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Hip pain when laying down

Posted by longtermcaregiver @longtermcaregiver, Jun 18, 2023

hi
i have hip pain, when laying on my side. and, i'm a side sleeper. been to the bone doc, have had injections of various kinds in my spine or lower back. been to a neurosurgeon, and he declined to operate. i've tired gabapentin, but i've had to creep the dose up and up - got to 800 mg at night, and needed more. i didn't like the trend of temporary relief followed by increase in meds every month or so. therefore, i just dropped the stuff. yes, it worked a little, but, it wasn't dramatic. i figured a bit of pain was better than being doped up.

what's next? i'm getting 3, 4 or max 5 hours of sleep at night, and can nap an hour or so during the day. i'd really like to get something like normal sleep, and, not have pain. daily activities like walking and doing things are not painful. it is laying down, mostly on my side that is the problem.

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longtermcaregiver | @longtermcaregiver | Jun 30, 2023

oh, wow

good to hear you are dealing with it all

way to go!

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Zebra | @californiazebra | Jul 1, 2023
In reply to @austex "I have hip pain on my right hip, and my ex-husband refused to changes sides of..." + (show)
@austex

I have hip pain on my right hip, and my ex-husband refused to changes sides of the bed with me. So I got rid of him! Now I'm sleeping on my left side and no more pain !!! Plus I got an organic buckwheat hull pillow which is for side sleepers and puts your head in a really great position for sleep. I'm just great now !!!

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@austex

I'm glad you've resolved your hip pain issue.

Your statement about your ex made me laugh!!! My ex thought I was his huggy pillow. He wrapped around me like an octopus. If wrestling, the ref would have counted to three and yelled "point!" because I was pinned. An MRI is way less claustrophobic! I need space and mobility when sleeping with my restless legs and pressure points. Had to wait for him to fall asleep, then gently peel him off and sneak around to the other side of the bed for space. Then he'd roll over and octopus again! OMG! My leg would fall asleep from his heavy leg and I had a stiff neck the whole time we were married. He slept like a baby. It wasn't funny then, but I can laugh about it now. Ha! 🙂

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austex | @austex | Jul 1, 2023

hahaha. Glad you can laugh about it now !!! Good sleep is a miracle !!!

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tedjones77494 | @tedjones77494 | Jul 1, 2023

Ask about a steroid injection. While I am not a big fan of oral steroids I have seen reduced inflammation from hip bursitis after injections of steroids.

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