gmaxdesign, I'm sorry for your pain. If you haven't had an MRI,.. you should get one. You may need a total hip replacement. I was told by my doctor that I had trochanteric pain which was caused from Bursitis in the hip. Well, he was wrong! After believing him, I had steroid injections which should have helped if it were Bursitis. They didn't help at all! So, the sports medicine doctor who was giving me the steroid injections ordered me an MRI. I got the MRI and it showed severe osteoarthritis of my hip. He referred me to see a surgeon. The surgeon recommended a total hip replacement, and told me I would be pain free after recovering from the surgery. He was absolutely right! Total Hip Replacement surgery these days has much improved from years ago. I was walking fine right after surgery and went home the same day. No more Trochanteric pain! I wish you good luck. I was in alot of pain for months before I had the surgery. It was no fun for sure. Good luck!