@Arella Mae,
You need to see an orthopedic surgeon and get X-rays of your hips. Your pain probably is that your hip is rubbing bone-on-bone. The risk is that if you don't have this taken care of, your hip could fracture, and then it has to be done with an emergency operation.
My hip X-rays indicate that my right hip is rubbing bone-on-bone and I need to have my hip replaced before the end of this year.
After my 56 age son got his right knee replacement, he was able to finally get his right hip replacement. He's like a new man and can do so many things now that he couldn't do for at least five years. The hip replacement is easier than knee replacement.
BBB