Lower back and hip pain?

i'm seeing my doctor soon, but i just wanted to see if anyone else has felt this way, and what it turned out to be.

i'm 24, in decent shape and reasonable health, but when i sit for a bit or sleep on my sides, i get these awful pains in my hips that shoot down my legs. sometimes i feel it in my lower back. i just got up from about an hour of sitting on my bed watching tv, and i could barely walk. forget sleep...i toss and turn to accomodate the pain, which eventually subsides. i don't have a history of any injuries in this area, the only thing was a spinal tap at 6 months of age while sick, but i'm sure that has no bearing on the feeling. i've been putting up with this for too long, which is why i'm going to get some answers.

have you ever felt this way? and what was causing it for you? any short term remedies for the pain until my appointment?

This happens to me all the time. You could have any number of things causing it.

In the meantime, your best bet while awake and sitting down is to shift your position often and get up every so often for a micro-walk.

In the nighttime, which I understand is nearly unbearable at times for you, when you are sleeping on your side, place a pillow between your legs right near where your knees would meet. This should help mitigate a great deal of the pain until you are able to see the doctor and get your diagnosis and plan of care.

Whatever you do, do NOT try to sleep on your stomach. That will make your lower back problems even worse.

From what you say, it does not appear to be the result of an injury but more likely a chronic condition that you will need to learn to manage throughout the years. I am not much older than you and have been dealing with this type of pain for about a decade now.

Sounds like you injured your lower back . The pain in hips & legs is consistant with pinced nerves. Make sure when you lay on your side that you have a pillow between your knees/thighs to support your hip. When you lay on your back, put a pillow under your knees. Sometimes stretches for your lower back help.

It sounds like possibly a herniated disk. I am currently healing from an outpatient procedure to remove the herniation. It is called an Endoscopic Diskectomy. The herniated disk presses on the Sciatic nerve root which goes down your leg. I suggest getting an MRI to see exactly what the problem is.

I have this same exact problem, but I've already seen my doctor.He said it was highly from me sleeping the same way for so long,kind of how some people be confined in the bed for periods at a time and they start developing bed sores after time.Take it from me,get a way more softer bed-preferrably Tempurpedic and lots of massages. Good Luck.

if you have not had any injuries, try to undergo any diagnostic procedures like xray on your lower back to rule out if you have degenerative changes on your vertebral column or scoliosis..try also requesting for abdominal ultrasound to rule out kidney stones.sorry, i don't mean to scare you..