Hello @cmarsh and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. Sorry to learn you've lost your hip. I am glad you've joined to connect with others on their experience for support.

You will see I moved your post into an existing discussion which you can find here:
- Living without a hip: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/living-without-a-hip/

I am glad to see @ida2 @babypanda @johnbishop and @loribmt have all joined you already!