I'd second Noreen - find another GP, ask for an X-ray and an Oxford hip score (you can find that on the web). Complete the latter with responses for your bad days.

Don't worry too much about recovery time or getting to your flat. They won't discharge you until you can go up and down stairs - usually the 2nd or 3rd day. With care, you can then do almost all the essential household tasks (postpone the difficult ones).

You will need assistance about every other day for the first 6 weeks to change your compression stockings.

Reasonable targets are walking locally by 3 weeks, driving 8 weeks. I went on a walking holiday in Spain at 10 weeks (unusually early). A female friend has just had a replacement. She lives alone, and has been independent from 3 weeks - apart from the damned stockings.

But first - get an X-ray and the Oxford hip score.

Phil