My goodness...sounds like yours had to have been way worse than mine. I think by this time I was pretty much going about things in a fairly normal manner. It would remind me though, if I did too much. Like I said months ago, it took a full year before mine got back to 100% and I didn't have to worry about hurting it if I did something heavy with it.
Well, Dr. Fisher's advise still remains...follow orders and give it time. HA!