Your first follow-up visit will be at 6 weeks after the surgery. Prior to this a district nurse would have visited you at home to remove the staples from your wound.
At the hospital visit, your hip will be checked and all being well, you will be permitted to give up one stick. You may then walk putting all your weight on the new hip and will no longer need to use your surgical stockings. You can also lie on your side if you should so wish.
If the operation has resulted in a noticeable difference in the lengths of the two legs, then you may need to have the shoe built up on the shorter side. Your next visit to see the specialist is likely to be three months after your first and at yearly intervals thereafter.