HV< I realize this didn't happen overnight and takes time, but how long would it take -do you think- for her to see or feel at least some improvement, enough to believe in the possibility of the rebuilding?
There are a lot of anti-inflammatories in the Bone and Joint, so it offers some pain relief right away. As far as rebuilding the cartilage I would estimate 2 to 4 months. My friend blew out his knee playing softball and he regrew his cartilage in 2 months. He blew it out again later and again it took about 2 months to regrow the cartilage. The hip is a much larger joint so I would expect more time. One thing she does have going for her though is the immobility. This will give the cartilage a better chance of taking hold since it will not be grinding away as it grows.
The reasons it works so much faster than glucosamine is that I use the cartilage building blocks rather than something like glucosamine that has to be broken down to be absorbed then reconstructed, which only a small portion does. And I use herbs that act as growth stimulators.