Question: I was thrown from horse on Saturday. I landed on right hip. Was not able to get up. Ambulance took me to er. They did cat scans. Bruised hip diagnosis. No fracture or anything. Gave me anitinflamatory and muscle relaxer. Pain kept getting more severe. Went to er on Monday night. Another cat scan. Diagnosis bruised hip. They also found "significant layer of blood " my understanding was between soft tissue and bone. Gave me pain med and to keep taking other meds. There was no visible bruising until yesterday. Scheduled to see orthopedist today. Saw assistant. Looked at cat scans. Confirmed bruised hip. Said it could be bone bruise. Refilled medicines. Was told the bruising would work it's way to outside. Not to bear weight on it. Keep it as comfortable as possible. Keep putting ice in it. Said bruising would get worse. Didn't say anything about layer of blood. Told me should be better in 10 days. My question is Should the pain be this severe? I would rank the pain up there with kidney stones. It is excruciating. Take your breath pain. Stinging, burning , ripping, tearing pain. This pain comes and goes in severity. The pain med helps sometimes but when it is it's most severe nothing seems to help. Sitting in a chair, standing, lying down, the pain is still there and at times is the worst pain ever. If I try to reposition the pain is worse. I feel like a baby. Like I should be able to handle this better. Is there anything I can do for it?