I am in my 50s and started having hip and buttock/leg pain at 40-41 after having my only child (he was almost 10 pounds and 22 inches long; at 14 he is over 6 feet tall and still growing!). I had many blood tests and MRIs over the years and told I have congenital spinal stenosis, degenerative disc disease, bone spurs, disc bulges, etc. in my cervical and lumbar spine at multiple vertebra levels. They have prescribed Cymbalta for nerve and arthritis/chronic pain which helped some and I have had 4 injections in my lumbar spine (L4L5 is the worst section for me) and all injections have helped. I was awake for my injections and they were somewhat uncomfortable/painful but worth it. The injections have steroid and lidocaine in them to relieve inflammation and nerve pain and they use an X-ray machine to guide the doctor for where to do the injection. I couldn’t stand, walk, sit, etc. for too long without extreme pain at points. Scary as a single parent with no family support. The injections may not work for everyone if the exact source of pain is not detected on MRI. Physical therapy didn’t really help me relieve pain but exercise, regular movement, stretching, strengthening and increased blood flow is good for hip/spine pain. It sounds like you may have a disc/vertebra/bone spur putting pressure on central spinal cord/peripheral nerves causing you pain. My cervical spine had pressure on my spinal cord which caused weakness in arms and legs and loss of control of my bladder. I had ACDF surgery on C5C6 and it restored my strength in arms/legs and control of bladder (if I waited any longer it could have done permanent damage to my spinal cord so I feel blessed to have found a surgeon who finally diagnosed me after 5 years of suffering and no diagnoses). Just fyi…I have struggled with panic attacks and anxiety/depression but was able to stay awake for MRIs (tight space/weird noises) and for my spinal injections. I have another injection coming up in December. Some injections have lasted 3-4 months, 5-6 months and even 9+ months! I have used Lidocaine patches at times in-between which have helped some when nerves are aggravated (like Salonpas Japanese brand the best and they have no fragrance; not a big fan of creams but they can work, too). My surgeon doesn’t want to do surgery on my lumbar spine now and would rather delay as long as possible and use injections because he would need to fuse L3L4L5 at a minimum and this would limit my movement/mobility. If anyone is interested, I have an old set of DVDs I have been using to do gentle exercises at home which have really helped me. The name is Classical Stretch/Essentrics by Miranda Edmonds-White. She was a classical ballerina who is now in her 70s, I think. I have been doing her floor exercises to help me build strength to progress to standing exercises. I started a couple months ago gradually and try to do 20-30 min. per day. I am amazed at the improvement and reduction of pain in my hips, back and legs and think her stretches/strengthening exercises released something which has given me significant relief (have worked from home since COVID and sitting too much at a computer at my kitchen table which messed up my neck and lower back). Good luck to you!