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I'd like to share something that helped my trochanter bursitis. I was seeing a physical therapist for another issue and told him about the pain in my hip. He had me lay on my "good" side and do leg lifts with the "bad" leg. I probably did 10 reps there and I continued at home. The pain subsided then ended. Every body is different but this worked for me.
@sue16833 Please talk to your Rheumy about getting steroid hip injections. If your Rheumy is not willing to help out please see an Ortho. I self-diagnosed the bursitis then at the request of my PCP went to my Ortho to confirm. My Ortho gave me my first round of hip injections then depended on my Rheumy. My Ortho specializes in shoulders and knees, or you can see a hip specialist or possibly a generalist, just go if still having hip pain.
A word of caution. Over time steroid injections become less effective and they do have some side effects a little different than oral steroids. The injections provide great relief and I have been known to time them to my social/travel plans.