I'm 72. Dr. Hajnik replaced my hip. I spent 3 days in the hospital. Then went to a nursing care facility for 7 days because I didn't want to put any pressure on my wife. After 2 weeks I got my staples out and was walking with very little assistants (just carried my cane). By the 3rd week I was released from home nursing, OT and PT. Tomorrow will be 4 weeks since surgery and I'm walking over a mile a day,adding a little more every day.