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arthritis of the hip

Posted: Sep 16, 2013

starting last week my bum started hurting. I thought wow i have sure flattened out the cushion on this chair, my right butt cheek is killing me! I put a pillow down and that helped for a little while. I have back issues so I thought maybe it was sciatica. But it dawned on me this is probably arthritis of the hip. last night was my 8 hours straight and i thought the 7th hour would kill me!! wow wee. I have an appointment with my orthopedist wednesday. I'm 35 but do have a widespread bone deformity so i'm assuming that's why i have arthritis already.

Any suggestions, helpful hints, tricks to dealing with this? thanks!

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Rest your left foot on something to offload sm - Achin'

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some of the weight on your right cheek. My desk has a shelf on the bottom that is about 6 inches from the floor. I have a pillow on it for my left foot. It really made a lot of difference for me but I'm only 5 feet tall and my feet don't touch the floor anyway. Maybe it will work for you, too.

i'm only 4 feet 11 inches lol maybe that has something - original poster

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to do with it. Us short folks aren't made for this big world lol

Ha!!! I have to stand on a stool to see into my nuke! NM - Achin'

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xxx

I have similar pain - but I'm older

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You are young to have arthritis; however, it can happen at any age. I have had a nagging ache in my entire left leg for a couple of weeks now. It happens out of the blue. I'll be fine for several hours, and then BAM! It's kind of a generalized ache, radiating from the hip to the calf. I've wondered if it might even be a blood clot, since it's not constant. But when it happens, it's very painful. It can happen at night and wake me up, or it can happen when I'm sitting at my desk. NSAIDs aren't kicking it. Anyone else with similar symptoms?

A "charley horse" maybe? nm - Achin'

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xxx

aching leg - ouch

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Sort of like a charley horse, but it lasts longer and it's not just in the calf. It's up in my hip, too. I'm thinking it might be the onset of arthritis. I'm short and overweight.

I'm 5 even and same problems - sm - Shorty

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I had to change pedal feet, used to use my right one, now if I use it for more than a couple minutes it hurts like crazy. I use my left on pedal and have a step stool under my desk for my right one. Whenever I can I put the left one up too. I also have a board under my desk to elevate the pedal a little, it really makes a difference in my back. Oh, and I have been having problems since I was 38, I'm 58 now, had OA with DDD on x-ray and I think CT even then.

sounds strange that all of us - short people

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have the same type of problem. I believe it is the way the chairs are made (for taller people). Anyway, I found something by accident that really relieves the pain... straight leg raises, particularly on the side that hurts, but I do not lie down. I just raise my leg continuously as many times a day as I happen to think of it...in a few days, the pain was gone. If and when it returns again, I start all over again. I don't know why, but it works for me. Good luck.

Add me to the list of achin' shorties. - Even 5"

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I think you're right, about the chairs not being the right size for us. I'm going try your trick. Thank you for sharing.

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