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Posted 10/24/2016 9:28 PM (GMT 0)
HI ALL! So, I've been having on/off hip pain with a visible lump in the sight since summer time - had been painful, but tolerable= was able to move around etc with no problems...until today. I could not even get my self UP and out of bed without excruciating pain - I still cannot bend down or move - it is so painful- pain wraps around whole hip area to the front and above. It hurts even when I cough! How does this thing happen OVERNIGHT?? While showering, I couldn't even bend to wash my you know what nor my legs and feet! This is ridiculous....I welcome any thoughts....Thank you!
Posted 10/24/2016 9:41 PM (GMT 0)
I am so, so, so sorry for your pain. Gosh, I have no idea! Just wanted to say I'm listening and caring.
Posted 10/24/2016 9:51 PM (GMT 0)
I've been dealing with a lot of that lately too. It's miserable and hard to deal with. Mine is from increased inflammation from Lyme and some possible arthritis, along with the weather changing. Of course, that means that many other parts of my body are in more pain as well. Ugh.

Do you take any anti-inflammatories of any type? That might help ease your pain.
Posted 10/24/2016 10:01 PM (GMT 0)
Thank You, Multifacetedme and Traveler!!
That is so sweet of you Multi- I need a hug now.
Trav. how awful you are having this too?! It is Horrendous! I am so sorry to hear that. I am only taking magnesium and rubbing cream in that whole area, but not helping! I don't want to take advil or tylenol because it makes my stomach hurt....this is just so nasty!
Posted 10/24/2016 10:22 PM (GMT 0)
Unfortunately I know how you feel...and you have my heartfelt sympathy.

I use burbur and pinella to help clear toxins which can help the pain, and the local ymca has a whirlpool and a sauna and both of those help a lot. Deep breathing sometimes helps when the pain attacks suddenly.

I also take a number of anti-inflammatory supplements but they don't do much for acute situations except over time reduce the severity.

I hope you will feel better soon.
Posted 10/24/2016 10:55 PM (GMT 0)
Hello Need, good to see you. Sorry you are hurting.

Tell me this. If you stand and lift that leg (the side with the hurt hip) like you are going to climb a step does it hurt?
Posted 10/24/2016 11:44 PM (GMT 0)
needhelp = i had something similar happen.
My left shoulder blade - upper back left side has been my 'bad' side.
But also had a little bit of pain on the front of my right shoulder.


A week ago, I woke up early morning Sunday with bad pain right shoulder...and arm to my elbow.
I couldn't eve lift my right arm...so sore.

Monday went to Dr...she said to come back in a week, if it hadn't improved at all.

Tuesday - 50% better.
By Thursday or Friday - pain free.

There was no incident for this flare...and no reason for it to resolve so quickly.


Hoping yours' follows the same pattern as mine, and your pain resolves within a few days.
Posted 10/25/2016 1:46 PM (GMT 0)
My hips are always sore and stiff. The pain is in the muscles, tendons, and bones. I still have trouble walking up stairs and getting out of the car. I can never seem to stretch my hip flexors enough to get relief. At one point, before my dx, I was diagnosed with hip bursitis and got a cortisone shot - it helped the bursitis but sent me into a Lyme flare. Although it helped the bursitis, I don't recommend the shot...it is a definite no-no for lyme. (I was diagnosed a week later.) Some days, it even hurts to wear pants; my hip bones just ache. The only thing I've found to help is meloxicam, a prescription anti-inflammatory.

When you say "lump," where is it? One of my lymph nodes near my hip gets very swollen from time to time and it hurts to lift my leg. Could it be a swollen gland?
Posted 10/25/2016 2:37 PM (GMT 0)
Thank You fellow members for coming to my aid- I so appreciate that!
- Grdner: Thank You for sharing what works for you and for such kind wishes. I should probably get The herbs you mentioned- Thank You!

- Peteza: Thank You - when I do as you say, I get a ton of pressure all around the hip area and it wraps around to the back. Did not sleep a wink last night as no comfortable position to be in- I wanted to scream. Taking deep breaths also makes the whole area hurt?!

- Girlie: Thank You- from your mouth to God's ears! I am so glad you got relief! I will certainly monitor it like you mentioned you did.

- Pmm73: Thank You for sharing- I am sad to learn that you suffer from this. I understand when you say it hurts even wearing pants - I cannot even put them on without the excruciating pain happening. I won't even look at socks! The lump is on the right hip bone- seems to be the same size since I noticed it in the Summer time - it just won't go down and now this.

Love You guys. Feel better too XX
Posted 10/25/2016 2:46 PM (GMT 0)
Need, it could be so many things. I woke up one day and my butt hurt. And if I coughed, it hurt even more. Because it was my right hip, getting into the front seat of the car was excruciatingly painful. I could not sleep well at all. No position and I tried everything, even pillows between my legs. I tried Ibuprophen and Hydrocodone - nothing. I tried wine - nothing. I homeopathics and they did not work.

I did a lot of research and figured it was piriformis syndrome. And, when you examine that and many other things in that area, they are all clumped into the term sciatica.

I have been hurt in many ways throughout my active life, but that sciatica is the devil. It hurt and there was nothing I could do. My ONLY relief was sitting in a chair.

I hope this is not what you have, but maybe it might be something you can eliminate.
Posted 10/25/2016 2:54 PM (GMT 0)
PeteZa- Thank You for that. Yes, I can relate to all that, but the sitting is still painful today...how does this get soooo bad from one day to the next? It is so strange! The pain even radiates right to the back and encompasses the kidney area, too. Wish I knew how to eliminate this.....
Posted 10/25/2016 3:28 PM (GMT 0)
Maybe a trip to the doc is necessary just to rule out kidney problems, or something they can fix.

Mine? Well, I knew there was nothing that can fix sciatica. I just babied it for weeks and did not do any movements that aggravated it. Little my little it went away ever so slowly.

I hope it is not what you have.

Please, if it does continue or gets worse, go to the doc.
Posted 10/25/2016 3:30 PM (GMT 0)
Thank You, PeteZa- I will.
Posted 10/25/2016 3:41 PM (GMT 0)
I definitely agree that if it continues to get worse, you need to talk to your doctor. I'm not so sure you shouldn't anyway with a lump on the bone. Bartonella can cause this, but it's best to make sure it's not something else.

I have a dear friend that calls the sciatic nerve the devil nerve, just for that reason. Mine flares regularly. =(

If it's "just" these infections, I would encourage you to start on anti-inflammatories, and to start doing VERY gentle stretching. That's been the only thing that helps me when it's due to the muscles, tendons, fascia in that area. I can now feel when it first starts and with stretching, heat (to help relax all that in there) and some more gentle stretching, I can now drastically shorten that misery.

I use extra pillows in bed (even a thin one under my low back/hips) to help, and sometimes have to stretch 5 - 6 times a day.
Posted 10/25/2016 3:41 PM (GMT 0)
And gentle hugs of comfort.
Posted 10/25/2016 3:47 PM (GMT 0)
Aw, Trav. and PeteZa- Love you guys- Thank you!!
Posted 10/25/2016 5:41 PM (GMT 0)
Keep trying things, Needhelp!! And best of luck with this. It's one of my most debilitating symptoms right now. I think mine is also being driven by the weather changes, so I would encourage you to watch your weather (particularly the barometric pressure changes/temperature changes) and see if there is any correlation. That helps me to plan better is all.
Posted 10/25/2016 6:03 PM (GMT 0)
ThanK You, Trav.!! I will and will use all advice given
God Bless and feel better SOON,too!! XX
Posted 10/25/2016 6:14 PM (GMT 0)
Best of luck - and I hope you feel better soon too!!!
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