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I ALSO HAVE BURSITIS OF THE HIP. I HAD TO QUIT WORKING IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR. I WAS A SOCIAL WORKER AND MADE HOME VISITS. JUST DRIVING WAS PAINFUL. IT HURT TO GET IN AND OUT OF THE CAR. STANDING WAS MURDER AND I WAS CONSTANTLY SWITCHING THE WEIGHT FROM ONE HIP TO THE OTHER. SOMETIMES THE PAIN WAS SO BAD I COULDN'T GET OUT OF A CHAIR. I GOT INJECTIONS AND IT HELPED FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS AND THEN THE PAIN CAME BACK AND I AGAIN GOT THE INJECTION. I DON'T WANT TO GET THE INJECTIONS AGAIN BECAUSE OF THE SIDE EFFECTS BUT THEN THE PAIN IS ALMOST TOO MUCH TO TAKE. THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHEN THE PAIN WAS SO BAD IT RADIATED DOWN MY LEG AND ACROSS MY BACK. I HAD TO USE A CANE FOR AWHILE AND ACTUALLY DRAGGED THE LEG WHERE THE PAIN WAS IN THE HIP. I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN BY CO-WORKERS GETTING IRRITATED BUT YOU KNOW THEY CAN'T IMAGAIN THE PAIN UNTIL THEY EXPERIENCE IT. I KNOW MY CO-WORKERS DIDN'T UNDERSTAND HOW I COULD BE IN SUCH PAIN WHEN I WAS TRYING TO PUT ON A HAPPY FRONT. I USED LAUGHTER TO HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE DAY AND I'M SURE THEY DIDN'T BELIEVE ME. GOOD LUCK TO YOU.