Hello Im 29 yrs old. 5 4 135 lb I ve had two c-sections. With the last c-section, I had my tubes tied. I ve always suffered with joint pain. Mostly in my shoulders and neck. However, shortly after having my first child I started having hip pain, both sides, and tightness in legs. I would do stretches and the pain would subside for a few months. After my second child my hip pain increased tremendously with no relief. To the point the pain wakes me up in the middle of the night. There is a lot of cracking and popping when i stand or have sexual intercourse. After stopping movement in intercourse my hip will lock on me and I carefully have to straighten them out. My doctor prescribed gabapentin. Out of any medicine that is the only thing that gives me a little relief. Its 10 months after my c-section and the pain in unbearable everyday. it gets worse with each day. I had an x-ray but it didn t show anything. Next is physical therapy. I had an ultrasound of my ovaries and uterus last Friday. I haven t heard anything yet but the I seen the tech measure 5-6 dark spots. I am prone to cyst. I have a few on the outside of my vagina. I ve read stories on women who experienced all the pain I experience due to cyst, scar tissue, and adhesion pressing on nerves. My pain starts in pelvic area and radiates all the way to the top of my hip bones (almost burning and aching sensation) around my butt down my thighs. My hip bones are extremely sensitive to touch. It hurts to sit and my hips pop every time i stand up. Pain increases even more with period. The first day of my period is crippling. Do you think that the dark spots are cyst and that could actually be causing this kind of pain. I am begging for an answer and relief. I m too young to feel this way and I m a mother of two young babies, I can t afford to feel this way.