Not so much on the left side (almost a year), but I get start up stiffness on the right still (4 months), but not much.
Danny - I was riding my bike to and from work at a pretty good pace along the flats at about 6 weeks, which turned out to be about 40 minutes total for the day. I really ramped up the speed because I was so stoked that I was back on the bike again. I think it was really good for me. I also probably get about 2 miles of walking in a day going back and forth to the printer
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Don't do any heavy lifting. I'm certifed to say that. The other day I tried to pull a crankshaft out of a big diesel engine by myself and just about busted a nut. Super slippery with engine oil, once it was out, I was comitted to getting it on the floor without dropping it. A little later that day I had pain in the right hip that resembled pre-op pain and I was limping around the house just cursing myself for being such an idiot. I thought for sure I screwed something up. Well, I woke up the next day without an ounce of pain, so I did what all dumb 42-old men do, I went out into the pasture to change the tires on the tractor, by myself, no just kidding. I didn't have any pain though. Unbelievable. I'm going to be a little more careful.
Before you pick something up, just picture the femoral neck (inch in diameter?) taking all the weight you're going to pick up, plus 3/4 of your body weight, then add a little impact with each step. Plus its still healing for a year or so. Yikes.