Pain in lower buttocks on side

Are you sure there is not a fracture in your pelvic area? I too had pain in my buttock that radiated down my leg to my knee. My pain dr ordered a CT scan which showed I had a fracture in my left sacral bone. I too was told by an orthopedic dr that nothing could be done and I have been taking pain meds. My pain dr is going to an epidural in the area to try and give me some relief. Maybe something to check out with your dr.

Welcome to Connect, @karencar! You'll see that @grammx4 is also experiencing something similar. I'm hoping she'll be willing to update us after her epidural treatment in the discussion thread she started. You can find that here: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pelvic-fractures/

I'd also like you to meet @predictable, @dawn_giacabazi and @safetyshield. Who may be able to share their experiences with you and may know of some type of therapy for this.

Thank you for replying. X-rays done in the office of one of our leading specialists in central Indiana showed no fracture. He is thinking a pinched nerve in my spine. Hard to believe since I have no back pain. Will probably not do anything unless walking gets difficult. <br>Karencar<br><br><br>>

Hi, @karencar. Our moderator, Nate, thought my experience with a mysterious lower back pain might suggest an option for your medical team to look into. In my case, my spinal surgeon and pain doctor recommended standard therapy for the pain -- PT for several weeks followed by an epidural of pain killer. Instead, my primary care physician suggested to first determine whether I had inflammation of my right sacroiliac joint -- a diagnosis that depended on ending the pain with injection of an anti-inflammation agent directly into the joint. That fixed the problem, and it has not recurred.

My case was different from yours in that no pain radiated down below my buttocks or down my leg. Though that might be possible from the inflammation I had, your doctors would have to tell you if my therapy might work for you. We'll be praying that you find relief soon and hope that you'll keep us posted on the treatment you received and whether it fixes your problem.

You need a new doctor. An MRI is the only way to tell what is really wrong. At 72, you could have spinal stenosis and/or arthritis and/or osteoporosis. Please see a neurosurgeon.<br><br>Phyllis<br><br>

My symptoms, almost identical to yours, were diagnosed last week at Mayo Jacksonville as torn hamstring from a fall. X-ray and CT scan showed no fractures in hip bones or femur.

<br>Thanks. What are you doing for it? <br>karencar<br><br><br><br>Karen<br><br>

Thanks.<br><br><br>Karen<br><br>

I’m seeing a chiropractor when necessary. I take Calcium With D3. I sometimes try something new in vitamins. But therapy does work, especially for my spine. They have something called D-Vax which stretches the spine. It’s not covered by my insurance. But after 15 treatments, it worked for about a year.<br><br>>

I've been dealing with pain in my right buttock. A chiropracter said it was<br>a hip rotater issue and gave me some help. At MAYO-EC I got some help from<br>Physical Therapy. I have now some stretches I do as maintenance to prevent<br>the pain.<br>