7months post op - bursitis? trapped nerve?

Hi all - a bit of history first - couple of months ago had a physio assessment for back and knee, may be coincidental but next day had clicking hip and it felt loose. It didn't seem to improve over the next few days so booked hosp appointment - this was going to take a month - anyway over time it did get a lot better so I cancelled - I didn't want to take up the precious time of specialists unless I was really bad.

Since then I continued with my general activities - I'm retired - A walk of about 3 miiles every 2 weeks, and some gardening  a few days each week which does involve quite a bit of bending.

I have never since my op been able to sleep on the operated side it has always been too sore and still feels a bit numb on the side of the leg below the scar. The soreness however got really bad and my leg was hurting all the way down to my knee and then I was getting tingling pain in my shins. Went to my GP and he said I should go back and he would write also - so booked appointment. Because of the pain I stopped doing lots of things and have generally just been sitting around, a bit of housework and shopping. The pain has got a lot better - no pain in shins and above knee but I still have soreness in the trocanter region and can't sleep on that side.

Anyone had any similar problems after such a long time? On the one hand I think have I been doing too much and so maybe shouldn't bother the consultant. However  I don't think I've done anything over the top. I'm thinking I should still go to the appointment as you really should be able to lie on your side after all this time and I'm assuming if I start doing stuff again it will get worse.

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