Not hip, but I had a total knee replacement on June 30th of this year. Bone on bone is no fun in any part of the body. The first few days after the surgery were not that bad. The next two weeks are a bitch! I can walk for a short distance without a cane now. I started out on a walker, then used the cane for short distance and the walker for longer distance, now up to no cane or walker for short distance, and the cane for long distance. Yes, get the surgery. The big thing is believe the physical therapy people. They will give you exercises to do before the surgery. Do them.
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