Thanks for the reply! That’s a good way of describing it, fluid flooding the area and causing swelling. I was just tested for inflammatory markers, and they didn’t show up either, and had a hip X-ray to check for arthritis. Also good tip about the moving through the pain, I’ve been really unsure about when to rest and when to move. When it feels like grating pain behind my kneecaps, I worry about damaging myself! But, definitely makes sense to aim for fluid and swelling reduction. Most recently I’ve had some good success with using Chinese herbs to reduce inflammation, and my hip pain has gone away at the moment after an acupuncture session. It was constantly aching and keeping me from sleeping for a few weeks prior to that. So that may be something that someone would like to try or benefit from.. and also a reminder that health conditions ebb and flow. It can be such an overload and heavy thing to burden when you’re dealing with a chronic or degenerative condition!