<human>: Very bad pain in thighs and hips last night. Unbearable couldn t sleep. Two voltarol made ache milder after about an hour but still really tender. Had a bad cold (not flu) couple of days before - are they connected? Pain was almost unbearable for me even tho i gave birth twice without pain relief
<bot>: Hi, Thanks for your query. Pain in the thigh can be referred from the spine, the hip joint or from the bone and muscle in the thigh itself. A physical examination would indicate to a physician the likely site of the pain which could be further investigated with X-rays of your spine, hip and femur. The nature of your pain suggests to me that this is more likely a hip joint or thigh muscle problem. If the pain is coming from your hip joint the most common diagnosis at your age would be osteoarthritis of the hip joint. A strain of the qua Chat Doctor.  I do hope that you have found something helpful, and I will be glad to answer any further query. Take care