Well its 5 weeks today and it has gotten a little better after 3 days in bed. I can use the cane this morning but feel the muscles start to tighten up and burn after a few minutes. So its better but no where near where I was a week ago. Funny thing is, its not like I moved a certain way and then felt pain, I was having a pretty good day and then by the afternoon it was killing me. It must be a fine line between no problem and oops I did to much. I didn't get any warning really, it was great all day , and then it wasn't. Anyway I plan to take it easy for another week and not push myself or try to walk anymore than around the house, I feel like I can't really "trust" it yet, like yeah it feels great now but if I walk a 1/4 mile who knows whats gonna happen ? The muscles on top of my thigh are like mushy jello with a burning pain down deep, but numb to the touch on the surface. I can poke my thigh with a letter opener and not feel it, but if I push on it with my fingers, it hurts down deep. On the side and butt are rock hard knots. My 6 week follow up is in a week, I hope that is my "round the corner" time. I am looking forward to it so I can get a look at my x-rays, wondering what the alignment looks like and not knowing exactly what is in there makes a long day longer...(ha ha Right ??) I'm pretty sure the skeleton/framework is good, because last week when it was good it wasn't too bad
, but it will be nice to know it "for sure", instead of being "pretty sure". I know the muscles will come back sooner or later, just not as quickly as I thought. Hope I don't sound too mopie, I'm an optimist I swear. "I'm not gonna lower the bar but I think I need to put it farther away"
Ha Ha no biggie, I'm only 49, I got lots of time. Thanks again for the replys and encouragement. B.I.L.L.