What can cause pain and soreness on the front of your left hip bone?

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If you are talking about the outside of your hip (where you can feel the hip-bone "knot"), that bone is called the Greater Trochanter, an area where muscles attach that twist the leg both in and out... There is a long muscle/ligament called the tensor fascia latae that attaches to the brim (or lip) of the pelvis, and runs down the side of the leg to just below the outside of the knee. This muscle/ligament is primarily responsible for raising the leg laterally (to the outside)...

Now, there is a condition, called Meralgia Paresthetica. This is a branch of a nerve called the femoral nerve, and can be irritated in pregnant women, and cause this complaint.

Without being able to ask a lot of questions, or perform a physical examination, I'm afraid this is a difficult question to try and answer, much less attempt to recommend a treatment modality...

Ice --vs-- heat, and massaging may help... Perhaps Naprosyn (Aleve) or Ibuprofen (Motrin) might help (if you have a history of ulcers, I would not recommend those, however)...

When all else fails, perhaps you should see a physician, PA or NP...

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