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I am 34 years old, 5'5" and 167lbs. I had a hysterectomy in July 2009 after a failed ablation of March 2009. During the ablation my surgeon also did a laporoscopy and found abdominal endometriosis and removed my damaged left ovary. I had no hip pain after this procedure. During my hysterectomy my remaining ovary was left alone and my cervix and uterus were removed. A biopsy showed I had adenomyosis in my uterus which explained the failed ablation.

While in the hospital after my hysterectomy I was given an injection of phenegren in my hip. I have not had a day with out pain since this hospital stay. I believed that the pain was related to the injection, but all probable causes related to the injection have been ruled out. I have had MRI, EMG, Nerve Conduction Study, Bone Scan, X-Rays, all with negative results. For treatment I have tried massage therapy, pool therapy, cortisone injections, Gabapentin, inactivity, cycling and more all with no success.

The pain is a constant 3 on a scale of 1-10, 1 being no pain. It is focused near the outer point of my hip and radiates in towards my pelvis and butt. It is agravated by physical activity and prolonged sitting and the pain get to be an 8 easily. There have been many times the pain is so bad I can not walk. When the pain is like that, if I try to lay down the pain screams and I have to stand or lay there and cry. It is not relieved by heat or ice, aspirin, tylenol, baclofen (muscle relaxer). Ibuprophen helps, but does not completely relieve the pain. Vicadin does make me not care about the pain and scares the pants off me. I refuse to become dependant on a narcotic.

My doctors have given up on helping me find a cure for my pain because they can not find a cause for it. I need help. I can't work or live a normal, active life for an otherwise healthy woman my age. If you have ever cried because you can't make it up the stairs to tuck your kids in at night, then you know where I am coming from.