For nearly 4 months, I have had the most uneventful recovery imaginable. I was off all pain meds when I arrived home from the hospital, began walking unaided within a week, and have been walking 3 miles almost every day for about 3 months. During this time I have experienced some groin pain, but nothing that would even require ibuprofen.
Ten days ago I noticed the emergence of deep pain directly beneath my scar area. The pain radiates down my leg all the way to the back of my calf and feels like a dull, aching strain. No throbbing, just a persistent ache. I had trouble sleeping after this first occurred, and then stopped walking for several days last week while I was out of town. The pain pretty much disappeared. Yesterday, I began walking again, doing PT, etc., and the pain has returned. I just returned from my walk today, and the pain is pretty intense.
I have sent a message to my doctor's assistant about this. In the meantime, I wondered if anyone has experienced the emergence of similar pain long after most pain had gone away. I can't help but think I've tweeked something, and this makes me reluctant to push on. The pain is tolerable, and maybe this is what PT is really all about--pushing on.
Any thoughts or experiences would be welcomed. Thanks.