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Getting help is difficult. All of our orthopaedic surgeons believe themselves to be psychiatrists. They listen to you and they are not looking at your hip, they are looking at your head. ‘The X-ray looks fine… go home and suck it up. Take a pill.’ I have been offered exactly nothing. I was in bed for most of yesterday as I was in such pain. I figured out by slow movements that I can stand as long as I lean forward and to the left. Apparently I did a job on my right SI joint doing too much and leaning on a cane with my right side. Yes, I need an MRI. But try to get help OMG.

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Don't count on a surgeon! Get a physiatrist or a sports medicine doctor --try various specialists till someone finds whatever is wrong. It could be bone in the spine, joint, or some kind of muscle or nerve issue. Keep trying docs till you can get an answer and, yes, insist they do an MRI. Don't let them shove you aside. Doctors don't want to take blame any more than any other person. So, you should get a new doctor who isn't worried about that and can use an open mind. Keep fighting for yourself and good luck.