GA DAWG
Senior Member
I had a plate and 4 screws in my ankle..One deer season it started hurting like crap! I gritted my teeth and finished deer season..Went to docter and he said no problem.One is just backing out! I told him to get that stuff out of me because it had hurt off and on for 5 yrs...He told me that I would be outta work only one day and the surgery would take about 20min..He gets in there and I have staff infection everywhere!!!!! Takes a 4 hr surgery cause he had to scrap the bones off and get as much of it out as possible..Said the staff was in my ankle laying dormant since the first surgery I was outta work 2 weeks with a drain hanging out the side of my leg..Best thing I ever did was having all that stuff removed..It never hurts anymore!! If yours ever starts hurting.Go to the DR then! Dont wait 3 months like I did..They said I was very lucky it had not spread..