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[jmoorhou]

CML is not the worst disease I've had.....I had polio at 18 months which left my lower left leg with less muscle than the other.

 

Trey, I now have Bursitis so bad in my left hip now I have a pronounced stiff follow through when walking.  I've babied it my entire life not walking too much or working out too much.

 

Now this, could it have been the Gleevec....

[Trey]

TKI drugs can cause "temporary" joint pain that may go away over time, or will cease if/when the drug is stopped.  In that way it is unlike bursitis, and so is not actual bursitis.  More likely something like the uneven gait over a long time has damaged the left hip.  Even small differences in the length of a leg can cause such pain over time. 

[jmoorhou]

It's not pain Trey, it's weakness of the hip, have this terrible limp now.  Sometimes I get the feeling you are a doctor.  Do you think this will get better?  You're right it was the uneven gait. It's probably Iliopsoas Bursitis, does that get better?

[Trey]

I don't know if it will get better.  It requires changing what is causing the issue, if possible.  Probably not the TKI drug.

 

I would suggest you go to a shoe insert fitting place and get some inserts for your shoes to even out your leg height.