My hubby has been having a lot of trouble with hip lately. He went to the doctor who took an x-ray and said he couldn't see anything. He then sent him to my rheumatologist who said it he thought it my be his gout moving to his hip. He gave him a shot of cortisone, upped his gout medication, and sent him on his way.
After 2 weeks without relief, he went back to the doctor. What he forgot to mention the first time he went to the doctor was that when he walked the pain went away, but would come back after sitting for awhile (not gout symptoms). So the doctor sent him to get an MRI.
Well the MRI showed that he has AVN (avascular necrosis) of the hips (yes plural). Both of his hip bone joints are literally dying. He is going to have to get a hip replacement for his left hip and bone graft for the right hip. The specialist said we could probably wait until June (when I'm off for the summer) for the surgery, but he will need to x-ray his hip again in a month to make sure it isn't getting worse.
We are in for a long, fun summer!
I'm sorry to hear about your hubby. By the way, I'm a new follower. Something told me to click on your link when posting a commment at Me and the Mexican. I'm fascinated by your journey with Fibromyalgia, I seem to have some of the same symptoms (pain in hips, elbows, walking like an old lady down the hall) but can't seem to be diagnosed with anything. I'm at the point of giving up on doctors, they've drained the blood out of me but say nothing's wrong :( Anyway, my hubby had two knee replacements several years ago and he no longer lives in agony "knee pain". As scary as it seems, and it was a rough couple of weeks, we're so very thankful for modern day medicine and surgeries. Amazing what they can do these days. You take care, have a blessed weekend and we'll keep you and your hubby in my prayers. -Bev
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