I have a weird symptom. At night, while sleeping, I wake up with the hip I'm laying on hurting. So, I turn over and fall back asleep until THAT hip wakes me up from pain. If it hasn't been enough time for the first side to stop hurting, I just have to lay on my back until I fall asleep. It's really strange. My hips don't hurt unless I'm sleeping on them.
Tim Holder Worship Leader for Celebrate Recovery [EMAIL PROTECTED] (501)224-7171 ext. 1454 Fellowship Bible Church 1901 Napa Valley Drive Little Rock, AR 72212-3913 ________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 2:29 PM To: tmic-list@eskimo.com Subject: [TMIC] hip pain For about 3 weeks I've had severe pain in my left hip (what used to be my good leg). I've had pain for a long time, but I figured it was from putting my weight on my 'good leg' since the leg that was originally paralyzed still had a lot of numbness and 'malfunction'. But for the last 3 weeks its so bad that I sometimes can't sleep and can't stand to sit for more than a few seconds. Staying on my feet is okay, but tiring. Laying on my stomach with ice on my hip is the best, but not like I can't still feel the pain. Laying on my back sometimes still hurts that hip, but sometimes its okay. Some professionals are saying Sciatica, but the recent MRI showed no nerve was pinched in my spine. Piriformis Syndrome is a condition where the piriformis muscle is maybe inflamed and pressing on the sciatic nerve so that it feels like sciatica, and that could be the case. However, the physiatrist who's supposed to diagnose this is busy until almost mid-July. In the meantime, I can't even go to my PT (and I was really making progress!) b/c sitting in the Handi Van or even the car is too extremely painful. Has anyone had any experiences that relate to this? I'm open to suggestions here. Thanks, Sally Ambulatory T6-T8, 5/2005
