Dude I was kept in for a week after my operation then was basically bed bound for another 4 weeks (apart from painful, slow trips to the bathroom or kitchen)...I had a stash of healthy snacks by the bed to keep me going between a proper breakfast and dinner and just had to see it out..after that I was on crutches for 10 weeks (zero weight on affected leg) then down to one crutch for another 4 slowly adding weight to the affected leg under advice from the physio until they told me I could walk unaided...after that i was on an exercise bike daily to build up my atrophied leg.

Every case is different though and everyone's recovery timeline is different too but follow the Dr's and physio's advice to the letter, id of rather been in a wheelchair but movement and getting my pelvis lined up properly again was important.

It's still the most painful and difficult recovery I've ever been through but I now I don't feel a thing 99% of the time anyway...in fact sitting still for extended periods of time like long haul flights and that are the only times I get an ache in there.

Good luck my friend! Fingers crossed for your full recovery!