Thanks Chris. The pain in my thigh started right after I changed sleeping positions - this was a recommendation after I had the epley maneuver for vertigo. Diagnosis from nurse pract. was "lateral cutaneous nerve syndrome" plus xray showed some arthritis which I have known about. I have chronic hip bursitis - that pain comes and goes. The only solution over the years I have found that works for me for is Diclofenac Sodium topical gel.

Chiro is treating the thigh pain and the PN as different treatments - she did ultrasound for the thigh yesterday and it helped a lot. I will share the treatment plan that she gives me.

I did see an orthopedic surgeon a few years ago for the bursitis who recommended removing the bursa. At the same time my partner was seeing a very well respected ortho at Brigham and Women for a separate issue. He asked at the end of her appointment if she had any questions so I asked about my situation (why not 🙂 ) and he looked rather horrified and said while he didnt know all my details everything he had read about that approach was negative. I cancelled the operation and found another doctor who agreed that I should not have the bursa removed and gave me a steroid injection which helped significantly.