I had a Hip Replacement back in April....the first week was a genuine pain in the ass....as I had the Posterior Procedure (the old fashioned style) but within Ten days I was driving and getting around without a Walker or Cane.
If you are suffering real pain, cannot sleep well because of pain, and your daily routine is hampered by the bad Hip....go get the Surgery done!
I injured the other Hip which was going bad the same way the other Hip was....and now am in the process of getting the second one done.
When I awoke from the Surgery....I had pain due to the incision and all the disturbance of the muscles that goes along with the procedure....but the chronic pain from my poor ol' arthritic hip was GONE.
I "John Wayne'd" it on the Pain Meds....and will not do that again.
Get ahead of the pain with your Pain Meds....and use it until the is no need for it.
There is nothing that compares with laying in bed in the middle of the night "hurting" when that jar of pills is within arm's reach.