I should have done this sooner, but I thought it would get better and not be such an annoyance. I am such a huge believer in prayer and am always so eager and honored to pray for others. Yet, I hesitate to burden others with my own prayer needs…..especially in light of the enormity of the needs of others. Joplin, Tuscaloosa, Mississippi and Louisiana, friends’ battles with cancer, job loss, foreclosures, death, devastation. So much hurt, so much pain. My request is so small in comparison.
Yet, it has affected me A LOT. And so, I come to you today to ask you, if the Lord brings me to your mind, to ask Him for healing for my hips according to His plan and purpose.
About two months ago, I began experiencing pain in my left hip. At it’s worst, I could barely walk. I began taking anti-inflammatory medication and it got some better….as long as I stayed on the meds. Over time, the right hip felt that it should get into the act and so it began hurting, too. Eventually, the pharmacist self-medication solution was not working and so I went to my doctor. She asked me to show her where it hurt and when I did said, “You have greater trochanter bursitis.”
Great! Now my pain had a name!! She told me that the best and surest way to rid myself of this unwelcome visitor was through steroid injections into the bursa of each hip. Thrilling!! NOT!! Nevertheless, I agreed and each hip was the recipient of an injection. The next day was VERY PAINFUL because of the probing around of the needle in order to get all the steroid into the bursa of the hips!! However, I did experience some improvement over the course of a week. The downside is that the pain in the left hip has not completely resolved. I’m back on the anti-inflammatory medication in hope of getting rid of this mess.
The big problem in all this is that the hips need R-E-S-T. That means no exercise. I’m not good at NO EXERCISE. I’ve exercised for 25 years. It is like breathing to me. I need it physically, but as importantly, I need it mentally. R-E-S-T also is a problem for me as a pharmacist. I stand on my feet for 10 hours a day at work.
So, I have decided to take a three pronged approach.
- First, I’m asking you to pray for healing according to God’s plan and purpose. I really want to be able to exercise again.
- Second, I am eliminating exercise (ANGUISHED SIGH) for about 10 days and see if it helps.(I may be a bigger mental case than I already am by the end of 10 days. Just warning you in advance!!!! Maybe you should also pray for my husband.)
- Third, I am going to not work for about 2 weeks (beginning this Saturday).
Thank you for reading my whiny post and for your prayers. 
