I had right hip replacement 5 years ago. The original pain in my pelvic area is gone but now I have bursitis in that hip. It's also in the outer area. I do have injections every 4 to 6 months and sometimes it helps and other times it doesn't. When it's bad I can't sleep on that side. The pain started about two years ago.

I had bursitis and osteoarthritis before my left hip replacement. I was told it may or may not help the bursitis. The guided injections did help me prior to surgery. I also found that I was aggravating the bursitis by the way I slept. I am now careful to sleep so that I am not putting pressure on the area of my bursitis. I am getting along fairly pain free right now, but would not hesitate to get another guided injection. I emphasize “guided” because just estimating the exact spot of the pain and injecting there did not help me. I believe there is also a procedure called a bursectomy if all else fails.

I had right hip replacement in November and is now 9 weeks post op, but the pain in my hip and buttock area in the last couple of days is soooo painful. I don’t know if I should call the doctor or is that just the way it goes at 9 weeks after the surgery. Any advice?

I had a left hip replacement in September. Prior to the surgery, I had left hip bursitis for several years. I found that the guided injection worked well for osteoarthritis for about 4 months. The random shots in the bursitis area did not. I did discover that the way I slept was putting stress on the bursitis area and riding my incumbent bike did the same. When I made adjustments to those things, it did go away. Think about what could be aggravating it.