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I am taking PT for my bursitis hips.

during a stretch the physical therapist was pushing on my left knee cap while pulling my leg to the side to stretch the muscle band down the leg.   Well, it caused a flare.

Just that joint mostly, though the RD says 6 of my finger and hand joints are inflamed as well.

He drew fluid out of the knee and gave me a shot of cortisone..  I haven't had or needed a cortisone shot in two years! 

I was "borderline remission"  !!!  I don't get on the Forum too often, so maybe I missed earlier posts about your bursitis.  I have it also but I've never been told to have PT.  I get steroid shots in both hips.  Just wondering if you had already had the injections prior to PT.  The injections help me for several months at a time.  But, I've also had to greatly reduce my walking.  Bursa hip pain is bad.  Oh Babs I'm sorry you had to go back on Prednisone and are flaring.  No fair!  However I am happy to read you do not have glaucoma.  I hope you feel better very soon and can get off that stuff.[QUOTE=Flamingo]I don't get on the Forum too often, so maybe I missed earlier posts about your bursitis.  I have it also but I've never been told to have PT.  I get steroid shots in both hips.  Just wondering if you had already had the injections prior to PT.  The injections help me for several months at a time.  But, I've also had to greatly reduce my walking.  Bursa hip pain is bad.  [/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Green~Tara]Oh Babs I'm sorry you had to go back on Prednisone and are flaring.  No fair!  However I am happy to read you do not have glaucoma.  I hope you feel better very soon and can get off that stuff.[/QUOTE] Hi, I'm new to this and this is my very first post so I'll give you a little info as to what is going on with me.  About 4-5 years ago I started with having bouts of "just not feeling well" for about 1-2 years.  Then about 3 years ago I had about 3 or more days where I missed work because I could hardly hold myself up in the shower or hold the blow dryer above my shoulders to dry my hair let alone work.  One of those days I couldn't even get out of bed to call off work.  Luckily my cell phone was next to me.  One day I started telling my aunt about what was going on because I knew she would understand because she has undiagnosed issues.  She convinced me to see a rheumatologist.  Rheumy ordered bloodwork, x-rays, pulmonary function test, barium swallow and echocardiogram.  My rheumatoid factor came back at almost 300 but, all other tests were clear.  The rheumy I was seeing at the time said that she couldn't diagnose me with anything yet because I had symptoms of 3 different diseases but she put me on plaquenil and Vitamin D3 2000IU.  I began to feel better but I switched rheumy's to see someone across the street from where I work.  He repeated the x-rays and bloodwork.  Again the bloodwork showed rheumatoid factor at almost 300.  He has not diagnosed me with anything at this point.  He said we will have to wait to see what symptoms appear before he will know what I have.  I find it very frustrating.  I have had so many symptoms that he said I may have more than one thing going on.  When I saw this post speaking of 'bursitis', I have to say I never thought of this as a symptom.  I was at a festival a couple months ago and took a step towards the dance floor when I felt a painful pop in my right hip and then an instant burning (like wildfire).  I could hardly walk without excruciating pain, however, I had a few drinks in me and I managed to continue on with my evening with a hobble.  The next day I paid for it big time.  I ended up going to the ER for them to tell me they didn't know what it was but it had something to do with my RA.  I told them I hadn't been dx with anything yet.  When I came back to work on Tues. I asked one of the drs here what would make a pop in my hip and instantly burn and he told me the bursa sac popped.  At that point I didn't think it had anything to do with a rheumatoid disease.  Has anyone been told that it is related to RA? Hi, Jen. I haven't been dx w/RA, but I have the bursa thing in my left hip. I get a cat scan guided steroid injection in my hip every ten months. I try not to go back until I just can't stand it anymore. The shots are a wonderful relief. Without those shots, I don't know what I would do. The pain is constant and I can't sleep at night. I have IBS, Iliotibial Band Syndrome and that causes pain in my knee also. Regardless, the shot in the hip bursa does the trick every time. I do see a Rheumatologist who Dx Osteoarthritis, Inflammatory Osteoarthritis and Fibromyalgia. My hands are hurting so much tonight that it is hard to type. I was reading, but it hurts too much to hold the book. I get the impression my GP still thinks I have RA. I have no idea. I do know that Plaquenil helps a lot, and if predisone wasn't so awful for a person, I would take it every day for the rest of my life. I felt wonderful when I had to take that in July for an asthma flare. It was a high dosage, and it worked so, so well.Thank you, Vee, for your information.  It's helpful to hear other people's stories.  I'm sorry that the pain is so severe that it keeps you up at night.  So far I consider myself lucky to have not been kept up during the night due to the pain.  If I take a coupe ibuprofen I sleep pretty good.  I do move around quite a bit at night because I will wake up at least 2-3 times a night with back pain and have to re-adjust.  I think I'm going to start keeping a journal again to keep track of how I feel each day and what symptoms persist.  I don't know why because the dr is never interested in looking through it. Babs, I have had shots put in my hip and knees at the same visit. My ortho will give them to me when ever I want ( need ) them. For a time it seemed I was getting them every 2 1/2 months. He would let me pick the inflamed joints I wanted injected. I had so many of them Swollen at one time it was almost comical sitting there trying to decide what I would have injected.Things finally calmed down. Hope you get that flair under control soon and are pain free. LisaVee, How did you find out that you have fibromyalgia?  What kind of tests were done?  I sometimes wonder if that is what I have too.  I know at my last visit the Rheumy said I could have a several different things going on.  I guess I shouldn't complain about my pain because it is no where as bad as alot of you on this message board seem to have.  I am able to type without a problem, I'm just very achy.  My hands and fingers don't curl up or anything.  However, I have noticed once in a while that I will have a day that I have a hard time hitting the right keys.  Its almost like my fingers aren't working right.  [QUOTE=Vee]Hi, Jen. I haven't been dx w/RA, but I have the bursa thing in my left hip. I get a cat scan guided steroid injection in my hip every ten months. I try not to go back until I just can't stand it anymore. The shots are a wonderful relief. Without those shots, I don't know what I would do. The pain is constant and I can't sleep at night. I have IBS, Iliotibial Band Syndrome and that causes pain in my knee also. Regardless, the shot in the hip bursa does the trick every time. I do see a Rheumatologist who Dx Osteoarthritis, Inflammatory Osteoarthritis and Fibromyalgia. My hands are hurting so much tonight that it is hard to type. I was reading, but it hurts too much to hold the book. I get the impression my GP still thinks I have RA. I have no idea. I do know that Plaquenil helps a lot, and if predisone wasn't so awful for a person, I would take it every day for the rest of my life. I felt wonderful when I had to take that in July for an asthma flare. It was a high dosage, and it worked so, so well.[/QUOTE]


Vee.. Get a second opinion...   You are suffering much as I was in 07 in my last major flare.. You need more than plaquenil....

I have IBS as well.. the entire hip is painful to move and to the touch!  but I am healing quickly with the PT and the pred.. 
I hope this progress continues.. *crossfingers*


babs102010-10-05 18:32:43 [QUOTE=JeniGreat]Vee, How did you find out that you have fibromyalgia?  What kind of tests were done?  I sometimes wonder if that is what I have too.  I know at my last visit the Rheumy said I could have a several different things going on.  I guess I shouldn't complain about my pain because it is no where as bad as alot of you on this message board seem to have.  I am able to type without a problem, I'm just very achy.  My hands and fingers don't curl up or anything.  However, I have noticed once in a while that I will have a day that I have a hard time hitting the right keys.  Its almost like my fingers aren't working right.  [QUOTE=JeniGreat]Hi, I'm new to this and this is my very first post so I'll give you a little info as to what is going on with me.  About 4-5 years ago I started with having bouts of "just not feeling well" for about 1-2 years.  Then about 3 years ago I had about 3 or more days where I missed work because I could hardly hold myself up in the shower or hold the blow dryer above my shoulders to dry my hair let alone work.  One of those days I couldn't even get out of bed to call off work.  Luckily my cell phone was next to me.  One day I started telling my aunt about what was going on because I knew she would understand because she has undiagnosed issues.  She convinced me to see a rheumatologist.  Rheumy ordered bloodwork, x-rays, pulmonary function test, barium swallow and echocardiogram.  My rheumatoid factor came back at almost 300 but, all other tests were clear.  The rheumy I was seeing at the time said that she couldn't diagnose me with anything yet because I had symptoms of 3 different diseases but she put me on plaquenil and Vitamin D3 2000IU.  I began to feel better but I switched rheumy's to see someone across the street from where I work.  He repeated the x-rays and bloodwork.  Again the bloodwork showed rheumatoid factor at almost 300.  He has not diagnosed me with anything at this point.  He said we will have to wait to see what symptoms appear before he will know what I have.  I find it very frustrating.  I have had so many symptoms that he said I may have more than one thing going on.  When I saw this post speaking of 'bursitis', I have to say I never thought of this as a symptom.  I was at a festival a couple months ago and took a step towards the dance floor when I felt a painful pop in my right hip and then an instant burning (like wildfire).  I could hardly walk without excruciating pain, however, I had a few drinks in me and I managed to continue on with my evening with a hobble.  The next day I paid for it big time.  I ended up going to the ER for them to tell me they didn't know what it was but it had something to do with my RA.  I told them I hadn't been dx with anything yet.  When I came back to work on Tues. I asked one of the drs here what would make a pop in my hip and instantly burn and he told me the bursa sac popped.  At that point I didn't think it had anything to do with a rheumatoid disease.  Has anyone been told that it is related to RA?
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