diagnosis!

[juldea]

Score! I visited the Orthopedics Dept this morning, and got a diagnosis! Someone who thinks they know what's wrong with me!

http://orthopedics.about.com/cs/hipsurgery/a/hipbursitis.htm:

Hip bursitis is a common problem that causes pain over the outside of the upper thigh. A bursa is a fluid filled sac that allows smooth motion between two uneven surfaces. For example, in the hip, a bursa rests between the bony prominence over the outside of the hip (the greater trochanter) and the firm tendon that passed over this bone. When the bursal sac becomes inflamed, each time the tendon has to move over the bone, pain results. Because patients with hip bursitis move this tendon with each step, hip bursitis symptoms can be quite painful.

Sounds likely! I got a cortisone shot (which sucked, those are huge needlges) and now it's just a matter of waiting to see...

Comments

[rufinia.livejournal.com]

YAY!

[tpau]

yay for at least soemoen havinga vague idea!

[karldark.livejournal.com]

that sound similar to the pain in my left hip. hmmmm. cortisone shots are yummy

[etherial.livejournal.com]

Best wishes on a speedy recovery!

[mr-teem.livejournal.com]

Yay for progress!

(I wouldn't have guessed bursitis at all given that you're a relatively young and active woman. Yay for doctors that think outside the box.)

[chaiya.livejournal.com]

Oof. Well, diagnosis is a good start!

[siderea]

Huh! Here's hoping!

[kishpa.livejournal.com]

well if that's the problem, once the needly pain goes away, so should the other - cort shots do amazing things :)

[adalius.livejournal.com]

My grandma has this, or says she does all the time.