Hello @conroy, I moved you discussion to the Bones, Joints & Muscles support group where other members have talked about having the girdlestone procedure done. I'd like to invite @cmarsh, @koala78, @femz76, @foxden6, @tammy4444, and @nicoleb21809 to this discussion dedicated to the procedure as they have gone through it or had a loved one who had the procedure done and they may be able to share some of their experiences. Many of them talked about their story in the "Walking Without a Hip Joint" discussion, https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/walking-without-a-hip-joint/.

@conroy, are you able to walk at all, or are you pretty bound to wheelchair? You mentioned you used a walker, but does that cause too much pain for sustained mobility? Have any next steps been discussed?