Hi John
As a Dr. De Smet patient, I can assure you of excellent placement of your Conserve Plus devices. I had my BHR with him 10 years ago and he has placed many more since then. He is the type of surgeon that gets it right and that is why so many people, especially in the early years, went to him.
There is no normal in healing. Some people are able to run marathons at 6 months - which they really should not - and some people take a year or two to get back to normal. A lot depends on how bad your hips were to before surgery. When a hip is bad, they whole body is out of balance trying to allow you to walk with the poor joint. So all the muscles and ligaments have to learn how to move again with the hip in the proper place. It is especially difficult with bilateral replacements. There is a lot for your body to adjust to.
Poor placement of a device would most likely cause a lot greater pain than you have, but I am not a doctor and can only tell you about the experiences I have read. You would probably not be able to walk or move without it hurting. Since you can walk well without hip pain, I imagine the rest of your body will take time to get back to normal. It is especially difficult with bilateral replacements.
I did not have ongoing muscle problems, but for months after I walked and then sat down, felt like my incision was ripping apart. Finally the scar tissue, I assume, stretched and got back to normal.
Give your body time to heal. Hopefully, it won't be long before things straighten themselves out. You body has it's own timeline to heal, you can't force it.
I did not have any formal PT, but was able to do water walking in a pool. A lot of people find that helpful. Maybe with warmer weather on it's way, you could try that.
http://surfacehippy.info/pool-and-water-exercises-and-stretches-at-surface-hippy/Good luck and let us know how you are doing.
Pat