Help, I have Bursitis! What to do?

Question

The doctor aspirated the fluid, but it is coming back. It hurt bad! He put me on Motrin 3 times a day. It is turning my stomach badly. I feel horrible. What can I do to make it feel batter? The stomach upset is worse than the pain from the bursitis. I won’t see the doctor again until next week.

Answer 1

Bursitis can be treated in a number of ways, including:

Avoiding activities that aggravate the problem.

Resting the injured area.

Icing the area the day of the injury.

Taking over-the-counter anti-inflammatory medicines.

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good luck!

Answer 2

Yeah, Motrin 3 can upset your stomach. Throw it out. Get Advil and take 800mg every 6 hours, see if that helps. Advil is an anti-inflammatory drug, and that should help with some of the pain. And you can take up to 800 mg safely. Your doctor should give you a cortisone shot. The shot hurts, but just think, the nurse will massage where you got the shot afterwords! I know the shot helped my husband tremendously with his bursitis. Good Luck.

Answer 3

Where are you hurt though? For me... the 800 MG of anti inflammatory works. When I have it, I take the pain killers. and rest. i am usually better withing 3-4 days. My bursitis has a tendency in coming back every few months for the last year, so I'm stretching everyday to try to prevent it.

You need to find out what you did or what you do that causes this pain. Try physical therapy. They dont work miracles, but they can teach you specific stretches to help the area thats hurt, and leg strengthening exercises.

The problem is im young, in my 20's. So im trying very hard to be good so i dont have to go through this when i get older.

Just my 2 cents. hope it helped.