Kiki, being uncemented is the reason you have to wait so long for everything

Cement was part of why my revision was such a mess.  The second surgeon said
the first one "glued where he should have screwed and screwed where he
should have glued".  You are much better off without cement- any future
revisions will be *much* easier on you- altho the recovery time is a bit
longer while your bone grows into the mesh of prosthetic joint.  That said,
with this "very extensive" revision  of mine, I was still doing PT exercises
on day 5.  I'll bet your rehab facility gets you up and moving and
exercising.  That's a very smart move on your part rather than going
directly home after surgery.  If they can get you to the point where you are
fairly independent you'll be so much better off in the long run.  The
feeling of accomplishment and knowing 'you CAN do it' is a great incentive
to your recovery.  I have voluntarily increased my repetitions and length of
exercises every few days.  I want to get better and get out of this house-
I'm missing all my gardening this year and can't work on my quilts either.
grrrrr!!!

Leslie

PS:  The other day I dropped an article of clothing on the floor.  My
precious Missy dog (she has a terminal cancer growing in her upper gum and
her beautiful face is terribly distorted now) was with me, so on a whim I
pointed at it and said 'get it'.  She did it- and she's not been trained as
an assistance dog, she just knows me well and loves me and would do anything
for me  Then she brought it and handed it to me as nice as could be.  I was
sooooo proud of her!  Today I dropped a good-sized tomato on the floor and
again asked her to 'get it'.  She handed it to me without piercing the
tomato's skin- even with her sadly misshapen mouth and teeth.  And she
adores eating tomatoes- it must have been a terrible temptation for her to
gobble it down!  For a smile, see the pics of her and my HairyButt Gang
stealing tomatoes from my garden last summer-
http://pets.webshots.com/album/395132328CYxnEe