Iam 55 yrs old my name is Tanya I needed a new hip the pain was getting worse i had no cartridge left was bone to bone one day I woke up in horrible pain and couldn't l couldn't walk . Went 3 different hospital s sent home accused of drug seeking or just saying I had arthritis. I started hallucinating we tried another hospital finally they did blood saw I had horrible infection ended being over half my hip in my spine and blood. Long story short after sending me home after fusing bone in my neck and rinsing and cleaning infection out 2 months later I was discharge d with in a week horrible pain again went back to hospital they now found infection in my bone in my hip so May 17 22 they took my hip out rep l aced it with antibotic spacer . So now iam in a wheel chair . Allgeric to pencisilun hospital gave me silun family almost died had 3 blood transfusions. Doctors said I need to go 3 or 4 months infection free I can get a new hip. I was taking antibotic morning and at night for over 6 months well 2 months ago horrible pain again couldn't barely move infection was back they had to take spacer out had 5 surgeries to clean and rinse my hip area out had wound vac once again was in hospital for 6 weeks. So the last 8 weeks been living without anything where the hip should be just an empty space. Sent me home with a Pic line I administer antibotic s my self every day until Dec 6. Well surprise iam back in the hospital again there gonna drain some fluid tomorrow and see if the infection is back. Iam so tired of this iam at a different hospital this time maybe they know how to treat this. Iam so tired of this since March 22 I have spent over 6 months in the hospital. I probably will never get a new hip . Iam wondering if there's anyone living without a hip and nothing in that space . Any comment s or suggestion please share with me. Still don't know how the infection was caused.