Hello star38. I am so sorry to read about your condition and at such a young age. I am 71 and lost my hip 18 months ago due to severe infection. I can never have another implant, but I am able to get around with very little pain. I use a walker in the home and crutches when I go out. I do exercises every day to keep my strength up in my legs and my husband has made shoes for me by gluing soles off one shoe onto another to balance out my legs. I too have gained a lot of weight after this happened to me and it is very frustrating to try and lose weight. I was so active before this happened to me. I was riding my upright exercise bike for 8-10 miles a day for the past 6-7 months, but I recently tore the meniscus in my left knee (good leg) so I'm letting that heal before I bike ride again. Try to stay strong and exercise as you can so one day if they figure out how to fix our hips again, you will be in good shape for that! If you want to send me a private message through this Mayo forum, that is fine with me, I'll be praying for you....Cindy

You need more than one opinion as I am sure you know.
Does Mayo have or can they recommend a specialist??
A top ortho woman or man in the U.S.= travel if you have to!

Loosing weight is so difficult but you are so young, it will be
good for any health problems you have. It helped me recover from
2 surgeries.