Groin Pain - Hip Arthritis
Hello,
First time posting on here.
I'm male aged 58, diagnosed with arthritis in both hips around 9-10 years ago. Coping ok with this and just about to start Borax regime.
Last year I ended up with a catheter as unable to pee. Have had weak urinary flow for a number of years. Tests carried out and prostate slightly enlarged. A few PSA tests after catheter removal and now at 3.8. Now on Tamsolosin and looking to use a natural route to get off the medication and have been reading up on here regarding options
My most troubling symptom is pain in my right groin at the very top of my leg. I can feel this when walking. It restricts my ability in the gym even when lifting weights as I can't seem to stretch the groin without pain. The pain is regular but not constant, however if I pee the pain passes for a while. I'm wondering if there is a link here to my arthritis or is it something to do with the bladder/prostate.
Any input welcomed
Stuart
VA
02/14/2025
I am recovering from a hip replacement surgery and the main pain area was from the groin - I really thought I had pulled a muscle, but have since found out that this is the most common complaint that says "it is time for a hip replacement". I had to wait as my husband was in hospice and then the pain just exploded. Get the surgery where the incision is in the front. Within 24 hours all the pain from my lower back, my groin, down to the knee on that side of my body, completely disappeared. I was able to go to tylenol only for pain relief one week after surgery and am walking w/o any pain now. Don't put this surgery off - you will go home the same day as the surgery. The best thing I've done for myself in a long time.
LA
02/14/2025
we are very happy for you, but everyone is different and a major surgery should not be promoted as “the best thing ever”. People die after successful “routine” surgeries, people die during surgeries.
Glasgow UK
02/16/2025
Hi Magnolia,
Thanks for your response.
Interesting to hear that most of your pain was in the groin area and I was aware that this was where pain showed up for some. I think with my other recent medical issue, I'm just unsure as to whether this is in relation to my hip or linked to the bladder/prostate issue.
I'm trying to avoid surgery if I possibly can as this is really the last resort for me.
Great to hear that your surgery went well and has improved your quality of life
I had a very similar experience back in 2018. Horrible groin pain, just excruciating to get up and down off the toilet! I thought I had pulled an adductor/abductor muscle. I told my orthopedist that I was not convinced it was arthritis, and asked him if there's any way to prove it. He said yes, I can inject some lidocaine into your hip joint. If this stops the pain then it's definitely hip arthritis and you would need a hip replacement. If it doesn't stop the pain then it would be a muscle strain. Well, after the injection, the pain stopped, and I decided immediately to get the hip replacement, and was so glad I did! Another very important note: it's virtually impossible for hip replacement surgeries to ensure that the leg with the hip replacement ends up being the exact same length as your other leg. I didn't know this, and within a year after my right hip replacement, I started having lumbar issues. Had never had them before. Long story short, I recently put a quarter inch lift in the heel of my left shoe, and this has helped tremendously. I still do regular leg strengthening exercises since this prevents more strain on the lumbar area.
LA
02/14/2025
Please explore homeopathy. It works.
Since your condition is chronic work with a homeopathic practitioner.
https://www.peacehealth.org/medical-topics/id/hn-2246008
There are so many homeopathic remedies for pain, you can start on your own, but a homeopathic practitioner could offer so much more. They also do homeopathic injections which they get from Germany through professional channels. Homeopathy is an important part of the healthcare systems of many major industrialized nations – including most of Western Europe.
Glasgow UK
02/16/2025
Thanks for your response.
I'm very much in favour of following the natural route, so will start to look more at the homeopathy and thanks for the link provided.
I also noted your earlier response to someone else who posted regarding a hip replacement. I'm trying my best to avoid this because a) every operation is a risk and b) of the blood issue following the covid vaccinations. I didn't take any vaccines and have noted on my medical records who I am willing to accept blood from and I just have concerns that my wishes wouldn't be followed, so overall natural is best for me
Somewhere USA
02/15/2025
Hi Stuart
Check into pelvic floor strengthening
Also, Deep tissue messages, sometime muscle are tight and pulling on parts of the groin and pelvic floor. You can have what they refer to as knots in you muscle.
I have not done the pelvic floor thing yet, but I did do the deep tissue message and help mine more than anything.
Glasgow UK
02/16/2025
Hi Charles,
Thanks for your response. I have recently started my home spun version of pelvic floor exercises, so will start to look at this in more of a formal basis.
I have never really been a massage sort of person, however this probably means that I should consider it to rule it in or out as helpful to relieve the pain.
I suppose my other point is that I'm not 100% if the pain is related to the hip issue or the bladder/prostate issue
Tokyo
02/16/2025
Your concern is valid. I had no jabs either. Pre- and post- op care in the US is dismal that is why people die, and they say, well it is because of complications. It is not because of complication, it is because of indifference and poor care. Do you know that there are pre-op and post-op homeopathic kits to help one to get through a surgery and postsurgery with min or no complications? But no surgery should be done without evaluation for hypovolemia (many doctors don't understand hypovolemia), risk of BP drop, veins health, kidney a urine function. No one should be discharged the same day after a surgery. Lastly, your nurse is the key to your survival. Is she experienced and dedicated? They can spot that something is wrong way before it is clearly visible and reported to a doctor. A good nurse would demand a doctor's visit if she senses something is wrong. They are reprimanded by doctors for bothering them without a good reason. But that won't stop a good nurse. Lastly, thousands died during COVID from sedation and intubation, not because of COVID itself. Even a local anaesthetic can cause an unpredictable reaction, seizure etc. if a person has hypovolemia, potential for BP drop and compromised detoxification of drugs used via liver or kidneys.
VA
02/16/2025
I hope you can isolate the cause of your pain. A hip xray showed me and the doctors where mine came from. It is frustrating to deal with pain. I tried all the help I could get from earth clinic and even got some prescription meds. to help with the pain, but it was not too helpful. The thing that helped the most was Salonpas pain patches which I ordered by the boxes from Amazon and would slather them all over the painful areas to get any sleep. They were, by far, the best things I tried for relief. I hope you get some relief soon. Take care and do what it best for you!!!
