Is there anything I can take to ease the pain of Bursitis?
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Hi, I was diagnosed with this condition a few years ago in my left hip. I was given a steroid injection in my thigh and to be truthful, I completely forgot about the pain. I still get niggly pain, but nothing I can't cope with. In January this year, I was diagnosed with it in my right hip and was given a steroid injection in March. It worked for a couple of days, but after that, the pain is worse than before. I am due a follow up in September. Painkillers don't seem to help at all. Any other sufferer's out there? Thank you.
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EileenH christine25897
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I'm on other medication and when I asked the hospital doc what I could use was told "Nothing really... here, have a cortisone jab!" Icing may help, rest is also a good thing but of course that is a trifle impractical! If it gets really intractable they can do an op and remove the bursa that is causing the problem.
However - I think I would want an x-ray to rule out other things.
judytal christine25897
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I had a bursitis a few years ago and then bursitis in the other hip. Injections did not help. I used ice, ice and ice.... plus Aleve. stretches and more ice. Then bursitis in both shoulders.....
Then I was attacked with PMR...
hopefully it's only bursitis.... but bursitis itself can be very painful.. I used a can for awhile. can you sleep on the side that is painful?
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christine25897 judytal
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Thanks for your reply. I suffered with PMR some years ago in my shoulder, but after a 6 month course of Prednisolone, it went as quick as it came and I have not been troubled with that since. As for the Bursitis, no, I cannot sleep on either side for long. I did try a can, but it gave me chronic back ache (sorry, couldn't resist that)!!!
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dan38655 christine25897
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So I don't know if I have bursitis specifically, but suspect it. Prednisone really knocked the edge off of all of my motion-related pain however, and at 15 months I am down to a maintenance level of 5mg with minimal pains, and am getting plenty of exercise mainly in the form of cycling, and also doing yard work.