I can't get an answer ANYWHERE...FRUSTRATED!!

Find a good massage therapist and see if they can help. I had success with one that uses craniosacral therapy as well as working on any other muscles that are tight or knotted up.

*didn't read any of it tbh*

search for a good chiropractor/massage therapist

Think about swimming. Weight-bearing exercise seems like a terrible idea for you. NOTE that some swimming strokes might be better for you than others.

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Find a good massage therapist and see if they can help. I had success with one that uses craniosacral therapy as well as working on any other muscles that are tight or knotted up.

Good advice in this thread. I second the massage therapist idea. You might be surprised at what a good one can help you figure out by getting hands-on. And, unlike surgeons, massage therapists generally don't do collateral damage.

And get into the pool.

Thanks to those that replied.

I'm trying to find out what exactly is wrong, though. And if anyone has had anything similar...?

If you didn't read my post, I'm glad I'm not taking the advice- after my 4 spinal fusion surgeries, I was told to stay away from chiropractors....as my 40 pound dog broke my back by twisting and pulling me on a walk.

I have done plenty of research and can't seem to figure out what this could be.

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Thanks to those that replied.

I'm trying to find out what exactly is wrong, though. And if anyone has had anything similar...?

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The problem is that it may be impossible to pinpoint and trial and error might be the only way to find what is wrong.

I had an accident 11 years ago where I hurt my back but didn't break anything. I was able to start working after 3 months, but couldn't run or do some types of work without my quadratus lumborum going into spasms. Went to a couple sports injury specialists, a couple chiropractors, and massage therapist. None helped at all. After 3.5 years I tried another massage therapist and she found the problem on my third visit. It was a nerve being impinged in my neck. The reason she found it was that she didn't concentrate on where my pain was, she worked on the "whole body" and in the course of aligning my neck the way it should have been, she found the problem. I started running the following week.

I'm sorry for your loss of time running while trying to find a solution. I definitely understand- as most of the pain I have now is referred pain from my back.My L4/5 nerves ended up being crushed and stuck after my first surgery, because that doctor kept telling me the fusion was a success and the pain I was feeling was all in my mind. When I went for a 2nd opinion, that surgeon found that my fusion never healed, so I was crushing those nerves more and more each day.

I'm sure if I keep looking, someone out there has a problem similar to mine and can steer me in the right direction. I have been checked for nerve impingement, arthritis, bone on bone in the bal & socket joint...all we know is that I have a labral tear from 10-2 and that probably won't help with another scope because the first one failed.

It's a mystery. We'll figure it out eventually.. I just hope it's not 10 years from now when I'm looking at a hip replacement anyway. Lol

Baffled that they can say you have a torn labrum yet can say it isn't at least part of the problem. Wtf? Go see another hip specialist. If your cartiledge is damaged enough and your labrum is torn see of getting a hip replacement is an option. Also see a physiatrist (physical medicine/pain management). Sometimes the muscle patterning is so screwed up by injury the resultant trigger points create a myriad of pain symptom patterns. They also have a variety of diagnostic tests they can run to help further pin down the problem.

I know what you mean...believe me, I had that same argument with the doctor. He told me I would just be wasting money to have the torn labrum fixed. I will probably go for a 3rd opinion on that.

I have been seeing a pain management specialist for a few years (forgot to mention) and I cureentry take dilaudid and methadone and Lyrica for the pain.

We have explored the idea of a hip replacement, but they tell me it isn't bad enough. (2 doctors have said that) because there is no bone on bone or severe arthritis, and the spacing is still ok. I'm not sure what else they could look for..but suggestions are still welcome.