Wow, what a timely topic! I'm at 9 weeks a couple of days ago, and have been wondering the same thing. ( By the way Josephine, I just noticed your surgery date...same as my Rt. hip! ..And, as I recall, Melissa too.)
My first session ( mainly for evaluation of ROM, strength, etc.) with my Outpatient Therapist at my OS' office is next week. I've been back to work for about three weeks now, and didn't have time to schedule OP/PT before. Got the O.K. for 4 weeks, @ 3X a week. My second post-op visit to my OS' office was 5/1/09, and I saw my OS' Phys. Asst.for this visit. I wasn't real impressed. My main/Lt. Hip OS ( Dr. 'P' ) told me when he referred me to 'Dr. 'T', that 'T' had no bedside manner, and the attitude carried over to most of his staff. Very true.
I know that my opinion is somewhat tainted, however. AFTER I had my 2nd.( Rt. ) hip done, I found this Board, and REALLY started doing the self-education I should have done long ago. I was stunned by what I DIDN'T know...( like there WERE things like 'Anterior' and 'M.I.S.' methods, etc. ) and would have asked about had I been more informed. I had a a list of questions I laid on the P.A.....like with the Posterior method cutting thru /splitting muscles, cutting thru/detaching/'releasing' tendons ( External rotators ), what motion/range/permanent weakness is induced that will be an issue for me in the short term, and for life? He replied that they "didn't cut thru/detach ANY muscles/muscle structures..." HMmmmmm.
My range of motion check consisted of me sitting in a chair facing him, with my feet flat on the floor. He cups his hands under my Rt. knee, vertically lifts it about 3 inches, and carefully swings my suspended lower leg/foot about two inches left and right like a pendelum, and says..." looks pretty good...". "Any pains?" ( ummm...no.) End of visit.
I had ZERO ROM checks by my OS or his staff prior to surgery as a baseline reference.
My PT/Eval. visit next week should be enlightening. Mt hip IS better though. Ahhh well.
Lee.