I am very similar .. L4-L5 disc several years ago, hip has labral tear from a near fall a few years ago. No lesions on CT or PET. Arthritis definitely runs in my family. If I carry anything heavy or even medium-heavy, my back gets a bit sore, usually later tho. In the past I would take Advil or Tylenol regularly for a few days then taper off. I've been lucky/good not to aggravate enough to medicate lately. Sore hip can be a real issue. Originally, shortly after my "injury", I'd have spells where I couldn't put ANY weight on it. Much better now but ache comes and goes .. sometimes I walk like one leg is shorter :)
Hope your pains settle down.

Ron,
My whole spine and pelvic region area degenerating. My right hip got so bad I stopped driving for 6 months. Then, I started to think about it. If MM takes calcium out of the bone, why shouldn’t I be putting it back in? So, I started taking calcium with magnesium (MRM Bone Maximizer III) but it wasn’t enough, then I started taking D3 & K2 so the calcium would absorb. It worked. The K2 was key. It tells your body to put the calcium into the bones instead of clogging the arteries. I’m driving again. When I start getting hip pain or any bone pain, I think “Have I been eating too many salty foods?” Salt, caffeine, carbonation take calcium out of the bones. Curcumin was a game changer too. The rheumatologist couldn’t believe I had no pain in my hands after seeing my X-rays. When I told her I was taking Curcumin, she knew the reason. We are here for each other. Stay in touch. I hope this helps.
Paula🌹

Cheryl,
I have back pain, hip pain, neck pain, and rib pain. So far no lytic lesions, just osteoarthritis, and osteoarthritis. I had a herniated disc at L4-5

Depending on what they find on your PET scan, your team should make some recommendations to help you. I have 3 crushed vertebrae and the cement they put in there was l8ke a miracle for me. Now the daily pain is tolerable. Bone pain does get better though. Hang in there!

I can only assume you have MM raging in the spinal bones. Once you reach “remission” there should be no bone pain.