2.5 year buttock pain

TLDR - constant pain in centre of left buttock and front and side of hip, pain meds not working. No diagnosis or cause found. Pain is 24/7.

MRI - very small tear in left hip

Lumbar MRI - nothing of note.

Used to be an avid runner, half marathons, swimming, strength training. Now spend most of my days sitting on the bed as it is most comfortable.

In Jan 24, started to get pain in centre of left buttock when running, by Aug 24 pain became constant from the moment I woke up.

Now it is side and front of hip as well as buttock.

Left knee now clicks whenever I walk up stairs.

Seen by 3 hip consultants who won't operate because there is nothing to operate on, and it can't be my hip because 2 steroid injections had no effect, I was under GA for one, and even the local anesthetic had no effect. Also whilst under GA, hip mobility test - hip mobility is great

Tried various physio over the 2 years and a lot of NSAIDs and Opiods.

Finally seen pain management who has referred me for an ultrasound of my buttock and a steroid injection.

Emotionally it has taken its toll, family, friends and health professionals do not understand when I say the pain is constant "when does the pain starr, is it after walking?"... I have woken up at 3am and it's there, 7am and it's there... I have lost so much of myself.

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2.5 years of chronic pain