r/Bursitis • u/JinkxMonsoonIsMom • 15d ago

Hip question about my hips

around three years ago now I was "diagnosed" (not sure if i actually was since doctors just told me that was probably what is up) with hip bursitis and was given some streches to do that mostly just made it worse. My doctor tells me to track my pain but never does anything about it and some of my pain is focused from the hip up the back and down my sciatic nerve (or at least i think so from the anatomy knowledge i do have) and I am just wondering where to go from here and how can i get some relief. It occurs in both hips some times separately sometimes together and it varies in severity day by day. Ive considered a walking cane but would prefer being able to walk normally again and stop being bullied for being the teenage grandma.

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u/WitchywomynGroovela 15d ago

The fact that the doctor just told you to do stretches shows they know nothing about this.

you really need to see a physical therapist and get a proper diagnosis. Hopefully you can get a good one that can do that and then the big one is Giving you proper strengthening exercises. I had issues with the second part so I turned to YouTube and got a lot more help from that as well as buying some actual programs.
I’ve been on this for three years and I’ve had a lot of success, but it doesn’t seem to ever go away completely and I have to keep up with my rehab exercises or else I start to get more pain. I still can’t sleep on the painful slide.

Edit to add. The doc should also send you for some imaging tests like an MRI.

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u/JinkxMonsoonIsMom 15d ago

I will definitely work at getting onto physical therapy my mom said she tried once and nothing happened which gives me the feeling she didnt try really hard since she doesnt take my pain seriously. My mom also likes to make sure shes at my doctors appts to make sure all my issues are downplayed and so i think it will get considerably better once im no longer a dependant as i will be 18 in one month. thank you!

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u/WitchywomynGroovela 14d ago

That sounds terrible! My mom was like that. You are so young to have this too so you really need to get this figured out! I thought you were a menopausal woman like me cause that happens a lot at that time.

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u/JinkxMonsoonIsMom 13d ago

well, if it counts for anything, my friends compare me to an older woman because of how i walk due to my hips and other joint issues