It was so nice to hear from everyone. Onestepatatime, no, I am not having groin pain, but I do get pain in the joint itself which of course would be soft tissue, since it isn't a real joint; although (!), it is my real joint now. I find the joint pain comes on when I have been trying to do too much bending over. The hardest thing for me right now is trying to monitor how much is enough, and when am I over doing it. I usually don't know I have pushed myself too much until later that day or the next day. The other thing I find I have to monitor is I keep wanting to depend on the golfers lift or sometimes bad body mechanics to avoid bending over. I cannot pick up something flat on the ground. It has to be about 6" above the floor in order for me to feel some confidence. Yes, I actually do know it down to the inches! When we live in this world of mobility change inches becomes a big deal. I cannot get my sock on in the AM until I am warmed up, so rather than push it too hard, I do use my sock assistance tool then. I use the scoop method to get my pants and leggings on. I over did it a bit the other day, and I felt discomfort mid thigh (anterior) which to me is a red flag that I am doing too much. This was the biggie for me prior to my revision. I had the most excruciating pain mid thigh for all the years that I had to battle to get help and the eventual revision. That thigh pain was due to the rod moving. The surgeon said I had lost a lot of bone, because the rod was moving in there like a windshield wiper as well as sinking into my femur (voila my pre-revision short leg). I had a great revision surgeon. My biggest challenge overall is our gardens. Years and years of creating them ourselves and needing to learn yet again how much can I do out there within reason. So far, my husband does the low stuff, and I do the standing stuff. For a guy who was never into gardening, he has been a tremendous help. I would never have imagined him doing gardening. I think he is surprising himself with that too. He likes to do some work out there, and when I get home from my garden shop job, he takes me out to show me. Lots of good things can come from this ordeal that we have all been through. I know I am going to have to continue a new way of gardening, and that is okay. I am ready for that. At least I can do some things out there which after my dislocation I thought would never be possible again. I am also learning that it is okay for our garden to be on the more natural, wild side. In fact, it looks better that way! Ok, I got a lot more verbose than I thought I would. I will close with the other thing I hope that keeps getting better, and I think it will: mobility. I have that sensation still of being somewhat robotic with daily activities. It is better, but I am hoping it will continue to do so. Does anyone have any wisdom for me on that one? Onestepatatime, you are a month ahead of me, so I hope you can let me know about your experience with that; and, yes, getting in and out of the car is still a bit of a challenge but improving. Bye for now everyone. Thanks for your messages. They meant the world to me!