@aaronhurts my wife had elevated Cobalt / Chromium levels for better than 11 years from her implants and revisions until some how it was determined that she had two staph infections and had to have the whole implant removed, medicated spacer placed for 8 weeks with port antibiotics and then a new implant. 2011, both hips bilateral, 2012 revision on right hip due to being dropped in rebab. 2018 revision of left hip due to extremely elevated Cobalt / Chromium. 2022 removal of complete implant on right side due to elevated Cobalt / Chromium and two staph infection, followed by a new implant 9 weeks later. There is a lot of nerve distortion but no pain in her hips; more so in her lower back from repeated epidurals! Hope they actually find what is causing your pain. Going through life in constant pain is not a comforting feeling!