Lay here at 5 am after my usual 430 am wake up call in the form of excruciating hip pain, and thought it would be a good time to write about it while the painkillers kick in!
I've had intermittent hip pain since Madeline was 1 ( 2011 ) and after seeing the GP and physio was diagnosed with trochanteric bursitis ( an inflammation of the muscle surrounding the hip ). As it was intermittent it wasn't too bad and although it was getting progressively worse, my high dose steroids I started on in December knocked the pain on the head immediately!
Throughout my chemotherapy regime dec-may I was pain free, it was such a novelty. No hip pain and my chronic lower back pain went away too. Once this stopped though the pain came back with increase intensity and wasn't much fun. It almost wasn't a shock to then find out on my post treatment PET scan that I had a tumour in my hip.
I was referred for an "emergency" bone biopsy with the specialists at Oswestry orthopaedic hospital and was assured it would be done within 10 days as I still needed to complete my radiotherapy treatment. 5.5 weeks later I was admitted to have this done ( better late than never as the saying goes).
Oswestry was so different to any other hospital I had been to, like a little cottage hospital where the staff are all very laid back! It even had it's own pet peacock! ). I did my own admission paperwork (as soon as they realised I was a nurse ), took my own bloods and didn't see the anaesthetists till I was lay on the table and he was pushing drugs down my line. Certainly didn't see anyone after and went home 2 hours after my GA.
Despite all that it was a nice little relaxed stay and I had some nutty neighbours to keep me entertained!
After 9 days of waiting for results wondering if I was the most unluckiest person to have 2 unrelated cancers at the same time, or some residual lymphoma in my hip. It was in fact neither and I still, ( 3 weeks down the line ) have no idea what it is! The phone call said " no cancer, no lymphoma but we aren't sure what it is" so I'm non the wiser! I have a 3x2cm "area of concern" in the sticky out bit ( well it would stick out if it didn't have such a covering / padding ), below my ball and socket joint.
I'm sure il find out one day! Due to go back for an appointment in a few weeks but until then I'm stuck with popping painkillers and being woken religiously at 430 every morning!
In fact, millions of people who suffer from various aches and pains like arthritis and joint pain, back pain, fibromyalgia and others do so because of chronic internal inflammation. The pain you feel is your body telling you about an injury or damage. The swelling is your smart body stopping you from moving to protect you from more damage.
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As we age, our bodies begin to wear down. This includes the tendons, muscles and bones in our bodies. As it is a weight bearing joint, the hip joints often suffers greatly as we grow older. If you have had a recent injury to any part of your body, this could be the culprit of your hip joint pain.
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