Congrats on your resolve to get some action ACG. I didn't have the blood symptoms but did have 12 months of pelvic/hip/lower back pain which resulted in ultrasound looking for stones and eventually a referral to a gynae who wanted to go on a fishing expedition for endo etc. She was just covering her butt, so I asked the GP for a referral to a sports doc instead. He diagnosed a dodgy facet joint with long term inflammation and had me out of pain in 3 days. Anti-inflammatories stopped the negative feedback cycle and coupled with a bike that fits, it's rare that I have any discomfort at all. Go get 'em and good luck.