Question: I have been having pain in my right hip joint for about 3 months. My doctor sent me for xrays, which initially showed a "spot" on my hip, but additional xrays did not reveal any spots, only some osteopenia. No other abnormalities. The pain has not gone away. It is only in my hip, deep inside the joint, it seems like. My doctor recommended calcium and Vitamin D, with no follow up. Where do I go from here? My pain is worse at night when my leg is stationary, or after sitting for a long time. Walking around on it does not make it worse. The pain is a dull ache which wells up randomly, then subsides. I can make it worse, I found out, by wearing shoes with a heel. I have to wear flats all the time. I have no other symptoms. The pain does not shoot or go down my leg or anything like that. I have noticed I am much more fatigued, however, and my appetite is not what it used to be. What do I do next?

Wouldn't the hip x-rays have shown a fracture or other conditions of the bone? I'll see if my primary doctor will give me a referral to an orthopedic surgeon. Thanks.