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I have appreciated the trochanter bursitis discussion. In September I will be two years out from my Dx, on August 15th, 2021 I took my last prednisone medication. The only remaining symptom is the bilateral trochanter bursitis. My doctor said my labs are good and I’m over PMR, but the pain is so annoying. I can not sleep on either side. It is so difficult to sleep on my back all night. I take no medication for pain, continue to walk 10,000 steps a day, ironically the pain does lessen a little, if I exercise regularly. Thank you for this website and the ability to see other peoples experience, it means so much.

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@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.

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.