post-op recovery : Be careful, fellow hippies...

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i am 2 1/2 mos. post-op (r hip). have been progressing quite nicely

w. swimming, biking and walking...however i believe i may have done

something detrimental while bending down and then carrying one end of

a bag of dog food about a week ago - and yes, i feel foolish now...

am feeling some groin pain (walking,lying), hamstring tightness and a

lot more clunking than in previous weeks. not bending down much at

all. a setback, yes, but i don't yet know its magnitude, which is

worrisome. i'm taking weight off the leg, whereas i was putting it

on in the week before. i had op in Canada where i live, however am

visiting family in the US for the summer so i'm far away from my dr.

have others experienced setbacks like this on the path to progress,

and what happened?? i would kick myself but can't do that either...