Back and hip pain

Posted By Ron on September 09, 1998 at 12:52:32:







I know you cannot diagnose over the internet but I am becoming very
frustrated regarding some symptoms and test results I hve had over the
last four months.
Here we go!!!
I went golfing on May 11th and woke up the next moring unable to bend
over and tie my shoes.  The strange thing is I also had a strange groin
pain (not related to Urologic reason,  already had a CT scan).  The
pain was much worse when sitting in the GROIN and in the RIGHT SIDE OF
MY LOWER BACK.  I had this same pain a couple of months earlier but it
went away.  This time it did not and the pain was bad.  It is not a sharp
pain but a very dull pain,  almost like a muscle has been ripped.
Anyway,  after two MRI's, a bone scan,  an EMG,  and a CT scan of
my abdomen,  the Doctors cannot find anything wrong on any of these tests.
Now four months later my lower right back and groin still hurt when sitting
and pain has shown up in my right calf for the past 2 months.  The pain
in the groin is a dull burning pain.  ALL of the pain goes away when I
lie down flat on my back.  The pain is sooo bad I am unable to sit most
times.
Here is what I have noticed,  TWISTING agravates this pain the worse,
especially doing leg lifts while lying on my side.  If I feel
good after a few days of rest and stretching and I do this
leg lift,  it feels as if my lower right back and hip are going
to shoot out of my body.
Since there are no signs of herniation what else could be caising this type of
pain???? I really don't want to live on pain killers the rest
of my life.
Also,  the pain seems to get better with minimal activity like walking
but worsens if I twist (like golfing or sweeping, etc.)
Thanks for any input,
Ron