Gluteal tendinopathy - endless pain - losing my mind

@spillihped You are so lucky! My MRI showed something similar and my pain specialist tried to set up a consultation with a neurosurgeon but he refused to see me because I hadn't done "enough" physical therapy for my back.

Embarks—I feel your pain. I am currently going thru the same thing myself. Four months ago started with continual throbbing pain my right buttocks. I thought the pain was associated with a long tern knee issue and the pain was manageable so I let it linger. Went on an easy hiking trip up to the Canadian Rockies in early October and the day after returning woke up with searing pain in my lower back. Thats lasted two days and went away. Then the hip and thighs issues started. Hard to walk, searing pain shooting down the outside of my thigh, etc etc. Been in physical therapy for six weeks with some minor progress. I wake up stiff, do a couple stretches to loosen up and try to hobble thru the morning. The real issues start in the afternoon and worsen into the early evening. Cannot put any weight at all on one leg and have difficult standing straight. Next week I see a hip specialist and later in the week a pain specialist. An MRI will confirm what I am pretty confident of—gluteal tendinopothy. It will get better in time—just need to figure out how to manage it in the meantime without losing my mind. Wish you the best. Keep the faith—it will get better.

Hi all. I have had chronic outer hip pain for 8 months solid, resulting in a limp and severe pain. MRI showed some labral tearing (shredding was the word) and diagnosis was Gluteal Tendinopathy. No arthritis. The pain was deep, in the outer hip at the bursa with pressure, and also very very deep in my buttock. No amount of deep pressure seemed to help. So. I did PT, Meds, Injections, and was signed up for the end of this month 1/26 for Platelet injections, and also starting shockwave therapy, all out of pocket, due to complete and total desperation. Then. Get this. Went to Mexico in early December on vacation. My husband remarked in the airport on my limp (depressing!) and I was worried about walking, walking on sand, etc. So. I got a 'Beach Massage, with a highly trained licensed therapist. I opted for "Deep Tissue" and it was 90 minutes of lots of pain. Grimaced through the entire thing really. Elbows deep in my body. I am not exaggerating when I say, I got up off the table and walked to my beach lounger, with NO LIMP and NO PAIN. I though, "huh, that's weird" and figured the pain would be back soon. Crazily enough, the pain has not returned over a month later. I am in shock, and also very, very puzzled. I have had this for 8 months, and have also had bouts of hip pain over the years, with the injections, PT, and I even did massage a few times. But, this very professional, very Deep Tissue massage literally saved my quality of life. I am 61 in two days. I went snowmobiling a week ago, and worried the pain would return as soon as I did anything active again. Nope! I literally have no explanation for it. I cancelled my Platelet Injection and shockwave therapy, and am trying to find a good massage therapist here that specializes in Deep Tissue for pain. Just wanted to share my very unusual (and hopeful) experience. It's worth a try at just $100 to $150 for a 90 minute Deep Tissue Massage. Good luck everyone!

Hi all. I have had chronic outer hip pain for 8 months solid, resulting in a limp and severe pain. MRI showed some labral tearing (shredding was the word) and diagnosis was Gluteal Tendinopathy. No arthritis. The pain was deep, in the outer hip at the bursa with pressure, and also very very deep in my buttock. No amount of deep pressure seemed to help. So. I did PT, Meds, Injections, and was signed up for the end of this month 1/26 for Platelet injections, and also starting shockwave therapy, all out of pocket, due to complete and total desperation. Then. Get this. Went to Mexico in early December on vacation. My husband remarked in the airport on my limp (depressing!) and I was worried about walking, walking on sand, etc. So. I got a 'Beach Massage, with a highly trained licensed therapist. I opted for "Deep Tissue" and it was 90 minutes of lots of pain. Grimaced through the entire thing really. Elbows deep in my body. I am not exaggerating when I say, I got up off the table and walked to my beach lounger, with NO LIMP and NO PAIN. I though, "huh, that's weird" and figured the pain would be back soon. Crazily enough, the pain has not returned over a month later. I am in shock, and also very, very puzzled. I have had this for 8 months, and have also had bouts of hip pain over the years, with the injections, PT, and I even did massage a few times. But, this very professional, very Deep Tissue massage literally saved my quality of life. I am 61 in two days. I went snowmobiling a week ago, and worried the pain would return as soon as I did anything active again. Nope! I literally have no explanation for it. I cancelled my Platelet Injection and shockwave therapy, and am trying to find a good massage therapist here that specializes in Deep Tissue for pain. Just wanted to share my very unusual (and hopeful) experience. It's worth a try at just $100 to $150 for a 90 minute Deep Tissue Massage. Good luck everyone!

I have a worse story that is still not resolved. Wonder I'd anyone had had tendon transfer surgery. I was first diagnosed with glut tendopathy 2 years ago. i did hip injections, ultrasound, Pt I am very active and fit and competitive ballroom dancer. I was never offered prp or shock therapy. The glut med is now completely ruptured and they can't just surgically repair it because the ruptured end is now, shrunken and infiltrated with fat.The limp is so bad that it 's making my already fused back and neck significantly worse, and i'm using a walker. I am trying to find a surgeon.Hopefully, on the east coast that I can drive to (i live in virginia) who does gluteal tendon transfer surgery?So in other words, they gonna take my glute, maximus, split it and use half of it for my glute med. This surgery is probably only been use for 4 or 5 years from my research... i have a great attitude, and I know this will get fixed.But if anyone has any experience with this, I would certainly appreciate your feedback

Hi all. I have had chronic outer hip pain for 8 months solid, resulting in a limp and severe pain. MRI showed some labral tearing (shredding was the word) and diagnosis was Gluteal Tendinopathy. No arthritis. The pain was deep, in the outer hip at the bursa with pressure, and also very very deep in my buttock. No amount of deep pressure seemed to help. So. I did PT, Meds, Injections, and was signed up for the end of this month 1/26 for Platelet injections, and also starting shockwave therapy, all out of pocket, due to complete and total desperation. Then. Get this. Went to Mexico in early December on vacation. My husband remarked in the airport on my limp (depressing!) and I was worried about walking, walking on sand, etc. So. I got a 'Beach Massage, with a highly trained licensed therapist. I opted for "Deep Tissue" and it was 90 minutes of lots of pain. Grimaced through the entire thing really. Elbows deep in my body. I am not exaggerating when I say, I got up off the table and walked to my beach lounger, with NO LIMP and NO PAIN. I though, "huh, that's weird" and figured the pain would be back soon. Crazily enough, the pain has not returned over a month later. I am in shock, and also very, very puzzled. I have had this for 8 months, and have also had bouts of hip pain over the years, with the injections, PT, and I even did massage a few times. But, this very professional, very Deep Tissue massage literally saved my quality of life. I am 61 in two days. I went snowmobiling a week ago, and worried the pain would return as soon as I did anything active again. Nope! I literally have no explanation for it. I cancelled my Platelet Injection and shockwave therapy, and am trying to find a good massage therapist here that specializes in Deep Tissue for pain. Just wanted to share my very unusual (and hopeful) experience. It's worth a try at just $100 to $150 for a 90 minute Deep Tissue Massage. Good luck everyone!

I have a worse story that is still not resolved. Wonder I'd anyone had had tendon transfer surgery. I was first diagnosed with glut tendopathy 2 years ago. i did hip injections, ultrasound, Pt I am very active and fit and competitive ballroom dancer. I was never offered prp or shock therapy. The glut med is now completely ruptured and they can't just surgically repair it because the ruptured end is now, shrunken and infiltrated with fat.The limp is so bad that it 's making my already fused back and neck significantly worse, and i'm using a walker. I am trying to find a surgeon.Hopefully, on the east coast that I can drive to (i live in virginia) who does gluteal tendon transfer surgery?So in other words, they gonna take my glute, maximus, split it and use half of it for my glute med. This surgery is probably only been use for 4 or 5 years from my research... i have a great attitude, and I know this will get fixed.But if anyone has any experience with this, I would certainly appreciate your feedback