Hi, I'm so sorry about your accident. I was in a similar situation except instead of a car accident, I have RA and suffered a terrible infection which eventually destroyed my left hip area. I could not stand on my hip and I was in very bad pain. My life pretty much stopped. I had girdlestone surgery about a year ago and the pain is gone for the most part. I can stand on the leg that no longer has a hip in it, which gives me hope that I will eventually be able to walk short distances on it using a walker as so many on this message board have been able to do. There is life after girdlestone.