If you read about the GIRDLESTONE procedure, it will explain it better than I can. I had SEPSIS which spread from my mouth to my hip pocket. They had to remove my entire hip (which was actually a replacement that I had done about 13 years ago with no complications).
I now have no hip on my right side and I started by using a wheelchair, graduated to a walker, and am working on being able to walk with a cane. I have a lift on my right shoe since my femur was cut during the hip removal operation and my right leg is shorter than the left by approx. 1 1/2"
I'm limping but actually able to walk which I am thrilled about!