Glad your doing well and wish you the best in getting back to touring. I'm 64 and had a hip replacement two years ago using the anterior method.
Did my first 20 mile ride after 5 weeks and rode about 1,000 miles that year. Definitely had to figure out how best to get on and off the bike but over time that got easier but even now I'm not back to normal.
For anyone wondering whether to have the procedure or not for me it was the best thing I ever did after living with pain and delaying surgery for 3+ years.
Rode 2,500 miles last year. One thing that helped was in addition to riding was going to the gym and continuing with strength exercises.