@karon - I am so glad to hear your good news. Finding the problem is MORE than half the solution. I am 68 also and I'll share a sad? funny? odd? story: In 2016 I hurt my knee, but by the time they were able to work me in to see the doctor, my hip hurt so bad that the resident who did my initial intake couldn't tell if it was a knee problem or a hip problem. The attending physician came in and recognized it was my knee and that because it threw me off balance, I had developed bursitis in my hip. I had a TKR in April 2017 but it actually took a couple of months for the bursitis to subside. Good luck with yours. Since you aren't doing the steroid shot, is there anything they suggested that might give you some relief?