Pain in back and hips

[Acdjr909]

Im a 22 year old female.. I've had chronic back and hip pain since I was 16 years old.. I recently had an MRI done on my back.. And my dr told me it was perfect.. I have been in an out of ERs for the last 4 years. With them just sending me home with pain med. I only take it when i can't take it anymore because  I'm so scared of becoming an addict.. So I've just been dealing with the pain.. Now since my dr told me my back was okay.. He kind of ignored the fact I still had pain.. I also get pain in my hands and they go numb all the time.. Could this be a neurological disorder of some sort?

[Acdjr909]

thank you for your post. Yes i actually just found out i am diabetic..,.,so that answers my question about the numbness in my hands.. thank you for your help =] I am actually going to see my Dr. tomorrow and will bring up the x-ray with her...  I'll start taking the pain meds on weekends..and just use the heating pads during the week... i rarely sleep anymore because of this pain. =/

Thanks again

[ggreg]

Could be your joint pain and numbness in your hands is coming from a couple things totally unrelated to neurology, and that's diabetes and vitamin b deficiency.  A regular doc should run some blood tests to check your sugars and your vitamin levels.  

But hon, I have to say, I was in a car accident, and have had nothing but trouble with my spine and emotions as a result of it, a lifelong problem.  So, I know exactly what you're talking about when you feel all this lower back and hip pain!!!  I have terrible lower back pain, I feel it when I wake up in the morning, and it lasts for hours, most of the morning, almost unbearable, and during the day when I have to be standing for very long.  But I take medicines.  Lyrica worked really well for me, helped me sleep better, and for a couple years there, it took the pain away.  But naturally things got worse and now I'm waiting to see my neuro about changing my meds.

If you want to, you can ask your doc if he will do an ordinary black & white X-ray of your hips, just in case, and throw in a couple lumbar spine views, too, it's very inexpensive, even the Urgent Care place can do it for you.  Ask for a copy of your pictures, nowadays they'll put them on a disk, and keep them.  This is because if you don't have diabetes or vitamin deficiency, then you'll want to take the X-rays to a neurologist or orthopedist, those docs MAY see something that's been missed.  

A little on your pain meds.  In general docs are VERY reluctant to give pain drugs, so whomever has given the ones you have to you, keep seeing that doc as a regular thing.  You should take the meds you have, look and see if there's a refill within the current date.  If you are indeed concerned with addiction, you could maybe just take some on weekends, so you can finally and regularly really rest good, your body cannot take constant pain.  Also, heat helps pain, so you could get in a really nice hot bath, too, or put a hot water bottle or heating pad where it hurts.