I am a 19 year old female and have had severe groin pain for six months now. The pain is indescribable and takes my breath away, it is so sharp almost like someone is viciously ripping my leg from my pelvis bone. It happens all day everyday consistently no matter if I'm resting or walking. Nothing stops the pain except for naproxen which I have been taking everyday as I have no choice, I can't live with the pain. Usually naproxen works but for some reason recently the pain won't go away even with naproxen. When I first got this pain I was constantly in a & e and the doctors office in hysterics and the only tests they did no matter how much I cried and protested were a urine test and one blood test which came back clear. Everyone kept sending me away saying nothing was wrong. Eventually one doctor just felt around the top of my thighs a bit and then told me i had a strained a muscle in my leg and then when I went back a few weeks later she changed her opinion to a bad groin strain. However i think she's wrong as it's been six months, the pain is unbearable and constant, leaving me no quality of life without strong pain killers everyday and now they don't even help. I kept going back and last month I finally got an x ray which came out clear. I'm at a loss of what to do, the doctors refuse to listen to me and send me away no matter how much I plead. I've become seriously ill with anxiety and have bad health anxiety because of this I constantly thinking I'm dying or have a serious illness, I commonly have panic attacks because of the pain and wondering what it could be. I'm afraid of having this pain for the rest of my life and I'm afraid that I will never find out what's wrong. If anyone could point me in a good direction or give me some reassurance I would be so grateful
I can't offer you any solution to your pain I'm afraid, but I can caution you on the use of naproxen - when I was first prescribed naproxen 1 x 250mg per day (I'm still on it) by my previous GP, I wasn't prescribed the gastric combatant to the very nasty effects this drug can have on your stomach. If you haven't also been prescribed Omeprazole 20mg, please go back to your GP and DEMAND this drug which is purely used to counter the effects that naproxen has on your stomach. It was only when I moved area and changed my GP that I was prescribed Omeprazole. I would probably also ask/demand a second opinion at the very least by referral to a specialist, and maybe an MRI or CT scan (rather than the X-ray that you've already had, which I think was a waste of time as I believe that X-Ray's are for skeletal problems, as opposed to MRI and CT scans which I think relate to tissue problems)
I hope that you may find a solution to this pain as quickly as possible - model us posted
I don't know what happened with those last three words - they should have read "keep us posted" but this damned predictive text is a pain in the bum sometimes
What happens when you bend over?
What happens when you lift?
Do you have a bulge in your groin area?
Is your groin hot?
What makes it worse?
Thankyou so much for your reply! I will definitely ask for omeprazole, crazy how the doctors haven't put me on it already. You've been very helpful
When I bend down and get back up my knee makes a bad cracking sound but I don't know if its related to the groin pain.
There's no obvious bulge in the groin area and I don't think it feels any hotter either but it just constantly feels off/ not normal.
Sometimes I'll get fast beating almost like a pulse in the area/ the surronding areas.
It's hard for me to tell what makes it worse as I'm on naproxen which usually numbs the pain but I would like to say sitting in certain positions/ a lot of walking. But honestly I don't think that's much to do with it as I could sit or lie down and do nothing obvious to irritate it and the pain would still be just as bad. Thanks for your reply!
You're welcome - I hope some good comes of it, and also that you have a speedy recovery!
Hi jordan...i have had e actly the same for months now...i know how much pain your in....i cant walk without crutches as the left leg wont take any weight...the pain is sharp like a knife wen ever i move my legs...i am having a scan next week as the pelvic surgeon my doctor sent me to see thinks that will give him an idea of what is damaged...i dont have the strength in leg to lift it any more...it is very debilitatjng so i know you must be totally fed up with feeljng like you cang do anythkng anymore...i feel like my life is over as im in constant pain...
Hello,
I've had the same thing for 2 different reasons. It sounds like you need a MRI to rule out your spine. I've had relief from L4-5, L5-S1 injections. Maybe you've got a pinched nerve. A chiropractor would help that.
The other issue was a pelvic organ prolapse. You'll need to see a urogynecologist to diagnose that. A pessary helped.
Take care,
Have you found out a cause?
I'm sorry that you're in pain. I know exactly how you feel!
Thanks so much!
I've already pushed my doctor to give me an ultra sound on my groin.
But when i go back to my doctor next im going to bring up these two things up.
I've never heard of a pelvic organ prolapse until you mentioned it.
I remember I lifted a chair up the stairs before the pain started so im wondering if that has anything to do with it?
Though I didnt think a 20 year old carrying a chair up the stairs would cause so much trouble!
Hi Laurie
For a number of years I'd been suffering severe cramps in both my calves after walking no more than 20-30 yards, when I'd have to stop for a few minutes before repeating the whole process
Last month I was admitted to hospital on two occasions, the first at the beginning of the month, the second at the end, for angioplasty on one leg at a time; the results have been phenomenal, I actually had a complete blockage in my main artery of my left leg of a couple of inches, and whilst my body found a way to supply blood to my lower leg, it wasn't as powerful as would have been the case if my artery hadn't been blocked - I can now dance! and last Saturday night I managed just short of 30000 steps (pretty good for a young at heart male pensioner) - maybe you might have the same problem but just showing different symptoms?
Just a thought
I know this was posted about a year ago but, wondered if you found out the issue. I was having the same issues when I was younger and it took them 6 months to figure out that it was the muscle around my hip basically detached itself creating a hurt groin because the muscle was practically floating.
Hey I know this was posted almost a year ago but I’m wondering if you were able to get diagnosed? I’ve been having the same symptoms as you for the last 6+ months now and it’s mostly a constant burning ache deep in my left groin. I haven’t been able to walk/ exercise as much as I used to and I get this super tight feeling in my inner thigh to the back of my knee of the same left side if I over exert myself. I’ve done multiple MRIs of the hip and spine, a vaginal ultrasound, an x-ray, I had an EMG nerve testing and aside from a small labral tear in the hip nothing else shows. I’m waiting for a referral to get a cortisone injection in the hip to determine if the pain is truly originating from the hip but I feel like it might be something else like a torn tendon or ligament? I remember back in April I was running heavily and I felt stabbing pains deep in the left groin which could be related but it frustrates me that the pain persists despite medication (I’m also taking Naproxen) and various forms of physiotherapy and massage therapy. It’s driving me crazy that my doctor and several therapists haven’t been able to determine what is wrong! I hope you were able to find resolution.
Hi Justine
I can't help with a diagnosis, but I noticed that you're taking Naproxen- are you taking anything like Omeprazole to counter the effect that Naproxen might be having on your stomach? If you aren't, get your doctor to prescribe Omeprazole because Naproxen can damage your stomach, it's really nasty stuff
Yes I am! Thanks for your concern. My doctor made sure to include that with the version he prescribed me to reduce any gastrointestinal side effects. So far I haven’t had any issues with it and it won’t be something I take forever—it’s just for the time being to hold off the inflammation until I am able to receive the steroid injection.
Hi Justine, wondering if you found anything out? I’m going through the same thing. I had the injections, didn’t work!! 3 doctors said I need a hip replacement, when I go to the surgeon, he’s telling me he don’t think that’s where the pain is coming from. Please let me know, I can’t take the pain anymore!! Thanks Sherry
It sounds awful Jordan and I have stabbing sudden pain in my groin several times a day usually just when I am walking, standing - I never know what brings the pain on. However, I am 69 and have osteoarthritis in my hip but at 19, surely you do not have that? Maybe you should consult once with a private doctor, for which you would have to request a referral from your GP if you can. Then you might get some answers. You should be having a scan I would say.
Good luck and best wishes
from Rosemary
You are not alone I was wondering if you ever found out what it was. I sit and cry because you are right it is not a quality of life for anyone to live. I went to the ER I couldn't take the pain and they gave me a cat scan, MRI x-ray etc... nothing at first they thought it was a hernia , then a groin strain and like you I thought ok but it been almost a year I quit a job where I was doing heavy lifting and the p[ain went away for a minute but now I have s very easy sit down job and I'm still always in pain no one will listen to me
Hi everyone
i really hope i can help, i have this sudden horrendous pain in my left groin, as an elderly lady and you can imagine the tole it has on me and of course immediately the words hip replacement are the first thought, but my hips are fine. Like you have spent time in A&E screaming in pain and i can vouch it is far worse than childbirth.
How every it has been found by an MRI that i have a CAM Lesion on my hip there are a few types, this is where the joint deforms often with a flattening, sometime with excess bone growth and traps the nerve. sending this torturous pain through the groin like someone is drilling with a hammer drill. sound familiar, i have not yet seem to have found what brings it on, as i have full range of movement laying down when examined, but can be out shopping and collapse in tremendous pain or sitting in a chair, the worst is being woken from sleep.
I suggest you push your GP hard to investigate and get referred to an orthopedic consultant, Google CAM lesion and take the information with you, mine appears to be a sper in the joint which is the hardest to treat, i am having my second injection next week as i am virtually house bound with pain but something has to be done,