Don't do what causes the flair. No pain, no gain does not work when recovering from surgery. It's great to stay in shape, work on core fitness and flexibility and all that stuff, but you should not be doing what flares you up.
It's very rough to be still suffering so much at 4 months post-op. You see all the amazing recoveries and know that it's not you. You cannot expect a sudden turn-around. But, if you modify your activities to avoid the problems, (carefully) work on your fitness, etc... you can expect to make slow and steady progress. Success may sneak up on you.
Also... I've seen people who think they have failed surgery because they have the same pain levels and medication levels as pre-op. BUT, they experience that with an activity level that could not have been dreamed of before their surgery. That is still success. (I have a theory that we all have a pain level that we can tolerate, and modify our activities to get to that pain level, but not worse. So, success means more activity, not less pain.)
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