I has mysterious bouts of pain when I was nine. Pain came to my SI and stayed there and in my left hip for 6 months straight at age 13.

By 16 my left hip was fused motionless. Diagnosis occurred somewhere between 13 and 16.

Now I'm weeks shy of 46 and still fighting despite the damage. There are better med's out there now. You got diagnosed young so that should help.

Kick around the ideas and med's discussed here that you and your Doc believe that will work for you and maybe you do much better than most.

At 20 away in college with a tattered left hip and daily pains I felt pretty lousy some days too. You're not alone and if you have a good friend or two you'll get by. On the lousy days when no one understands some here. Some of the folks here are pretty helpful. They've helped me and I'm pretty much beyond help most days.

Best wishes.



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