Ankle swelling and pain two years after ORIF surgery?

I fractured and dislocated the base of my tibia and fibula about 9 months ago. I have 2 plates, pins and a wire used to repair the syndesmosis (ligament connecting the tib-fib). I am not having much pain or swelling even now, except a little swelling if I overdo it and walk more than usual or am on my feet all day. I was told everything would settle down within a year. After 2 years, I would think that pain with weight bearing and throbbing might be cause for concern. Those screws are generally pretty strong, and I would think that by now you would have plenty of new bone, so I don't know if a screw could come loose. I could not say what is causing your symptoms. All that being said, call your orthopedic surgeon and request an appointment. Anything out of the ordinary for you needs to be checked.

I badly sprained my ankle about 3 weeks ago. I was in a hurry going down the stairs, lost my balance and landed on a bad side of my left foot, causing my left ankle to be stretched going on the inside. The first 48 hours were excruciating and the pain was un-believable. I've never had a serious ankle injury before. So I immediately treated it using the RICE method. The following day, the bruising and swelling were so horrible. I found out that I got a second degree sprain and immediately panicked after that. I had a football game on that week and it been looking forward to it because I've been training for rt. I had teammates that had similar injuries and it took them months to fully recover, some of them stopped playing altogether. So I kinda had a short-term depression because I can't imagine myself not being able to run and play sports anymore. Because I was so desperate to recover again, I contacted a lot of people that I know who do sports and asked them if they had similar injuries. One friend of mine, from the boy's football team in my university, told me about H.E.M. Ankle Rehab. I got a copy 4 days after I got injured. I immediately read and followed what was instructed and felt improvement on the first day. I was able to walk a bit, but I was in pain. A couple of days after that, the swelling and bruising were subsid-ing significantly and on the fourth day, I was walking comfortably again. Although I've had felt a bit of stiffness, I continued doing what was instructed. My sister was surprised that I have recovered this fast. I told her about this book and was shocked on how effective the procedures were. I'm just so happy that this book was shared to me and how effective it is. Heal your ankle fully & fast?