My brother had a hip replacement last month and by phone to me he reports great progress. Not much pain, working hard at physical therapy, great plans for getting back to tournament horseshoe pitching.
Then I talked with his wife, and the story shades a little differently. She's been sleep deprived for two weeks because she's up with him every couple of hours, he gets huffy that "she just doesn't care", he doesn't understand why he has to remind her that it's time for his pain medication...