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Got up this morning and needed to clean the kitty boxes. The pain in my hip was off the charts every time I bent over--I was in complete agony. As soon as I finished I took a Vicodin and waited for a good 10 minutes before attempting to get up again.

My hip has been bothering me for days--I have had bursitis in it before, but I really haven't been Mr. Mobility so I didn't think it was back. And the last episode was years ago. Not like I was running around with two jobs as before. Well I pulled up the info from the web--arthritis can cause it and you can get it just sitting too long. I've never had so much pain--excruciating. I had cortisone shots before--not sure what the rheumatologist will think about this.

Just when I thought I was feeling a bit better--I was outside yesterday. I am sorry, mab52. I hate it when that happens.

 
Is it just one hip or both? And where in your hip?
 
I hope tomorrow is better and that your RD will fix you put. It's just the right hip, and I think it's just an exacerbation from the arthritis. I've been pushing myself up leaning on something lately. I think I will take the pain med first thing now when I want to get up. I've been trying to just take a half tablet of Vicodin (half of the prescribed amount) as I'm not keen on this stuff. This morning I needed the whole tablet as I was yelping from the pain.

Can't wait till Thursday.

Well... I am sorry. I hope the pain meds help you. And if you cannot wait until Thursday call your RD and tell them what is going on. I am sure they will find something to help make you more comfortable until they can see you.

I was going to say maybe it was Sacroiliac Joint inflammed. Because that is what was wrong with my right hip. It caused great pain, that not even Lortab10's took away. It also caused me to have muscle spasms in my thigh, which were not painful, but limited me on how I moved.
 
If you want to check it out go to this link and read about it. Interesting reading anyways... I did not even know we had a joint in our hip other than the ball and socket joint. And I took
anatomy for 3 years in high school.
 
Hi joonie
I do get discomfort in my lower back as well and I bet you are right about the sacroilliac joint being the one that hurts. If I lean over, that's where it grumbles. I was taking pictures in the last few months and had my camera on a tripod to photograph the stuff on my table. A couple of minutes of leaning over and it would hurt. Didn't think it was anything at the time.
Mike
Yes, bending over to pick something out of the floor casued me a lot of pain. So much pain that I just stopped bending over to pick stuff up. I thought mine was caused from where I tried to not give in to my knees being swelled and stiff all the time... I thought I had messed up something in my right hip because I tried to work thru the problems and not ride on an electric cart, instead walked around in slow motion, only speeds I had were slow and slower.
 
I hope tomorrow is better for you, Mike.
 
 
Hope you find relief Mike and soon.
What sort of photography are you into.
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What sort of photography are you into.
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Almost anything--I've done most everything from photojournalism to still lifes. I was busy photographing some possessions that I sold via the internet when my money was running a bit low since I've been out of work.  Dinosaur Nikon FTN, used CDs to get the jpegs for the internet. Still don't have an electronic camera.

I would love to be able to run around with my cameras again.  OK,  I'll settle for walking Sounds like I could learn quite a bit off you... Feel free to PM me Stephen if you think I can help you with something photographic.  How did Stephen get a picture of himself, taking a picture?Camera on tripod with self-timer perhaps Image taken while standing in front of big mirror, them  flipped horizontal in photoshop.

[quote] Feel free to PM me Stephen if you think I can help you with something photographic.[/quote] Will do Mike and thanks. Bodak2008-03-17 11:26:52hehehee... I know it sounded like a stupid question... was just trying to make small talk Hope you get to feeling better soon.Sorry about your hip, Mike.  I hope you get relief soon. 
 
 

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