Ahab-
Did you do a one year follow up exam with imaging? I just assumed all surgeons follow that protocol to insure bone ingrowth and no movement in the prosthesis. Just went through mine a few weeks back was told good to go and don't need to see you again unless.... Felt so abandoned..... Wouldn't you know it 3 weeks later has me packing 75# sections of steel around a job site including the side of a loose dirt, uneven, precarious and very steep hill to put them in place and after a few days of this getting discomfort in one of the hips. Sure something is wrong but know better just my fears playing with my rational mind. The work schedule has kept me out of the gym so I'm lapsed on my stretches, elliptical and workout. I'm chalking it up to overworking the hip/glute muscles, not enough stretching and just plain too much physical labor for a 64 year old guy to be doing. Taking today off, give it a rest, get some lap swims and stretching in and see if I can't schedule a deep tissue massage- which brings me around to my point- Try a massage therapist- I can feel the back muscles pulling me out of good posture and directly staining the hip muscles. But you might contact your surgeons office for a consult if it doesn't clear in a week. Best of luck.