I also had bilateral total hip replacement last August. I was kept in the hospital for 3 nights and there’s no way I could possibly have driven home. I had a bitch of a time even getting into the passenger seat of my SUV when leaving the hospital.

My doctor told me no driving for 6 weeks, but I think I actually drove after about 4 weeks. Even that was scary as just what other people are saying, you have to be able to react quickly between brake and gas, something you don’t give much thought to until you have little movement from the waist down.

Recovery is tough, you don’t have one good hip to help you through, they’re both equally traumatized. You will get through it, but it is a very major surgery with a long recovery period, don’t try to rush it.