@ellerbracke I’m almost 6-1/2 weeks post right TKR, and within days of quitting my cane, at about 2-1/2 weeks, my right hip became extremely painful. It hurt all day and all night. I woke up in pain multiple times a night. Heat and/or ice helped a little first thing in the morning, but it was downhill from there. I took 1600 mgs per day of Ibuprofen. No relief at all. My new knee is almost pain free, but the hip pain was ruining everything.

I had my 6 week post op TKR visit today and told my ortho about the hip. He put his finger near my hip and kind of to the outside of my thigh. He pushed his finger deep into my skin and I almost jumped off the exam table. He said it’s classic trochanteric bursitis.

I took him up on his offer to give me an injection. When he gave me the shot, I had several seconds of pain in my hip. Then I got a pain down the top part of the top of my thigh. I mentioned the thigh pain and he said that was because he got the shot in just the right spot.

He said after the numbing agent wears off later today, I can expect to have pain for the next day or two. Then he said “then the pain should stop and hopefully not come back”. Here’s hoping. 🤞

I have had many injections over the years, all for shoulders or knees. This is the first I’ve had in my hip. Over the years I think at least 95% of the shots I received gave me good results.

I should know in a few days if this shot worked. I will keep you posted. My overall experiences with steroid injections have been very good. I hope you find the relief I know you badly need. Hang in there.