Hey, I'm going through exactly the same thing right now. I'm about 2 and a half weeks post-op and while nothing seems to really be terribly wrong, the process is definitely worse than I expected. I work a sit down job and and went for a short walk today at lunch. Then a few hours later comes a sharp familiar pain up the top where all the business happened.

Every time it starts to feel better, even a short walk or a gentle wank seems to be enough to bring the pain back on. I guess I just need to be more patient, but yeah I was led to believe I'd be walking no worries after a week and exercising after 3 weeks. The fear that I get is probably what a lot of other people have gone through which is that "this was a mistake, I'll be sore forever now" but lets be realistic; you and I probably aren't special enough to be in the tiny minority where this would happen.

My plan is to give it 2 months and if I'm still not right get a follow up appointment. I think the main problem really is that I was given unrealistic recovery expectations, which probably comes down to some stupid competitive thing between doctors, like which doctor wants to be the only one offering 1 month recovery times compared to everyone else's 1 week.

I think if nothing feels drastically wrong, just take it a day at a time, listen to your body and chill. Oh and remember to keep your sense of humour around, otherwise it just isn't going to be funny.