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Cortisone injection for trochanteric bursitis?
Bones, Joints & Muscles | Last Active: Jun 27, 2020 | Replies (9)Comment receiving replies
@ellerbracke My hip problems are strictly bursitis and I have read that hip replacements can make that worse! Sometimes they are OK, and other times, like the last few nights, I can't sleep on either side. It's been quite a while since I had a cortisone injection, if this continues I will go for one again. I am tempted to go back to Boston since that doctor always hit it right on target. I no longer have the extra padding but even without it, doctors can miss.
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I had the guided cortisone shots in both R & L bursae sacs 2 days ago. I am having a cortisone flare this time but last time I did not and only had my ride side done and my left side continued to hurt. You can have the trochanter bursae sacs removed if they continue to cause that much pain. I had both hips replaced 6 weeks apart in 2013. If my bursae sacs keep acting up I will most definitely have both sacs taken out. I had my second back fusion done January 10th this year 2020 and 75% of my lower back pain is gone and so is my hip pain except for the bursae sacs. The last cortisone shot took the right-sided pain away for 6 months and with everything else going south for me pain wise I did not seek any more cortisone as my hip doctor retired at 55. The boob! But with everything fixed my bursa sacs are my squeaky wheel now! lol. Let's see if I can get rid of the bursae sac pain and enjoy life from now on. jf