I am going for my left hip Dec. 8th. I had my right done in june of 2006. My recovery from my first hip went great untill I got back to work.I stopped paying attention to how I walked. I still feel it was a good decision since I work in a physical job and have total confidence in my leg. My left leg has minor pain but since my yearly deductable has been met and the winter being my slow time in work I decided to "jump the gun" and take care of it.Iam hoping for pt to help me with my "good side" as well. My surgery was from the front and the muscles are still very tight.