Update!
I finally went to my physical appointment today and asked my doctor about my hip. She said that because the pain is where it is, she does not think it is necessarily related to the hip bones. She checked to see if the bursa were inflamed or tender and they were not. She also rotated my legs to see if there was pain in the socket and there wasn't any.
Basically she thinks there is a muscle issue going on (in both hips now, yay! ) especially since it is so tied to exercise. She thinks it could be muscle imbalance, it could be related to uneven hips, or it could be causing uneven hips, or I don't know. So she's sending me off to a physiotherapist. She said it will probably be a couple of time per week for a few months. Boo. It doesn't really help much for the walk but I'm sure I'll survive.
I'm really glad I asked about it here and, thanks to you, I kind of knew what questions to ask and how to describe my pain. Hopefully, I'll get all fixed up soon. Since I'm going to school I'm hoping the PTs at school are good and will help me get stronger. So thank you again for your help!
I'm still using the tennis balls faithfully and I feel a lot of tender spots. Even today my hips feel. . .a bit fatigued I guess would the the word for it and when I feel around them there are tender spots.
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