Glad it's ok and nothing major. I've had my womanly pelvis worked on more ways than I ever care to think about. Plus, the impending doom of what else it needs. Bleah.

Besides the hip flexor, there is some fashia, ligament, somethin somethin (sorry, I know that's not really techical) that runs from that area and down.

Last time I was in PT for some stuff, the lady worked on "releasing" this somethin somethin, and OMG did it hurt while she did it, but SO much better.

It was affecting the entire mechanics of my pedal stroke. Amazing how pain in one area can snowball itself into others.

The PT gave me some hip flexor stretches that were things I would have never thought to do myself. And I do have my standard stretches I do/did before her instruction. One was a deeper stretch that I raised my quad up and laid it on an elevated surface (bed, low countertop in kitchen, at PT it was a low mat). Somehow you then lean forward with the rest of your body into the isolated area. That was another OMG targeted attack. But WOW, it really got to exactly what I needed.

Maybe the doc can give you some more help on the stretches? Or one trip to a PT could help as well. Mine had technically "healed" from seeing the reg doc. But not really. This fashia somethin somethin was still too tight and stuck (read months/year post injury). But, the old stuff got worked out.

On the guilt factor, just keep this saying in your mind... "I'd rather ride than rehab". You are doing what you have to protect that investment. No guilt there. Hope it gets better soon.