my name is Jackie, I am 67. Was declared disabled at the age of 55. I had one fall...knee damage, continued to work as a bartender 33 yrs. total. I have RA/Crohns /and, I have PTSD & panic attacks from being beaten by my ex-husband. My biggest issues right now...keeping my Crohns under control...and, intense, screaming pain in my knees. I had one replaced 3 yrs ago...and, am scheduled to replace the other one in December. However, I have suffered about 6 more falls since my knee was replaced, and for some reason I always fall face first ....landing on my knees! The knee that was replaced is the one causing me more pain than the one I m supposed to be replacing in December. My biggest fear now is a new pain....it is in my groin area....R.side/in the place where my leg meets my torso...I have been having HORRIBLE pains there. I can t move without it feeling like there is a hot knife in me!! It s sooo painful, I have quit going anywhere, because it hurts so bad while walking, sometimes I gasp outloud.....and, it s embarrassing. Because I can t control it. I had a CT Scan, they say there is nothing there. No hernia...nothing. Which makes me feel like a fool. How can I hurt to the degree I do, and, there s nothing there? It always makes me NOT want to tell my DR anything anymore! If you even say the word pain , you are considered a drug seeker. I WAS on pain meds for 12 yrs. when my DR moved out of the state, and I tried finding one. No one would see me because of the narcotics I had been on. Soo stupid. I AM in pain...but, I have never asked for pain medication. I went through withdrawal so bad, I had to go to the ER. It was awful. But, I digress. I need to know what is causing that pain in my upper thigh. It makes me cry.......wakes me up many times during the night...I don t know what to do.