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A member asked:

Had a steroid shot in hip yesterday due to bursitis and the pain is so bad today it hurts to walk. i've taken 600 mg ibuprofen but no help?

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Dr. Gebrehana Zebro (formerly Woldegiorgis) answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

I advise you: To call or see your physician . You should not have such pain in the normal trochanteric bursitis treatment . Actually you should expect good response . In the face of recent steroid contamination , one need to be vigilant to the worst case scenario . More pain is not a good sign . Good luck.

Answered 9/28/2016

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