Don't be scared. I just went through a total hip replacement and it's been the best things I have ever done. Tonight has been the worst pain I have had the last couple of weeks but it's still so much better than the best pain day before my surgery. I'm going on 5 1/2 weeks now and I'm getting around with a cane pretty much all the time now. I walked a little bit to much today that's why my pain is higher tonight. Just make sure that you do your therapy like your doctor and therapist tell you too. You'll be as good as new sooner than you think. I also had 3 large cysts on the bone that was removed when they cut the ball off for the prosthetic.