Dale,
Some recoveries may not be "linear" in terms of how patients recover. E.g., some of my post-op months were great in terms of sitting tolerance. But in other months (umm, maybe 4 or 5?) I had problems sitting for more than 20 minutes.
All 'n all, that's the paradox: you'll see similar patterns among patients, but everyone seems to take different times healing. Some have speedy recoveries, others long; some people never, unfortunatlely.
Please review the "risks and complications" topic in the the Arthroplasty Central forum. Also, the new video I produced for new patients considering ADR in this community discusses this critical stuff in
great detail.
I hope we can help!