what next!

[AnniesRyder5]

I am currently on 4mg and struggling while waiting for a referral to an endocrinologist

I am also on the waiting list for a reverse shoulder replacement for my right shoulder

I have had full knee and hip replacement also on the right side

2 days ago I was just taking my shoes off and something popped in my right hip - it was agony

Yesterday having rung 111 I was booked into A&E. The X-ray showed nothing amiss and the doctor said he will write to my GP to suggest physio.

I really don’t understand what’s happening to me because when I sit it feels like I’ve got a fist-sized rock inside my buttock.

Is this PMR related I ask myself?

I would really welcome your advice please

Ann

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[PMRpro Ambassador]

It could be associated with the PMR, something called piriformis syndrome commonly causes buttock pain and soft tissue problems don't show on plain x-ray, they just rule out bony involvement. A physio MIGHT recognise what it is.

verywellhealth.com/buttock-....

suggests other causes - including hamstring problems. Where is the feeling? In the middle of the buttock?

[AnniesRyder5 in reply to PMRpro]

Thank you once again for helping me identify what the problem is.

The pain seems to come from the middle of my right buttock- as if I were sitting on a very hard rock

Isn’t it weird though that my body’s right side continues to give me so much aggravation!

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to AnniesRyder5]

Always goes for the weak points! That place is where the muscle goes over the "sitting bone", the ischium to give its proper name. Could be bursitis or could be myofascial pain syndrome

webmd.com/pain-management/w....

[piglette]

Why are you wanting to visit an endocrinologist so urgently? How long ago did you have your replacement hip? Hips can ‘pop’.

[AnniesRyder5 in reply to piglette]

The referral to the endocrinologist comes from the rheumatologist because I think she gave up on me.

I had my hip replacement about 12 years ago. Apparently the X-ray showed the replacement in tact.

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to AnniesRyder5]

"The referral to the endocrinologist comes from the rheumatologist because I think she gave up on me."

But what for? Nothing they can do - time and patience ...

[piglette in reply to AnniesRyder5]

There must have been some reason to see an endocrinologist other than buttock, hip and shoulder problems??

[Viv54]

That is strange, i am waiting for a new hip .i can feel the bone when im sitting or laying in bed. I have to move around till the pain eases , as you say it is just like sitting on a rock ! Hope you get it sorted .🙂

[AnniesRyder5 in reply to Viv54]

Thank you 🥴

[whitefishbay]

If it is piriformis syndrome there are simple exercises online to help relieve the symptoms. They are stretches or one is sitting on a tennis ball. They do help. I had piriformis syndrome and I did the exercises for a couple of weeks and it has gone now. Good luck.

[AnniesRyder5 in reply to whitefishbay]

Thank you and I must admit that having read it up my symptoms do fit

I also saw the exercises and stated today 😊