BarbaraR
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GabrielsMom, sounds like you just overdid it. (BTW, I went back to work at 4 weeks and it was too soon, no matter what the testimonials say about the anterior approach. I was exhausted for 2 weeks and am just generally tired now.) We all have muscles that were overused or underused because of the arthritis and its limitations; maybe you have tight hamstrings? Which would explain why you would have butt pain after overdoing it. I don't know if your surgeon mentioned this, but at my 2-week visit, my surgeon told me that as I became more active I could expect to experience more pain. And that has been true--I spent most of yesterday baking and cooking (i.e., standing on a tile floor), and I had to go to bed last night with an ice pack on my thigh. Today my thigh is pretty swollen--and most of the swelling had gone down--so I know that's my signal to take it easy. Rest, ice, take your pain meds, and I hope you feel better tomorrow.