[SeaSlugs]

Well a coworker of mine had his replaced (he is around 58 years old) because he couldn't sit for more than 20 minutes on his motorcycle and hurt to put his foot down when he had to stop, couldnt get out of chairs without pain, etc. Had his hip replaced and within 3 weeks he was back riding again pain free, he said if he knew it would feel this much better he would have had it done months ago.

but yes DO the physical therapy and DO the home exercises, id imagine they offer some kind of extended stay therapy at the hospital after your allowed to go home.

When my mom had her knee replacement she could have gone home in 3 days, but we thought it would be best if she stayed a week longer in their physical therapy department where she would see a physical therapist 3 times a day every day for the week VS one time a day 3 times a week at her house. So when she came home she "hit the ground running" so to speak and could go up and down stairs and get in and out of bed without help.

Might be beneficial to you at your age (no offense but just the facts of life - the older you get the longer your body takes to recover) to look into something like that to speed up the recovery time.

And yes, its going to be stiff and hurt a bit but that's all the recovery process - no pain no gain!