Thank you, everyone, for sharing your personal stories, just heart-wrenching! We have gotten 4 opinions regarding my husband's case. Two doctors in CA, one doctor in TN, and one doctor in Utah. The two doctors in CA said nothing was wrong, that the hip x-ray looked great. Something is going on given his pain in the groin, hip, and thigh region. The Doctor in TN and Utah concurred that the offset is incorrect, and possibly a loose cup, despite the 3-phase bone scan only showing slight uptake in the acetabular region. The TN doctor said the pain was originating from his back, despite a lumbar MRI that showed very little. We concurred that he wasn't interested in helping my husband. The Utah doctor said he needs about 5mm to 8mm to correct the offset, which means a full tear-out. He's done many of these surgeries, and I'm confident he can help us, but understand this is a risky surgery. We are thinking about going to HSS in NY for another opinion. After trying to find answers for the last two years, we've realized not every doctor is equipped to perform a revision surgery or just doesn't want to touch the case. My husband did recently have blood work for cobalt poisoning, but he's really not showing the symptoms of it, but at this point its worth to rule out completely.
I have done some research on Pubmed.org, and found some articles that some of you might be interested in reading. I'm still searching for more articles.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30535720/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37871856/
Despite all of the surgeries, are your spouses able to walk without a walker and be pain-free? Honestly, that's all I want for my husband is to be pain-free while walking and sitting. I don't know if that's a realistic bar.