Hi Michele-
Sorry to hear you are suffering as I am. IT band syndrome is when
the IT band gets inflammed and tendon from overuse. Mostly it's
found in a lot of runners and cyclists (but as I am neither of those,
it must come from other things too). There is a great forum on Yahoo
groups called ITBS, which has a pretty extensive explanation and
possible stretches one can do. My PT showed me some of these but I
think they just made it worse.
What type of surgery did you have? Have you considered returning to
the ortho? I'm just wondering how common this type of pain is in the
first month after surgery and if I should just wait it out and hope
it gets better.... ):

I've heard cortisone shots might help? Any opinions on this, I've
read some conflicting reports that they help a lot and that they made
it worse...