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[davyboy]

Still experiencing bizarre symptoms on my right side in my hip.

Yup, this sound almost exactly like what I'm experiencing. I doubt a nerve is being pinched, unless you're losing sensation completely. Research on central sensitization and allodynia is still fairly young--many pain researchers didn't think it existed until the '90s--so there aren't too many treatments other than tricyclic antidepressants like Elavil, GABAergic medications like gabapentin and pregabalin, and NMDA antagonists like ketamine (which can be dangerous and have lots of side-effects). I have found the following things to help a lot with this pain component: getting plenty of sleep (bad sleep can cause pain inhibition mechanisms in your body to stop working), doing anything that calms the central nervous system (relaxation, meditation, yoga, etc.), TENS, and in some cases topical anti-inflammatory cream (such as Penetrex; only when something has irritated my skin and set off the sensitized area). Repetitive transcranial magnetic therapy (rTMS) and transcranial direct current (tDCS) therapy may also help. In many cases, it might just take time for the central nervous system to reset back to its less excitable state, as long as you remove the primary source of the pain (CPPS). Fibromyalgia is believed to have a strong central sensitization component, so I'm considering going to see a fibro doctor to get an opinion on treatment options.

Thank you for your insights. I'm still having this discomfort. Intermittently it comes and goes. Seems to be isolated to right side. It's very distinct from my previous symptoms. I actually have no symptoms that I used to have. I can have sex with no pain. Just been having discomfort localized in my right hip. The elastic band of my underwear seems to irritate me. Not my skin but the nerves I believe. It's a tingling and prickling sensation. Will keep up with meditation, maybe see a PT and report back. It's not bad pain at all it's just annoying. Trying to keep a perspective that things could be so much worse.