Why am I still in so much pain after metal plate and screws removed from wrist

I severely broke my left wrist in October last year and I had a block and they put a metal plate and screws in. As the block wore off at 3am I was crippled in pain n had to go straight to a&e. They kept me in for 3 days on a drip with morphine and my arm held in the air. Worst pain I have ever ever felt. They sent me home and was on morphine for a few weeks. I was having Physio but was getting a lot of pain still and shooting pains and burning. There was a lump sticking out my wrist which I thought was a loose screw but they wouldn’t do anything coz it was too soon, but When I went to see the consultant again in feb he said it’s the plate close to the skin and it had to come out and was going to investigate nerve pain. 2 days later I was put to sleep and and they cut the same scar and took it out. I thought all my problems was going to be solved. It’s worse this time than before. And also now have a numb patch too. When I went back for 6 week check they said they took it out but there was nerves trapped in scar tissue so they deliberately cut them.  He said could be numb forever n will have to wait n see. But I’m still in a lot of pain and it’s now April. The scar is sensitive n find it hard to massage n still getting shooting pain n burning n not able to use it properly specially anything with a bit of weight. All along the scar if I press it even slightly on the bone it’s really painful still.  I was on amitriptyline but now gabapentin and just don’t know if it’s still early days or should be this painful still? Hoping someone can help. I just keep being told it’s early days but it’s not getting any better. 

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