Please do not take too many nsaids, like Motrin. My brother took hand fulls according to his wife, for a shoulder issue. Instead of going to a Dr. He ended up having his kidney go out on him and he was diabetic. He received a new one from his daughter. The point is be careful. Trying to end one problem might move you to a worse one. See the Dr ASAP that's the only way it will be DX. I'm sorry you're having to deal with so much pain. God bless.

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Bursitis generally gets better on its own. Conservative measures, such as rest, ice, and taking a pain reliever, can relieve discomfort. If conservative measures don't work, you might require:

Medication. If the inflammation in your bursa is caused by an infection, your doctor might prescribe an antibiotic.
Therapy. Physical therapy or exercises can strengthen the muscles in the affected area to ease pain and prevent recurrence.
Injections. A corticosteroid drug injected into the bursa can relieve pain and inflammation in your shoulder or hip. This treatment generally works quickly and, in many cases, one injection is all you need.
Assistive device. Temporary use of a walking cane or other device will help relieve pressure on the affected area.
Surgery. Sometimes an inflamed bursa must be surgically drained, but only rarely is surgical removal of the affected bursa necessary.

I looked up this information for you. I hope something in here helps to relieve your pain. We all know that it is hard enough dealing with Fibro, Chronic Fatigue, and MS, so dealing with other things on top of that can be difficult. I hope you feel better.
Sending hugs and prayers, Laura

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Okay, I just asked my physical therapist about bursitis shot today. She said that we have bursa sacs all over our bodies, but the ones that seem to hurt the most are the larger joints like shoulders, hips and knees. She told me that getting a bursa shot would help ease the pain.... possibly, but that most of her clients who get the shots come back saying it didn't really help. She said the reason is because there are so many ligaments and tendons going to so many muscles in our hips that you're not going to be able to get all of them with one shot. She said that unless we learn to relax and then strengthen all of those various muscles, we will always have some bursa discomfort. So that was her answer and I guess basically, we have to learn to live with it. But she is working on that area for my hips right now. After she does her rather uncomfortable pressure points, I do feel better for about 2-3 days.

I have piriformis syndrome and my hips down into my butt hurt 24/7. I found a natural muscle gel from Perfectly Natural Soap in Williamsburg, Va. and its the best thing for my pain. Nothing I bought in a drugstore ever did anything. In fact, my husband bought me 2 more bottles for Christmas. It lasts about 4 hours.

Ugh! I know waaaay too much about this 😉
First is rest, NSAIDS, ice since it's inflamed. I've had multiple cortisone injections and with chronic bursitis (cuz I'm bad at the resting) I had a bursectomy 3 years ago. Also had tendon repair at same time, but the bursa grows back.
They might want to make sure it is bursitis... Maybe an MRI.
Right now, my bursa is good but I have a different tendon tear 😢 and well, etc etc.
Oh! If you have a TENS unit, that can help too. 👍
Crying and complaining DON'T help, sadly. 😒 I've tried both🥴 Good luck dear, love,
Deb 😘