I've had issues with hip pain for 5, 6 years now. Used to be I'd spend 3-4 days every few months with severe pain in my right hip. Then it was about every month. On and on until the past six months where it's been 5-6 days a week.
Finally brought it up to my doctor yesterday (the last time I tried talking to a doctor about it, I got the 'oh you're just overweight if you exercise it'll clear up' spiel). She actually did an examination. Due to the location/points of pain, she thinks it's bursitis. So I got a lovely hydrocortisone shot in my hip.
And those, if you've never had one, hurt like a bitch to get (as she described it: they insert the needle until they hit the bone, then back off a bit... which is all kinds of joy) and can hurt for up to 4 days after. I've had one once before, for a badly pulled tendon in my foot, and it didn't hurt much beyond the first night. My hip tho? Goddamn I hurt today. And I'm moving like a snail because of it.