I had a total hip replacement 7 years ago in Pittsburgh, I noticed in the past year that its painful going up the stairs and walking to far. I have pain in the buttock area and pain in the bursa area that goes down my leg on the outside and in the groin area. I have been in a pain clinic the past 12 years due to back pain and back surgery, I have also had knee replacement on the left side, the hip that bothers me is on the right. I also suffer from fibro. It just seems that the hip is getting worse as time goes by.