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I have not had surgery but recently found out my hip/buttock pain was tied to bilateral gluteal tendinopathy (medius right/minimus left) plus bilateral hamstring high grade partial tears. I have no idea how this happened. I also have cervical and lumbar stenosis and DDD and I had to take myself to a hip specialist to find out what was causing my hip/buttock pain. I was told I need to do PT to heal and get the muscles stronger.
Do you have full tears in your gluteal tendons which is why they are recommending surgery? Are you going to seek a 2nd opinion before going the surgery route? I am surprised no one suggested a hip/pelvis MRI sooner.
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Could you (or anyone else) tell me what the name of the surgery is to repair hamstring or tendon tears? I have significant stenosis and a herniated disc and lots of pain in pelvis, butt, hamstrings, calves and feet, and physicians just keep throwing pain meds at me. Also have done PT to no avail where the pain is concerned. I suspect I have tears, but no one will do an MRI on me because of a complication with my pacemaker leads. The only surgeon I consulted wanted to do a spinal fusion because of the disc problem, and I know instinctively that will not solve my problems. I would like to consult another surgeon re: the kinds of surgeries you are talking about.
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I might think that the provider(s) might be trying to get things better without referring for expensive testing and surgery. They are ethically not supposed to look at the cost factor. As a patient, it would be in your best interest to speak up and say something. Knowing more about your symptoms will also guide the diagnosis and treatment.
If surgery is going to significantly improve your quality of life, be sure to do your part! I had hamstring repair. The tear was "partial" but there were calcifications that were removed from (I believe) the tendon.
About 30 + years ago I had an impact injury. I went to the orthopedist (actually more than one) with knee pain. Lots of great therapy but still pain, I was back on my feet. They said they would do exploratory arthroscopy if it "didn't get better". I politely said, "No thank you" and moved on. Not knowing the specifics of the problem, I stopped running. I became an exercise physiologist. Now, thirty years later, and a few mishaps along the way, the realization is that the problem was not my knee, it was more likely the hip. So, here I am working on repairing what can be and working around what can be improved.
Listen to your gut feeling, do your research (reputable sites) and you should be heading in the direction you need to go.