Hi, I was beginning to have pain years ago and 3 years ago obviously aggravated my left hip while walking up steep sidewalk in Boston with luggage. I had been having glute pain and/or SI joint pain for years but medium pain and random. The past 3 years have been bad and finally saw orthopedic. Original diagnosis was bursitis which could have been. Over time he changed to gluteal tendonopathy because radiates through glutes, hips and IT band. I have had 3 cortisone shots over time. All helped but can’t do that forever. The past year, like you, I have been having random very sharp pain in left trochanter/hip area. Sharp and hits whenever it darn well pleases. I don’t know what to do. I try to go walk and it hits, I have to slowly limp home. How much ibuprofen can one take? Seems like I am taking it forever which is not good. I am ready to find another orthopedic but last suggestion was PRP therapy which many say doesn’t work but some say it does. Any ideas would be helpful. The sharp pain is just making me not want to move.