Okay, I give up.
After months of suffering through pain in my hip - progressing from just a twinge in July; to limping a bit in August; to needing 2 Advil to take the edge off at night in October; to full-fledged intolerable, sometimes I'm actually crying, pain for the past three weeks or so - I'm finally going to suck it up and call the doctor.
I just kept thinking it would go away, as it has in the past. A handful of X-rays in the past 15 years have all revealed nada, so I have fairly low expectations this time.
On the plus side, the pain has never been this bad for this long, so maybe something (easily treatable) will show up. Fingers crossed.
P.S. - Going to the doctor will also get the kids and my brothers off my back. (Hubby is smart enough to know that when I've had enough, I'll go.)