Trapped nerve??

Your hip is in the groin - that is where they replace the ball & socket - the side of your body, what we are used to calling the hip, is part of the pelvis but not the actual joint itself. Don't know what you mean by the crease of the thigh?

the pain sounds horrible, and disabling. I don't yet have experience to tell you what to do about it, so will shut up!

My pain is sometimes like this and they gave me small amounts of diazepam, treating it as a muscle spasm. Worth investigating? It did help. So long as I don't overdo the walking of course. X

Sounds like something is trapped or jarring in a nerve . Weird thing with post THR pain is that it moves about like a mysterious little rat . I woke up today and groin pain back and one in the butt tho the butt pain went ages ago ! I suppose it is everything growing back and healing but every day is a new painful surprise ! I think yours will go .. hot bath ice and massage the area ?

Hi Sarah

I see you are pre op? I'm sorry dear, but this is called "welcome to the world of needing a hip replacement"! I can see from your other posts that you know it will come but don't want it to be here yet. Well, I'm afraid were mostly all been there, and the simple fact is that it's time or past time, and it won't get better. And I'm not saying that to make you feel worse. It's just that most of us, when we just arrive at that stage, go through the "it can't be all that bad, and surely we can manage a bit longer before it is that bad" stage. 

It's almost certainly not a trapped nerve - it's the bone on bone pain, and it's excruciating. I notice that in a previous post you mention having spurs. That's probably your culprit. Theses are bony growths that shouldn't be there, and in the hip joint they will catch on the joint, producing exactly what you have described. Although pain killers will help a little, they won't do much for this type of thing. It's kind of like taking a codeine then cutting your finger - the finger still hurts even though you took the painkiller already! Although for a different cause (my hip bone died and was crumbling) I know about this type of pain - before my hip replacement I was on high levels of morphine patches, and even that didn't stop the pain. 

I'm afraid this is the stage you have got to. Drugs can help alleviate the issues, but I doubt you'll find many people who can tell you they solve the pain - there is still pain and sometimes quite a lot of it. There is only one real answer, and that is to make the decision, and get yourself booked in. Believe me, you  will not regret it when you come out the other side. Yes, there are sometimes complications. This is major surgery and not without risk. But it is everyday surgery and enormously successful. Once done, you will wonder why you didn't run into it! And this pain you  have now will be gone. 

Sorry Sarah, I have not experienced that but think the only option maybe go back to Cons or Physio.

So sorry you are suffering so.

hi arah, 

i agree with beth - the pain will not go away, sweetheart - 

i am assuming that you don't have medical insurance (NHS) and have to go the private route ?--- that is bad .. 

Does your GP have any suggestions ?  

I am sorry that I can't give you any other advice ---

You can come here anytime you need to vent okay ...

big warm hug

renee

 

Hi Sarah ....I'm on the waiting list for a THR, I was born with hip dysplasia... got it fixed at age of three, but now at 49 I'm bone on bone, Limp and can't walk far.... I don't have the excruating pain you have, but my hip does get very sore moreso if I walk any distance at all. I have not had so much groin pain as pain throbbing nearer the outer side of my hip bone though it does vary and move around the hip area.   I know your talking about pain relief as in tablets, I wondered if it would be worth asking your Dr for a cortisone jab to reduce any inflammation there and maybe help a little.  I've had that several times and I've also been in hospital getting an injection deep in my hip between the joint, they did this in theatre, to reduce inflammation for the life of me I can't remember what it was called, but I did get some relief from this and the cortisone I got in the Drs office, not a long term solution I know but might give you some relief meantime.  

The other thing I sometimes use is a tens machine to help the muscles around my hip joint, doesn't make a huge difference but again it sometimes takes the edge off.  

There is is nothing worse than being in pain, I hope you feel better soon

Lizbet x