hip/femur pain

in 1995 i was in a bad car accident and my femur was broken, so a stainless steel rod and 4 screws were put in to fix it. The doctors told me to have it removed in 5 years or I can leave it in but i would have problems later in life. Its 2010 now and ive been having problems for the past 7or 8 years, whenever i lift something heavy or walk too much my hip feels like jelly and hurts like crazy!! It feels like my bone has popped out of place or my ligaments or muscles were pulled or strained and the pain is usually so bad that I cant walk for like a week or two...so does anyone have any ideas??

[htown_legend713]

after hours of searching on the internet..could I be suffering from hip bursitis??

[PedroH]

Did you have your hardware removed? My husband broke his femur in 1997 after a snowmobile accident. They put in IM nail with 3 screws-2 at the hip 1 above knee- he had all removed in '98.- He has had on and off hip pain ever since the accident and is finding his "good hip" starting to bother him.-probably from walking funny due to the pain- I'm thinkng that the bottom line is that after something is broken it is never 100% again. I think arthritis is almost inevitable.However, I think PT may be helpful  as well as swimming seems to calm things down & of course NSAIDs when absolutely needed. Hope this has been some help,but see your Dr.    Take Care