It was a nasty fx. Kind of hard to imagine that it would ever repair from the looks of the xray. I think I had 9 screws. The dull ache is most noted in the pool and cold-damp days. I always know that its there. If my wife lays her head on that side, ouch. It still had some healing to do on the repeat xrays 3 months post surgery. I am a bit more informed so we should have a good conversation in the coming weeks. Thanks everyone!