The other workup may or may not be necessary but yes, a simple hip XR makes sense based on your symptoms. I had a patient not so long ago who had gotten multiple extremely extensive neurological workups for left leg weakness, including chasing things that ended up being asymptomatic incidental findings. She presented to us for hip pain soon after, and it became very obvious (supported by an X ray confirming our suspicions) that the weakness was entirely due to arthritis. You never know.
Thank you. I'm glad the MR report looks good. My doctor didn't talk to me about it so I've been very confused/concerned. She hasn't done a neuropathy panel or ordered any hip imaging. As for rheumatology panels, I had a serum rheumatoid factor test, a cyclic citrullinated peptide test, a uric acid test and a ESR. I was told that they all came back normal which is why she won't refer me to rheumatology. I will push for hip imaging because that's where most of my pain is. Thanks for the suggestion