Life is great...finally! Been continuing to focus on my physical therapy in the pool and also on land. No longer have a limp, leg length is very even, my hip joint is getting more and more flexible and I am generally getting fit from exercising every day. A week ago I took my first flight without any problems or issues. I do find that my right leg gets tired more quickly than my left after being on it for long distances, but realize at 3.5 months out from my revision, I am still healing. My hip is completely pain free and my scar is fading more quickly than I expected. I Have my 4 month follow-up with OS in October and expect a good evaluation. So nice to feel like this ordeal is behind me and I have resumed a normal life after almost 2 years of pain and recovery. I need to continue to lose more weight to get down to an average BMI, but making good progress. I also have refrained from hiking due to uneven paths and hills, but plan on starting to take it on in a few weeks with walking poles. Could probably do it now, but just being cautious, which Will probably always be the case as I want this revision to last a lifetime.
As a side note, after talking with my PT, I am convinced my femur fractured during the first surgery, but was not detectable on the X-rays as it was probably a slight fracture, then when I fully loaded it up, the implant/stem split it apart the rest of the way causing me to fall. While it’s not a common occurrence, I was told before the surgery fracture is a risk and I did have some bone loss from not putting full weight on it for a year prior, and have mild osteopena. Anyway, all is well now, so no point in looking backward, but If you have trouble putting full weight on your new hip after a few weeks, probably best to get it looked at just in case.