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Haven't opened this thread as haven't been able to run in 3 yrs and it's depressing to read about people who can. Problems with my pelvis had been going back about 8-9yrs, and I finally got a(nother) diagnosis yesterday.
After an X-ray, the doc was really excited to tell me that it's an ectopic bone formation, which is 'extremely rare and may cause significant disability'. The only peer-reviewed paper he could find was just 6 mths ago, and comparing the X-rays on the paper, my case is much worse than the one in the case report. But positively, their example was of an active person, who got back to their previous levels of activity.
So, MRI later, but right now it looks like pretty major surgery to remove the growth on the bone and nail the front of the pelvis together. Not ideal, but it may be what it takes to get me running properly and pain-free for the first time in almost a decade.
I'm taking the positives, but it's kinda annoying that none of the medical professionals who've looked at it in that time (including X-rays and previous MRI) noticed a fucking thumb growing out of the top of my pelvis.