Menopause Matters Forum
Menopause Discussion => All things menopause => Topic started by: Trixiebell on March 20, 2021, 08:14:49 AM
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Hi, I’ve been suffering with painful hips especially when I exercise or walk
Yesterday I had a walk and my hips were so painful afterwards
Is this menopause does anyone else suffer with this after exercise or a long walk
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Me! It started about 8 months ago. I do walk a lot though. I wondered if the aches and pains were lack of hormone related. I was hoping HRT might have helped
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Hi Bella
Thankyou for your reply, I’ve had this pain for a long time , my hips ache and are so stiff , I’m not on HRT as yet I’m not sure of it would help but I’m booking an appointment with a menopause Dr
Yesterday I had a steady three hour walk with my friend who is the same age as me , my hips are so painful today maybe I over did it , but it was great to be out in the sunshine & catch up
I do take a vit D daily but it hasn’t helped with my pain
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I had painful hips, no problem with other joints. I assumed they were just wearing out but the pain has gone since being on hrt so presumably meno related. Mine didn't get much worse with exercise though.
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Hi Sheila99 , hope that I haven’t got arthritis 😞 I’ve done a lot of research on HRT I’m hoping that it works for me
I love walking but the pain keeps me awake at night , I bought a wedge to align my spine but I find it uncomfortable
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Yes! Looking back, it was actually one of my first perimenopause symptoms, but I didn’t know it at the time.
Mine are always worse at night, in bed, and I’ve ended up propping my legs up on a million cushions.
I’ve just started HRT so hoping it will ease off. I find staying active helps but there’s a fine line between keeping moving and overdoing it. I’ve yet to find that line :-\
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Hip pain is felt in the groin. Deep. Back pain can radiate across the area that most of us call 'hips': pelvic bones, lower back, down the sciatic nerve.
Good footwear is essential, even slippers ;). As ostrogen levels drop muscles may become lax = aches and pains. Take a pain relief B4 walking to ease any residual pain and make sure that footwear is appropriate to the terrain.
How is your sitting position? Also do you need a new mattress ..........
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Thankyou all for your replies menopause sucks 😞
I had a three hour walk yesterday which I’m not used to my hips ached afterwards especially last night when I was in bed
It’s odd because today I’ve had a tummy ache all day which I don’t suffer with .
I usually wear good supportive trainers I think my posture is ok , we recently bought a new Vispring bed which is a medium but tbh I prefer a softer mattress
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Where do you feel the pain ?
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Hi ckld the pain is down the sides of my hips tops of thighs
I’ve just taken two paracetamol, in the hope that I get a better nights sleep
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That's back pain ;)
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Back pain down my sides 🤷♀️
I’ve got a phone consultation with my gp next Friday to discuss the pain
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Referred pain .......... as an Orthopaedic Secretary it took me a while to remember that hip pain originates from deep in the groin areas. Sciatica 4 me is when I don't bend correctly: i.e. putting on the dog's lead, weeding in the borders, sitting incorrectly.
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That's where my pain was trixiebel.
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Yes me! I didn’t know it was hormone related until it went away when I started HRT. What a relief! I had other achy bits too that went away with HRT.
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:thankyou:
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Have a look at Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome. I finally went to the doctor last year after suffering hip pain in my outer right hip. I was sure it wasn't arthritis because movement was ok. The pain was mainly at night at first and I couldn't lie on that side. Later, I found I was beginning to feel it during the day as well. The doctor suggested a steroid injection which I wasn't keen on. I decided to take more care of the way I sat on the sofa in the evening as I realised I always sat leaning on my right hip with my elbow on the arm of the sofa, putting pressure on my right hip.
It took a long while but I'm pleased to say the pain has gone now.
Ariadne xx
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Morning Ariadne, are U and yours well?
About 10 years ago I woke with acute, deep pain in the L thigh, so painful that I was unable to shout! It was due to leaning over cabinets at antique fairs, pulling muscles in the back region radiating into the thigh. It took months 2 discover what was causing it!
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HI CLKD, yes we are all fine thank you. Hope you are both OK. I don't get on here much nowadays. We are both retired now and have been so busy with all those jobs we never had time for!
Ariadne xx
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Yep. We ignore those jobs and Get On doing what we love ;D
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Hello everyone,
I can give my own experience on groin pain: this was a few years ago when it was so painful that first thing in the morning I could barely walk although once I got going the muscles loosened up and the pain went. It turned out, once I was referred to a physio, that this is due to the weakness of my gluteal muscles (sitting in front of a computer all day long). She gave me targeted exercises to strengthen those, which I did religiously every day for about 15 minutes: it required self-discipline, but after about 3 months the pain went and since then I do pay attention to my gluteal muscles when I walk or do yoga and have not had any groin pain since. YouTube has plenty of gluteal-muscle strength so I definitely worth taking a look for them.
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:thankyou: