It took nearly a year for the symptoms I was having to be identified as an infection from my hip prothesis. Who knows what might have been if it were identified earlier. My surgeon informs me, and my own research bears this out, that 1/100 hip implants result in infection. Just my luck. I have an implant in my left hip for 21 years now - no problem. I've adapted to the daily infusion, much better than the alternative. Good luck with your joints! I'm just thrilled at my age (62) to be able to do most everything I need to do on my own after all these surgeries.