My neighbor was about 88 years old when she had her hip replacement. She is an active busy woman. She is very intelligent. She had a great surgeon who I also used after getting her recommendation and doing my own research. She is doing great with the hip but she fell down the stairs and hurt her back and had to have minor surgery. She is 92 now and swims every day.
Before I had my hip done I couldn’t walk up the stairs without taking one step at a time because I could feel myself collapsing on my left side. I have also fallen twice and broke my wrist and years later broke my arm. I’m sure these falls were the result of being unstable on my left side. After surgery and now six months later I feel like my left side has been shored up. What a difference. My surgeon thought I was young at 74 years of age which leads me to believe that he is doing surgery on people more ch older than me. This is a tough choice for you. Recovery might take years. Only you can determine the quality of the life you want to live.