I am 70 and had left Girdlestone Resection in Feb of 2022 due to severe infection in bone and muscles. My THR was in 2007 and served me well up until then. This was done on emergency basis and surgeon said it was Girdlestone or amputation once he got in there and saw all the damage. Also had to remove part of my Quadricep muscle, IT band, and part of gluteal muscle on the left. Surgeon told me he would not recommend ever trying to put in another hip. The risk was too great for infection, fractures, etc. I'm on life long antibiotics to keep infection down. Going through surgery once was pretty traumatic for me, I can't imagine what you have endured going through 6 surgeries! I can't imagine why anyone would say Physical Therapy is not necessary as it absolutely is. Physical Therapy taught me how to go up and down steps before I even left the hospital after my surgery last year! I've learned all types of exercises to strengthen my remaining thigh muscles, glutes, etc to help support me and continue to do exercises daily. In the beginning, I did use a wheel chair a lot to get around in, but I am happy to say that I get around very well with crutches or rollator and can walk at a regular pace now. I can even use one crutch quite well and hoping to get to just a cane one day. I can go up and down steps fine with one crutch and using handrail. I'm riding an upright exercise bike for 10 miles a day (two 30 minute sessions). I can cook, clean bathrooms and even sweep the floors now. We went camping and fishing last summer and plan more trips this year. I can easily step on a pontoon boat and I think this year, I will be able to get on our bass boat to fish! I'll never hike trails again or really walk, but I do have a quality of life, so please tell your husband not to give up. He has been through so much and it will take time for body to heal, and determination to get stronger, so if he has that...he can do it. Also, since my one leg is about 2-3 inches shorter than the other now, my husband has been glueing extra soles on the bottoms of my shoe and it really helps to walk and not get issues with back pain. We've even bought those cheap plastic flip flops and used the soles to add to shoes for height. We live in Michigan. I'll be thinking and praying for him to get through all this.....Cindy