without knowing Bee's dx:
I had severely painful bilateral piriformis syndrome, unresponsive to stretching, etc. The ER visit resulted in Percocet and Valium. One pill for pain, one for muscle spasm. Woke up a new man. Wow. Took it easy for a while after that.
I know several runners who have had weird pelvic/hip pain eventually dx as stress fracture.
Story:
I had a pulmonary professor who said, not trusting his stethoscope, that the best chest exam is a chest xray
Modernize version: the best examination of a orthopedic problem might be an MRI. (disclaimer: multiple sports injury misdiagnoses by orthopedists on me and my 2 sons). Harvey
