Question: i HAD a very serious high-impact fall 7 years ago and hurt hip and chest. Got insurance and 2.5 years ago an MRI. My doctor said nothing was wrong with both my MRI's. I was focused on the hip because I cannot walk well at all. I know I let a lot of time pass, but I did ask for both reports when leaving his office back in 2010.

I focused on the hip immediately. The report came back with a "contusion", but was not definite due to no contrast. This year I decided to tackle the hip issue. Just had another MRI/arthrogram done and the doctor told me that all it was is "arthritis". I finally looked at the MRI disc and I found a lot of white spots on the right femor head and surrounding tissue as opposed to only a few on the left femor and surrounding tissue.

My right leg is angled, very painful, very difficult to get into a car, and by the end of a busy day in extreme pain. That leg is also just about a half inch longer than the left.

All the doctor wants to do to "start" is do a short of cortisone as an out-patient.

My research on the internet (OH YIKES), indicates that I possibly broke my pelvis and ripped muscles from the back, gluts, groin and down right leg. It also said a CT scan should have been done.

Over the years, (about 4 years ago), it seems to have compromised my left hip. Sometimes when getting off a couch or chair, my hips lock and either throw me back down or I stand there in pain for about 5 minutes trying to ease into a standing position.

My white blood counts are extremely elevated and have been for many years, even before this accident. My platelets are on the lower side also. 190-220.

I am very frustrated. I have been seeing a rheumatologist for almost 8 years and I do not have any diagnose other than "ARTHRITIS". (I also do have reynaud's and my history going back to the age of 4 has all the indications of Lupus, although I test negative for it. The rhummy just recently told me that only 1-2% test negative. Although years ago, after 2 miscarriages within the first trimester, I tested negative for my third pregnancy. I miscarried in the middle of the night and took the fetus to the Dr. who was very rude and told me it was nto a fetus. I asked him to run the test. He said to call him in 3 days. The following day, he called and apologized....it was a fetus).

I know I have really gone off subject here. But what is your opinion of the hip. I just want to know the truth. I have also read about osteonecrosis. Does the bloodwork coincide with some of the symptoms of the white spots, pain, length and angle (my foot will not go straight and veers off to the right side)?

Any suggestion would be very helpful. I had seen two other orthos who only x-rayed my hip and saw nothing wrong. If I try to align the right foot, I have to hold my arms out to balance me.