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Bones, Joints & Muscles | Last Active: Sep 19, 2023 | Replies (31)Comment receiving replies
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You might want MRI imaging of you hips. Your PCP or Internal Medicine doctor should be able to order these without a trip to see them. It is a little confounding that it is bilateral. You do need to know what is causing the pain--the joint socket (acetabulum) or bones.
You saved a hundred dollar service charge, but you may have uncovered an undiagnosed issue. Early diagnosis could save you hundreds more plus saving you from more pain.
Sometimes a steriod injection misses the area of pain. And many experience a flare of pain in response to the steroid. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/4964-trochanteric-bursitis
Best wishes, and keep us aprised.
Did loosing 20 lbs. help with the pain?
Also consider your body type.
Do you carry your weight stomach & above ( apple) or
stomach & below (pear). Each has suggested strengthening
exercises. Find a good physical therapist who can evaluate
your problems; they can work miracles.
So it’s both joints. You won’t do PT. Steroids only work for a while plus can do more damage. Is there something else going on? Talk to pain Mgt? Recent MRI? Nuero? Ortho?
@misscjv my kid has had type 1 diabetes for decades and has never experienced a rise in blood sugars from NSAID's. Prednisone requires triple dose insulin.
I wonder why NSAID's raise your blood sugar?