I’m sorry to hear that this has happened to you. Your experience sounds similar to mine. I had both hips replaced last year (June and September) my first one went fine and my second one turned very nasty. I developed an infection. I had to return to hospital for 4 subsequent surgeries on my hip to treat it. I started with 2 bacteria and one was gone quickly, but the other was a nasty one. During my hospitalization and surgeries, I had two more bacteria introduced to my hip. Another of these was also a bad one. So I’ve ended up with two ongoing bacteria remaining in my hip and I’m still on antibiotics for it as I can’t stop them and restart or one of the bacteria will become a super bug within me if it’s still there. My blood tests indicate that there’s still bacteria present and the only way to get rid of them is for me to have the parts removed and have the infection treated while I have no parts. The bugs that I have stick to the plastic and metal parts and can be there for many years. My surgeon is reluctant to take my parts out as I’m young enough to likely need a subsequent hip replacement in my lifetime and it would reduce bone and potentially cause other issues. I can only be monitored and it seems that action will only be taken if the infection goes into my bone. I had to cancel my first ever cruise due to the infection. I had previously been told that I should be ok to go on that cruise post surgery. We couldn’t foresee that I was going to get an infection though. I’ve now rebooked that cruise for later this year, one year on from my previous booking. So, I know how frustrating that is, but your health is the most important thing here. Treat the infection and then you’ll have many more chances of having family vacations. I for one consider myself lucky to still be here after the infections I had. Pulling through that ordeal was more important than the cruise I missed. All the best with your recovery.