Not that, exactly. I have a plate on my clavicle. I have zero discomfort with mine, so I’m opting to leave them in. If I was in your shoes, and the cost wasn’t an issue, I’d opt for the second opinion surgeon to do what he suggested. I would hate to have to take advil several times a day for the rest of my life.

Good luck.

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Not a coach. Not a FOP Tri/swimmer/biker/runner. Barely a MOP AGer.
But I'm learning and making progress.

Your post drew my attention as I broke the neck off my femur as a kid but I can't help you with what you are chasing. I had two screws initially and in traction for 6 weeks. The neck was set shallow and my leg was shorter, so a few years later they cut it further down, spread it and plated it with a big screw along the guts of the neck. All hardware came out and not issues my end.

My only concern for you however is your use of Advil. I was a fiend to ibuprofen same years ago for a health issue I had and it destroyed my gut microbiome and I believe is not good for your kidneys. I no longer use the stuff and I am certainly no doctor but if you aren't aware I'd be looking at the long term effects of using it.

Thanks for the reply. One of the reasons to get this fixed sooner rather than later is the heavy use of ibuprofen. It works great for me, but really do not want to have to rely on that for years to come. I am going to have the surgeon that I know his work fix this for me. Hoping in the next couple of weeks.

Do you have any x-rays you can post??

Thanks for the images.
First up, I am an MD but not an orthopaedic surgeon. But I did fracture my neck of femur and have what’s called a dynamic hip screw and plate in situ.
I would be careful taking advice off the internet for something like this, you need to carefully weigh up the pros and cons of the two approaches you mention here.
In saying that, my surgeon did say I would want my metalware out at some point as it would get annoying, it’s been 9 years now I think and to be honest, it gets annoying but I don’t want to go through the recovery process again for having it removed. Not so much the pain stuff but more the rehab.
The DHS screw is a lot bigger than the ones you have in place and when they remove them basically you have a period of minimal weight bearing on that side to allow the new bone growth in the defect left by the screw. It takes some time to get the defect and bone back to normal strength.
That would be my main question for your surgeon, what’s the recovery time like if he does the more simple metalware removal with no new screws. Personally this would be my preferred option as long as the recovery time and risks of future fractures if you want to run etc as normal are not too bad

Good luck!

Thanks for the reply. I discussed post surgery, and I can full wt bear, cycle on the trainer as much as I want. Doesn't want me on the road due to risk of fall. 6 weeks no tennis or hard cutting wt bearing efforts. Told me leg press in the gym would be ok. I healed very quickly the first time around and anticipate a quick recovery and less pain than I have now most likely. Also have a labral tear that I am hoping a shot will calm down.