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Gluteal tendinopathy - endless pain - losing my mind
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@chrisc58 Thanks for your encouraging message. Yes, I have problems with strong painkillers - particularly opioids. I'm seeing GP this morning and I'm going to ask her for lowest dose amitriptyline as I'm too fearful to take duloxetine. My biggest problem is trying to find comfort anywhere. Sitting is so uncomfortable and even lying now causes pain. Have had to cancel all Christmas plans as driving is so difficult and trying to sit in other people's houses is embarrassing. I'm not stressed about staying home - my partner is very supportive and he can visit his family without me. I know there are a lot of people worse off than me, so I'm trying to keep it in perspective, but lying awake at 4.30 this morning with racing heart doesn't help! Trying out TENS machine today with physiotherapist who is very kind, so hopefully it will give me some relief. Also looking at ordering very ugly upright chair as I'm not supposed to use a recliner. Have they worked out what's causing the weakness in your leg? Is it sciatica? Trapped nerve? Mine came on following a holiday with long journeys driving. How wonderful to go to the Rockies. I nearly got a job in Banff in my 20s but couldn't get a visa. Do hope your leg improves soon.
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@lynmen I understand how difficult it is to keep a positive attitude when you wake up in the wee hours of the morning in pain. I have a chronically bad knee that used to keep me awake every night until I started a few years ago getting hyaluronic acid injections. The shots have worked well, but their effectiveness decreases each cycle. I thought my buttocks/thigh pain was associated with my knee and waited months before seeing a medical professional. That was a mistake on my part. They have not truly diagnosed what my core issue is, but I see another hip specialist tomorrow and then a spine specialist next month. Once the base problem is isolated then we will get it sorted. In the meantime, I will continue with the stretch and strengthen physical therapy regiment, moderate my activity, and grin and bear it.
I have not tried the TENS machine, but have heard good things. I will broach the subject in a few days with my physical therapist. Not sure physical therapy is helping much, but it does give me a bit of hope that things will improve in time. Positivity may be the only thing I can control at this point.
Take care of yourself and keep positive if you can.