Overstressed would explain the pain and the weakness if it was acutely weak, but it would be ok by now if it was that. How about the rest of the muscles in your leg?

looks like Al is going to be the only kid at home for a while. My bro is heading up to that putrid tar pool (almost literaly) they call Fort mac for 2 months.

yeah, i'd debated that... could i just have over-stressed the muscle? i can't lift my leg high enough to climb stairs most of the time

Alison, it could be that you pinched (compressed) a nerve in your hip while you were walking, it would explain the weakness and altered sensation (ie pain) Try to walk with a normal gait pattern and keep any weight you're carrying at your centerline (ie no side bags) as well as an upright posture. I would also suggest either sleeping on your back or with a pillow in between your legs if you sleep on your side. See if that helps

and on another note, I'll be coming up to Edmonton for the long weekend so yeah, lets do something

i got a little carried away on the BtAF page, please excuse me:

The Clumsiest Hockey Writing Award has to go to Pierre McGuire, for this gem:

Jarome Iginla decided to take over his team's game on Saturday night in St. Louis. He scored the winning goal and he really raised the bar offensively for the Flames. Imagine how special he would be if he was surrounded by a top quality center?

When you go to GP make sure to check out the Geo-caching, I hear it is the shit down there.

As for the leg hurting thing, maybe you over exerted it when you were walking thru all that snow and crap. Just my uneducated guess.

Um... go see a doctor?

Sorry, I won't pretend; I'm no help at all.

(Although, if I were pretending, right now would be perfect for that "take two aspirin and call me in the morning" line. Good thing I'm not pretending.)

so, uh, Paras and... anyone else who knows physiology and/or anatomy... what do i do (and what did i do to get this?) when my hip flexor (i think) hurts to the point that pain radiates down my femur, and i can't lift my leg to climb stairs? this after two days of forest walking... i've never had this happen before...

i am sooooo sleepy...

weekend-long field trips suck... i am exhausted... and all i did was attempt to dig roots in my frozen field sites... it sucks. (though, there was some lovely young hunter eye-candy! haha!). and i get to try again next weekend in Grande Prairie. yeah, that's right... i'm spending my long weekend in the land of trucks and trees... where the snow's half-a-metre deep... ...working