Knee Osteotomy with Screws: Pain After Healing?

Yes!! I am 4 and 3 years out of my femoral osteotomies to fix my genu valgum. I can feel my screws when anything shifts, particularly with extreme weather changes and they hurt a bunch. (I’ve checked it’s my screws shifting with x-rays because I thought I was crazy for being able to feel them.) my pain is usually less severe than it was before the surgery which I count as a win however the screws location does cause significant pain sometimes. My surgeon advised me against getting mine out because of my weight, age, job and extended healing time. I also don’t mind dealing with it because I already hurt because of arthritis and the loss of sensation I got from my incisions healing really bothers me. If you do get them out I’d be curious to see if it ends up improving things for you but personally I think I’m better off keeping mine in.