Right hip and knee pain during/after cardio?

NurseMal09

Hey everyone Just had a question! I starting working out about a month ago lifting weight and doing 20-30mins of cardio 3-5 days a week. I favor the elliptical machine and used the treadmill occasionally and I've never had a problem in the past but about 2 weeks in after a workout I starting to feel really sore in my right hip. I thought I maybe strained or pulled something and tried to stretch really good and took it easy a few days, but the pain continued. I switched to using the recommdent bike instead of the elliptical and the pain continued but wasn't as bad. Now a few weeks later I've noticed it's not only hurting in my hip but going down the side of my leg from hip to knee and sometimes feel almost into my calve. Wondering If I'm doing something wrong as far as my form or if it could be something else.

I'm a nurse and hate to go to the doctor but feel like I really might need to as it is becoming really bothersome and even wakes me up in the middle of the night from discomfort. My initall thought was maybe I was too heavy for the higher impact workout but it seems to continue even using the bike so I'm not sure. Any ideas or suggestions!