Well that sure enough sucks, sorry to hear that Magnus. I have a steep cup that some doctors wanted to revise, and some said leave it and see how it goes, I left it and am keeping my fingers crossed. (I'm at 2-1/2 yrs) I feel for you dude it's always there in the back of my mind wondering how long until I have problems, I try not too think about it but you don't have that option, sorry man, really. Heres what I was told about revising the cup only.
I had 2 doctors say they could revise the cup only (at 7 months) depending on what thickness of cup I had, I was told that bhrs have two different thickness cups, a thin one and a thicker one, as long as I had the thin one they said they could do it. I guess there is no way to yank the cup out without taking some bone with it, hence the need for a thicker cup, I was also told that they would have a thr on site "just in case". One doctor had done a cup revision before and the other had not. I don't know if this will help at all but here are the questions and concerns I had (still have)
If the ball is worn uneven due to the cup being off, how will it mate with the new cup ? will the small imperfections in the ball cause even more ions as it wears in with the new "smooth" cup ?
If I have to get a thr I don't think I want a metal on metal implant since metal ions are what caused the problems in the first place ?
If it was me I would want to keep the bhr if its possible
I do have a couple questions if you don't mind, What were your symptoms of having fluid in the bursa sack ? Was it pain, or swelling, or both ? My butt cheek on the operated side is a little puffy compared to the other side, and it feels cold to the touch (compared to the non operated side) Do you have any symptons like that ? Just curious...Best of luck to you and please keep us informed, wishing you the best of luck, Bill