I joined the AF in 2005 and began having pain in my knees in 2006. I started seeing the "doctors" in the clinic only for them to send me to Physical Therapy. I have never been injured before so they did not know what was causing my pain. Fast forward to Nov 2010, knee pain a lot worse and now hip pain that is so terrible it wakes me up in my sleep. I have seen physical therapists 6 times since then, done every workout/stretch you could think of, had cortisone shots, x-rays, ultrasounds and electro-shock therapy.....still no diagnosis and no relief. The hip pain started a few months after being stationed in Turkey. I went to the "doctors" here for them to send me to physical therapy yet again. Did that and got nada (big surprise.) Told them I wanted to see a specialist so they sent me to Ortho. The Ortho doctor (Turkish doctor) ordered MRI's but saw nothing on them he then decides to get MRI's of my hips (results I was never given). I was given Motrin to take 3 times a day, again, and I was given Mobic for the pain. The Mobic and the Motrin combined didn't even put a dent in the pain I was feeling. So they switched me to Percocet. The Percoet works great to relieve my pain but then I am unable to drive the machinery at work and am desk ridden most if not all days. My co-workers and supervisor do not allow me to do physical work (my job consists MAINLY of physical work) and so I am always desk ridden. Now that they cannot figure out what is wrong with me, I ask to be sent to Germany. Off to Landshtul, Germany I go to see their Ortho docs. Well, Turkey doesn't send me with MRI's, just the results. I look at my results as I leave the doctors office and noticed that the results from the Turkish doctors state early signs of Avascular Necrosis (AVN). Not knowing what this is, I google it. TERRIBLE NEWS! I get to Germany and explain my case, for the 100th time, to this doctor. She is naturally angry that I was not given my MRI's to bring and about the way I learned of AVN. She cannot squeeze me in to get MRI's of my hips w/contrast but does so for Xrays and MRIs of my knees. Nothing new, no news from any of these. I go back soon to do more MRIs and find out if I actually do have AVN. I have been on profile for EVERYTHING. I am non-deployable and cannot physically do my job. The last time I went to physical therapy I was told that I will most likely need to be Med Boarded soon. Not good news again. I have no idea how the med board process works nor do I know what will come of my future if I get the boot. Has anyone had such problems for 6 years now like me? Or have AVN? I have seen posts on here about AVN but they are all over a year old.