Excruciating Pain in External Hip Flexor - HELP

[sporting321]

     I'm not sure if this is listed under the correct topic;  I couldn't find anything close to hip pain.  

     I have had pain in my right hip for two days now.  There doesn't seem to be any one particular occurance that could have caused this pain besides running a few miles.  It just developed over two days.  
     When I lie on my stomach, bend my knee and raise my leg and foot upward, then attempt to bring the foot and leg inward it induces acute pain.  This also occurs when I am walking.  As of right now, I am virtually paralyzed.  Again, I believe the pain originates from the external hip rotator.
  This link provides the most accurate description of the motion that causes me pain.
     Does anyone have any suggestions as to what this may be?  
    

[sporting321]

This comment, of course, is not specifically addressed to Tuckamore.  I would appreciate advice from anyone.
    
     I have several questions regarding the pain in my hip.  If it is Bursitis, it has persisted long enough to become very severe.  What is severe Bursitis?  What happens when it goes untreated and becomes worse?  Is there a more severe condition that developes?

     This is the previous link that I accidentally omitted wherein my symptoms are accurately described.

http://ezinearticles.com/?Lower-Back-Pain---Hip-External-Rotation&id=615984

     This is another helpful article concerning general information about bursitis and its treatment.  

http://www.webmd.com/osteoarthritis/guide/arthritis-bursitis

In the last section of this article, the last listing of symptoms of "something more serious than bursitis" is loss of motion.  I cannot move my hip flexor in any way without inducing excruciatingly painful, uncontrollable spasms on the outside of my hip (the external hip rotator, I'm supposing).  For several reasons, I believe this condition may have persisted beyond bursitis.
     One of these reasons is that, for years in fact, I have never been able to complete the range of motion exercise described in the first link.  There has always been a simple inability to do so, or, sometimes, mild pain when the afflicted leg is forced.
     Also, when compressed or contracted too much, the afflicted hip has been known to spasm in the past.  I've never done much about it, though, because of the rarity of this occurence.  


     Finally, I have been a healthy individual for as long as I can remember.  I have never needed to go to the ER like I do now.  I have been a dependent on a health insurance plan provided by my legal guardians for nearly twenty years...up until a fortnight ago.
     I now have no health insurance, and, seemingly, no means of aquiring health benefits because any job I would have to perform (that I would otherwise have easily obtained) will surely require some form of movement.  As of right now, I cannot move without great pain, or rather, without gravely risking pain.
  Two days ago, I was running around playing a leisurely sports game with mild, mild discomfort and occasional mild pain in my hip.  Now, as my sole method of locomotion, I am reduced to moving at the pace of about, from what I gather, a ninety year old or centurion with the assistance of a makeshift cane.  Taking a few advils (which involves going to the kitchen which is about six feet away, pouring water and swallowing the tablets, then returning to my original location) is a fourteen minute process.  Defecation, with the bending of the knees and longer travel distance, is indescribably stressful and painful.  This is in the midst of attempting to become employed and finish school without negatively affecting my GPA.

     This is the reason for my self diagnosis.  Does anyone have any advice?
    

[Tuckamore]

Hi Sporting,

I am glad that you found us at the Pain Management Forum of MedHelp but I am sorry to hear about your hip pain.

I am not a physician but it sounds to me as though you may be suffering from bursitis. The bursae in the hip is the largest in the body and when inflamed can be extremely painful. When mine flares up the sharp pain in my hip can bring me to my knees.

A quick injection of a corticosteroid can produce miraculous results. Your PCP can refer you to a specialist that can take care of this for you.

In the meantime ice may help relieve the inflammation along with rest and NSAID's taken as directed on the label. Sometimes I can avoid an injection if I follow that routine. You may have another condition unrelated to bursitis and it is always best to consult with your PCP.  

I will look forward to your updates. Good luck and take care, Tuck