I have trochanteric bursitis, which is sheer agony at times. I first felt pain in June, and wrongly assumed it must be from my hip. It bothered me while we were in Portugal on holiday, even to swim, so I mentioned it at my August appointment at the hospital. They did X-rays & scans, which is how I got my diagnosis. I had a steroid injection that day, and another one two weeks later as my consultant felt it was needed. This helped for a short while, but at present it is really painful - to walk/go up a step/raise my leg etc. Neither can I lie on that side. For the moment I`m taking anti-inflamms, but have to go back to the hospital next month.
The only other place I`ve had a bursa is behind my knee, but this burst so was quite horrible, but at least it cleared up quickly, unlike this one.
No idea if you have a bursa at the top of your pelvis, but then again, I didn`t know you could get one where mine is either.
Kathleen
