@goodness12 It took about2 1/2 to 3 months after my hip replacement before i was walking more than 30 minutes at a time. I was off the prescription pain medicine after 2-3 weeks except sometimes before bed.. I would take Tylenol or advil during the day. I had numbness in my thigh for at least 6 months. They told me some of that was the nerves regenerating. I went to PT twice a week for 3 months. I had used my Medicare allotment. The PT didnt want to appeal for more in case i jad a setback àd needed visits down the road. My movement was back to almost 100%, but was needing to work on strength. I went to tje gym once a week and did exercises at home. I was also disappointed because presurgery I was told i would be recovered in 6 weeks! Wrong - when i asked the surgeon 3 months after the surgery, he said that just meant that the initial healing was done. He told me that getting back to my previous level of fitness could take 12 to 18 months. He also told me that at the 6 month mark i could try to jog as the bone would be fully healed. I had not had major surgery since a c-section in 1994. I am now a little over a year post op and not having a pain. I do have problems if i am standing in one spot for a long time and not moving.