Clavicle Error - Broken Collarbone

I fucked my clavicle/shoulder in the summer of 06, after being sideswiped in Hampstead.

This isn't me but this is exactly the same injury I had, and still have. AC joint dislocation.

YouTube- Acromioclavicular joint dislocation

Still don't have 100% mobility in the shoulder, but for the most part it causes no problems. Doctor couldn't really do anything, advised me to leave it, the weight of my arm is supposed to eventually put it into place. Still waiting lol.

I did this snowboarding about 10 years ago. Same dia/prognosis.. Now I just have a big fuck off bump from the AC joint. No point in trying to put it back they say (and I have private). Would just pop back out..

i broke mine about 8 years ago - clean break which was treated with a sling but it didn't join up so now I have a lump where the end of the bone pokes up. It springs up and down which is a good party drink to make people go ewwwww

I decided not to get it pinned and although I'm aware of it sometimes it doesn't cause any real problems. I find the muscles behind the shoulderblade on that side get tired so I need to to rotate / click the joint to ease them, but that's as much to do with working at a screen all day for 15 years as it is the injury. When I could be bothered to go to the gym I found Body Pump classes helped - I assume it's the high rep + low weights

I remember now, after it was diagnosed as non-union I did see a private consultant about whether to get it pinned. He said since I have full movement he didn't recommend it because if the join is too strong (ie held together with metal) and I had a similar fall in future the impact would be forced into my shoulder which is a harder injury to heal. Between snowboarding and mountainboarding we decided there was a reasonable risk of more heavy falls in future so it would be better to leave it flexy (though as it turned out my next injury happened washing up)

Bump! Well now, 3 years on, and my shoulder area is causing me some pain. I find the pain kicks in if either i'm carrying a heavy bag for 1hr+, or wearing a heavy jacket, or just walking for extended periods, thereby putting weight on it. It's been acting up for the last 12mths or so, and has gotten worse in the last month or so. I've an appointment at the UCH tomorrow with a doctor and I wandered what he or she might suggest. Is surgery a viable option here? I really don't know if they can fix this type of partial ligament tear .. the pain does appear to be emanating from the muscles in my back [upper right side].