns.
Makes me wonder about the marching orders are for these Physician Assistants. Are they there to secure surgeries for the Surgeon they work for or are they there to help the patient with the problem they present with?
Good question. I changed to a new doctor recently because the other one was never there. The new doctor was off, so I saw his partner doctor who knows absolutely NOTHING about me or my medical history. Hmmmm… I have a long history of back and neck issues. Perhaps if he’d looked, he would have delved a little deeper?
Oh it’s a crap-shoot, going to the Doc, no matter what.