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DEAR DR. DONOHUE: About a year ago, you told a letter writer that his hip pain was bursitis. I have daily pain in the lower buttocks for the first two hours after getting out of bed each morning. I do get relief from a hot shower and Tylenol.
In today's paper, your reply to another hip question was that it was probably osteoarthritis. Is bursitis more likely my problem, or is it osteoarthritis? - L.R.See the full content of this document
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Is It Arthritis, Osteoarthritis or Bursitis?
ANSWER: Osteoarthritis and bursitis are only two causes of hip pain. There are many others. I'll describe both, but only your doctor, with a hands-on examinati...
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