SCFE and also Scoliosis?

In March of 2011 I went to get out of bed one day and felt a sharp pain in my left hip. Over the next two months I would feel this same pain everytime I got out of a chair, bed, ect. I also began to have knee pain and started walking with a limp. On April 5th, 2011, my 11th birthday, i went roller skating with a friend and i fell. At this point i felt an even sharper pain than i had over the previous 2 months. Over the next week I began to have trouble weight bearing. On the last day it was almost unbearable to walk. My mom rushed me to a childrens urgent care. They immediately took xrays and diagnosed me with SCFE. I was originally supposed to have 4 pins put in, but my surgeon decided right before surgery to use just 1 titanium pin. 3 months later i began having pains in my right hip. This time rushed right to urgent care. I had an xray done and MRI done the next day. They determined that I had sign of slipping and that they wanted to go ahead and pin it before it had a chance to slip. I was told my pains after surgery would go away completely within a year after. A year later I was having more pain than i was after the surgery. I began having major knee pain. I went for a follow-up with my surgeon and had xrays done of my knees. Both were fine. My doctor told me that the cause of my knee and hip pain was the fact that I have nearly flat feet. He sent me to physical therapy for 2 months which got rid of my knee pains. My hips still hurt, but not as bad as ot was before physical therapy. Over the last 5 years my hip pains have slowly built up and come back. I have not had an xray done or seen my surgeon since my last follow-up before physical therapy in March of 2012. Over the past 5 months I have suspected that I may have scoliosis. My hips appear to be on two different levels which i assume would be caused from a curve in the spine. I also have been expiriencing a lot of back/neck pain and noticable hunch in my neck. Ever since I've notcied these things, my hip pains have increased. The other night i went to sit up in bed and felt a sharp almost "click" pain. I immediately froze in pain and was unable to move my leg. My boyfriend layed me on my back and put pressure on my hip and pushed. When he pushed i felt that "click" again as if something had come out of place and he was pushing it back in. Immediately after the pain went away. It was a very different type of hip pain though. I have never expirienced that specific pain. Im curious to know if SCFE and scoliosis are linked and if its a possibilty that this could be my issue. I turn 17 this following Wednesday and have had my pins for 6 years. Am i just being paranoid and linking unrelated things and its just normal for SCFE patients to have hip pain and discomfort this young or if i really do have scoliosis or some other condition that is cuasing my hips to worsen. I would love for anyone that has SCFE aswell as scoliosis or have a similar situation/symptoms to share your stories with me. All feedback is greatly appreciated.

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