Finally, after 16 months of pain, I went to the Doctor yesterday to find out why my hip is still hurting. After I gave birth to the twins in August of 2006 I have had limited motion and I have had to limit my physical activity due to my left hip hurting. ( Their combined weight was almost 13 pounds, no wonder!!!) After working out at the gym or going on to long of a walk I would wind up having very bad pain that would cause me to limp around for a few days. I have read many articles on the Internet saying that this is common, but it usually goes away by 6-8 months post partum and occasionally can take up to 12 months. So I waited, and I waited, and then I waited some more. Finally, after being so frustrated that I can't work out and get into shape the way I want to, I decided to get it checked out. The Doctor confirmed that is is my hip, not muscular, so now I have to go get an x-ray done. The Doctor seems to think that I may have chronic inflammation, which I would have to get cortisone shots for, or I may have injured the actual bone. There was one condition that really scared me that is called hip osteonecrosis. This is where my hip bone has decreased blood flow (caused by the pregnancy) and the bone starts to die. Whatever the reason for the pain I am looking forward to getting it fixed so I can resume with my active lifestyle. I am in the worst shape of my life and it really sucks not being able to do anything about it...
