Yes it is....have you had the skin burning yet? That was one of my first symptoms. I haven't had it in a couple of years. It was so bad that when I would go to my dr. appt. my doctor could not touch my lower back to put the tape measure on me. I'm so glad that symptom is gone. The hips were my second symptom and it has NEVER gone away or let up. They constantly hurt. Have you had your bones hurt yet? My leg bones hurt so bad sometimes it feels like they are breaking. I can't cross my legs, to put any kind of pressure on my shin bone feels like they are going to snap any minute.
Its amazing how are symtoms are so much the same. The description of the hip pain is exact,,,its so annoying.
Hey girl....yes, this happens to me also, sometimes I try to roll over and I can feel the tendons, they feel like they are scraping against my hip bone which stops me in my tracks and I have to catch my breath before I can continue to roll over. I really thought that once I lost weight my pain would decrease, that is not so. The pain I have in my hips feels like someone took them out of socket, added sand to the ball joints and put them back into place with fire added to it. I have also been breaking out in cold sweats but I haven't paid attention to what pain it might be associated with it. When I get my dizzy spells I sweat so bad though. Like I said, I can be sitting down in the a/c and they happen.
Sorry I don't have any answers on how I deal with it. I just take it in stride, or try to.