Replying to Surgery opinoins

I have a plate on my collar bone and I am wondering since this is a ski community after all, who else has this on their collarbone or any other limb for that matter? It was to correct my over lapping bones after my collar bone broke and didn't heal right. It has been over a year and the area is still sensitive to touch and I often get dull pain in that area. The doctor says I don't need it anymore but taking it out might not do anything. He also said before the operation it wouldn't bug me after. So has anyone else had their titanium plates taken off? Why/why not?