Orthopedics wont help. What do I do?
I have severe hip/leg pain. I have dealt with the pain for almost 4 years now and it has only gotten worse. For a while doctors just blamed it on sciatica. I was at work and while at work I had a huge surge of pain in my hip and leg that caused me to collapse onto the ground and almost pass out from just the pain alone. They ended up dragging me onto a wheelchair and then I was taken to the ER by ambulance where they did x-rays, said everything looked good and gave me pain meds I wasn't even supposed to have. I broke down and asked what I should do cause obviously something is wrong. The doctor recommended that I get in contact with an Orthopedic. I do that, go to my first appointment, do an MRI Scan and then go to my appointment for my scan results. The Orthopedics tell me that in the front side area of my hip/leg and the back there are deteriorating nerves and that I have a slight tear in my ligament. They tell me that because I have already done physical therapy and have taken anti-inflammatories that there is nothing they can do. I broke down at the appointment because at this point I am most likely losing my job as it's very physical and requires standing and lifting and everything for 8 hours or more. What do I even do at this point? Is there another kind of specialist? Do I try to see another Ortho? Or am I just screwed.