@Jaycey @Mojo333 With regard to the timeline for recovery:
My surgeon used an online program of surveys that asked questions about your recovery every so often, more frequently right after surgery, and then less frequently later on. Oddly, I never received any indication that he or any of his staff were reading these or following them. I did receive an on line text thanking me for completing the questions each time, supposedly from my surgeon, but it was automated.
At 9 months, the survey asked for my satisfaction (Not satisfied, neutral, satisfied, very satisfied) with the surgery, and at 12 months, the survey asked a set of questions about my pain level (never, sometimes, mostly, always)l with certain activities such as "walking on uneven surfaces". Then the program basically cut off with a thank you text or email for completing the surveys. My surgeon told me to come back in a year, even though I had problems due to nerve irritation or tendonitis).
It appeared from the surveys and questions that they (the program writer and my surgeon who was implementing it) had set goals in mind for certain dates. At first I met or exceeded all, but I had a bit of a relapse at 10 mo. with some tendonitis and could no longer meet them. I feel that there was a timeline that I did not meet in the end due to what he thought was nerve issues connected to the scar (neuralgia paresthetica , I think).
The surgeon said that my surgery went perfectly (that is in his notes too), and my device was fine.
Ah - but there is no timeline. It took over 12 months for my LTHR recovery and at 6 weeks I was back in the office post my RTHR.
Also, the online program with the surveys included some exercise instructions from a well-known hip replacement parts company with instructions to do the more advanced exercises at 10 wks. I think. This included multiple sets of bridges, leg lifts while lying on your stomach and some that were okay for me. I was able to do some of them, but now that I am working with a pt at 15 mo., I am doing some similar or even more difficult things without significant pain.
I guess that this is an issue with my surgeon and his staff (initially I thought the program with the beginning exercises was good). But I think it is a program that is widely used in the US, and I clearly felt that it set a timeline.
I am fortunate that I found Bone Smart, because I thought the surgery had failed, and now I think I am just reaching the goal. So, thank you!!!