hip pain - Multiple Sclerosis Message Board

mnewhall · 07-09-2007, 06:26 AM

i was hoping some of you might be able to help me. i am undx'd at this time, but neuro is 95% sure it's MS. i have had hip pain in the past for months at a time that would go away on it's own and xrays and mri's showed no reason for it. My hips are loose (always have been) and they click alot. sometimes when i turn to walk, my feet don't always turn at the same time my upper body does and i'll feel a little twinge of pain.

well last thursday i was in walmart and when i was walking back to my car i noticed a tightness around my upper-upper thigh & hip area and then a pain when walking when that leg would be at the back. It has not subsided and what makes it really hurt is sitting on the toilet, bringing that knee up to my chest makes that hip feel like it's going to snap in two in the front, or bending over to tie my shoes or bending forward from a standing position, and it also hurts to stand with my weight on that leg (like when you hold a child on your hip).

i have sciatica that comes and goes, but this is not sciatica pain. i have bursitis on the side of that hip that comes and goes, but this is not a bursitis pain. It is definitely in the center and radiates a little over to groin area and the middle of my thigh in the back. It feels like it's swollen in there and full of fluid.

i'm in the middle of a followup for re-curring ankle pain from ankle surgery 2 years ago and now i probably have to go about this. not sure if i should see my neuro or go to another orthopedist because i believe the one i'm seeing for my ankle only specializes in the feet.

just was hoping for a little insight from some of you suffering with maybe the same thing.

thank you,
michelle

MSNik · 07-09-2007, 08:04 AM

Michelle.
Ive never heard of anything even remotely close to what you are describing as MS symptoms. Please dont get upset with me, but you are describing joint pain, or even arthritis type pain...not MS symptoms. Even the MS hug, which you sort- of described, lasts minutes, not hours and not days.....
I do hope you find out what is going on with you, sounds horribly painful.
good luck.
N

mnewhall · 07-09-2007, 08:17 AM

Thanks Nikki,

I wasn't sure if what I am feeling in my hip/upper-upper thigh area was a muscle spasm as I do get painful cramps in both my hips. i was thinking this was a little more intense. It is very tight around that area. i am actually praying it just goes away because i don't need anything else on top of all i'm dealing with now.

my MS sx's are blurred vision that comes and goes, numbness and tingling in extremities that comes and goes, muscle twitches non-stop in my my calves and feet and have frequent twitches as well in my bladder, colon, arms and face, vertigo that comes and goes, and frequent migraines.

thank you for your input and hope you have a great day!

blessings,
michelle

jprinz99 · 07-09-2007, 09:30 AM

Weak hip flexors can cause this (I am going thru the same thing: ankle surgeries, hip pain esp when flexing/bending hip etc). Mine actually dislocates. My OS said MS can cause weak hip flexors and this is the result. I am working on it in PT. I may need surgery as my ball part of the joint is now torn up and acetabulum is also getting chewed up because I waited too long to get it addressed.

My OS said Yes it can be side effect of MS as in the weakness which can hit the hip region if you are having leg issues.

jprinz99 · 07-09-2007, 09:31 AM

forget to add-

of course it could also be a non MS thing and just a problem with back of hip. Go to an OS and get it investigated and take your films with you.