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There are no triggers because it never goes away the pain is just constantly there from the moment I open my eyes till I close them again at night I can't stand for very long by the time I get home from work I'm in tears. I have spent hundreds and hundreds of dollars on different shoes and insoles thinking that was it but it is not. I don't know what this pain is but it is bone deep and it hurts so bad
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The only wisdom I can share from my years of experience is you will not find a dr that cares about your pain so you have to go from there, wherever that personally takes you. The pain will not be managed or helped to lessen by the medical community
It makes me sad to think of you coming home from work in tears, that was me also, and I am very sorry you are going through this. On a positive note...I'm glad you came to Connect. I see some very supportive responses.
I always think of pain, as being a ladder with many steps to climb in order to get to a root cause. Typically, we start at the bottom of the ladder, changing shoes and insoles for example, while trying to self resolve. I give you credit for trying, and understand how frustrating it becomes when that doesn't work.
Doctors also start low on the ladder by ordering tests, prescribing physical therapy, medications, etc... It boils down to attempting to rule out acute verses chronic. You mentioned you've seen a few doctors over the years. I'm curious what specialists you've seen? Have you seen a neurologist? Have you worked with pain management? Do you feel confident that all possibilities for diagnoses have been exhausted?
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Like @contentandwell mentioned below, medication can cause the leg pain, even some very surprising ones. Some years ago, my Mom and I, both struggling with asthma, were prescribed the same inhaler (now off the market) and began to suffer severe leg pains, to the point where I could only walk a few feet at a time. When I mentioned the pain to my chiropractor he asked "What changed?" I thought of that, looked up the side effects, and that was it - we both stopped and the pain subsided. The very same thing happened to my husband with a blood pressure med, and my Dad with niacin (he couldn't take statins.) Sometimes it can be an interaction between two meds, or between a med and a supplement you are taking.
So maybe you can go to your pharmacist or physician with a complete list of everything you take, prescription, supplement and over the counter and get help doing some research on both side effects and interactions.
I hope you can find some relief.
Sue