Groin pain diagnosed as muscle atrophy...

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I have had really bad groin pain for nearly a year now. My hips at the groin ping and pop and click, Sometimes they get stuck. I had spd in both pregnancies and my pelvic area still shifts about a bit 10years later....
It was so bad that I could barely get in and out the car.
Doctor said I was too young for hip problems and sent to the physio who after putting me through some exercises that I couldn't do because I knew would cause excruciating pain diagnosed 'muscle atrophy'
Things are not better, I think I have some sort of hip impingement or labral tear but I don't want to go back and 'tell' the doctor.
Would it be worth going private? Do private doctors listen to you ( as in no budget so more prepared to do tests)
I really need this dealt with but really really don't want to beg the doc.

Go back and ask for a referral. Either to the physio dept - who will do a lot of movements and be able to help diagnose, or to the orthopaedic dept of your local hospital.

I had mild SPD in both of my pregnancies. Then when DD2 was about 5 I started having proper problems. After ignoring it for months hoping it would clear up, I turned up to my doctors with sticking, clicking hips causing me pain that meant I couldn't walk on my leg sometimes. They were useless.

I was sent for xrays and blood tests to look for arthritis. They told me all was well.

When I went back to complain that I was still having pain, they told me I could self-refer to the physio dept.

I did physio which made things worse and they referred me to the hospital.
The hospital referred me back to the physio dept.

More physio again made things worse.
They referred me back to the hospital.

I was finally sent to an orthopedic surgeon who looked at my then 3 year old x rays and pointed out the impingement he could clearly see. I was then sent for a steroid injection as a further diagnosis. When it gave only temporary relief the surgeon decided I needed an arthroscopy. I'm having it done in 2 weeks time, nearly 4 years since my xray and about 5 years since the onset of symptoms.

There's no such thing as being too young for hip problems. I was 30 when mine started. Treatment now will hopefully put off the need for a full hip replacement in future.

I walk with a limp or gait now, I couldn't walk properly if my life depended on it.
The doctor completely dismissed me, saying I was too young (at 48) sent me to the physio who diagnosed atrophy. He told me to lose weight and exercise.
I can barely walk properly so 'exercise' isn't that easy. I am overweight but that isn't the cause of the problem.
I keep hoping it will right itself but I keep thinking of any long term damage I might be doing by not dealing with it now.
Can I 'demand' a referral or an orthopedic appointment. That's why I was thinking going private as it may be easier somehow.
I have been researching as much as I can and it all points to a tear or impingement.
I need to stop being a woos and get back to the gp.

I know you have the right to present your opinion and thoughts to the gp. And can ask for a referral, but they don't have to give one.

Did the physio give you specific exercises to address the atrophy (if there is any) in a specific area? I feel that my leg isn't as strong as it was and I told them as such, they thought it was bursitis and gave exercises to try and help. I had repeat visits to see how I was going rather than being sent away.

Too young is an absolute ridiculous thing to say. There are 20 somethings having arthroscopy surgery to address FAI (femero something impingement) that they have.

I have a different condition (trigeminal neuralgia) and got frustrated with the system with that. I was able to find a private consultant neurologist that I knew I would be sent to see at the local hospital. I phoned him and was able to verify that if I saw him I'd be able to get a consult with him privately, then be transferred across to his NHS work for further tests. I needed a GP referral to him before he would see me privately. I was going to be referred anyway in that case so there was no issue in calling my gp surgery and getting them a private referral faxed across. Don't know if that would help you at all. It cost £250 for an appointment and in my case for the TN it cut a wait time of 6 months down to 3 days, got an MRI within a fortnight instead of a couple of months, so I felt it was worth it.

I'm sorry that you are in a difficult situation with yours. It was my physio that drew a blank and then referred me to the consultant, not my gp.

My 18 year old DS has just had hip arthroscopy for FAI, so you're certainly not too young. It was done on the nhs by mr Witt at UcH London . I think he does it privately too. Good luck