Upper Leg Pain - Caused by SI or Hip joint problem?

[stonechicago]

I scoured the other posts looking for something similar, but didn't really find anything.  (If any readers have come across anything I've missed, let me know and we'll merge this thread into that one.   . . . But until then:)  About 5 months ago after a bad cold I developed pain that shoots up and down both legs, but is mainly concentrated in the front part of the upper leg.  (I think this is called the Pectus Femoris but not sure.)

I have gone through just about every test that could posssibly relate to this;   Lyme disease test, arthritis markers, thyroid tests, SI x-ray,  SI and lower back MRIs, etc. . .. Every one of them has been normal.

But the pain lives on.  

I am one of those strange beings that as long as I know the probable CAUSE and also know it's not something that will kill me, I can learn to live with it.  Yes, it makes it difficult to sleep and relax, and definitely gets worse after a long plane ride, so not fun, but I can deal with it.   But I just want to connect it to something - that's all.  So if anyone has any ideas.

Thanks in advance.

[gymdandee]

MRV stands for magnetic resonance venography. It's an MRI studies of the blood vessels

[stonechicago]

What is an "MRV"?

[stonechicago]

Yes, thanks for reminding me.  I also saw a neurologist, as my Mother (now 81 years old) currently suffers from a debilitating nerve disease she contracted in her mid-70s.  But the initial conclusion by the neuro was that if I had a nerve disease I would note a reduction in sensation and strength - which I have not had -- not so much pain.

[gymdandee]

Have you gone to a Neurologist and a Vascular doctor? you said you had an MRI! Have you had an MRV?