Dear Johanna, I am so sorry this situation is and has been so very painful for you. Prayin all will be well as you march forward with it and that the Lord will lead you with assured pathways so you feel comfortable knowing all will be well.

Questions:

a. I have experienced such a great amount of pain from the unit itself being in place, and I have waited patiently for the scarring in which would bring about a lessening of surgical pain..... is the only hope a procedure to remove the unit?
b. What is a realistic end game understanding how I may feel if the unit is removed?
c. Are there dangers to me as the patient in the surgery to remove the unit and in the post surgery healing associates with its removal?
d. Would all of the hardware be removed? If no, what would remain, and how is that likely to impact my body?
e. Is it possible it is a matter of placement, and a revision might be beneficial?

There are surely more, but these come to mind immediately......
Prayers ang hugs,
Mark56