Welcome to NeuroTalk:

Your story is appreciated here. But I would like you to now
do it with your lifestyle added in.

PN is caused by something. Most of the time we all have to become detectives to find that cause. It may be fixable if it can be removed.

Toxins, drugs you use, hobbies and your occupation (solvents, insecticides, etc), vaccines you have received, illnesses (viral and bacterial) you may have had.

Are there family members who have nerve problems? What is your diet like? Have you had your B12 tested?
Low magnesium levels from not eating magnesium rich foods, can cause all sorts of muscle/tendon problems. Sometimes just fixing that can do wonders.

You mention racheting more than once....do you mean like a cog wheel stiff jerky motion? Racheting does occur in Parkinson's disease. Or do you mean a clicking sound which may be tendons snapping or joint air bubbles clicking.

I assume you have had Xrays of the hips to show arthritis or joint deterioration?