Hi
@Leahdp, Just got on the forum and saw your thread. Sending a big hug and healing energy your way. It is so hard when a replacement doesn't go the way we hoped/expected and when we are in pain and limping. It's good that your surgeon cabled the femur to support it, though it looks to me like the cable may have some sharp edges.
In my own experience, this does cause muscle pain. As my surgeon explained to me, it is best to leave the cable in place until the femur heals securely around the implant. Mine asked me to wait a year before he removed the cable. But
@NanaKP had a surgeon who was willing to remove hers sooner and she is doing well, though I know she has her ups and downs too! Hopefully, your surgeon is correct and the femur will mend in the next few months and that cable can be removed if it is still bothering you. I was comforted by my exchanges with
@prairienut about her revision.
I think we all fear that one day we may have to have one, and it is good to hear a story about a revision that went well and fixed the problems from the first go round. I also have a personal friend that happened to. Her implant was too small and they had to replace it with a larger stem and then it bonded perfectly. She is in her 80's.
Hold on to a vision of your femur healing around your implant and the pain dissolving. I'll hold that candle for you too. In the meantime, be gentle and like
@NanaKP says, don't do anything that hurts and ice ice ice Baby!
Big hugs to you!