Broke wrist 5 years ago - still giving me problems. Settle or get sorted?

I broke my wrist and had to have the pins and casts for 3 months ans surgeries as well, and the doc told me if i was old ( like 80 ) they wouldn't do much more about it. Since i was young 13 at the time that I could do the surgery and live with the pain of arthritis by 15. It hurts like hell but I have learned to ignore most of it now. I cannot lift things a certain way either. I did typing classes and this strenghened my wrist a lot, even without physical therapy it was strenghening my muscles now i can lift a grocery bag of light goods. My scar is numb now and I have this pinched nerve that still makes my meat between my thumb and finger bruised , sometimes it turns blue. I wear wrist braces on ever so often for a few days it helps to relieve it and I use the other hand for things not to strain it too much. I actually found that there is a skater guard like for biking etc that has a hard piece of plastic and it works like a splint and feels better than the bandage kind of wraps. I have tried home remedies everything to onions and hot baths. Soaking it in epsom slats bath makes it feel better if it has a lot of pain. For me acetaminophen does a better job than apsirin or aleve or w.e else. I get a migraine excedrine usually if its acting up. THe best thing I do is be light onit and ever so when it starts acting sore try to give it a rest and use the other hand as much as possible. Oh and in my sleep i was putting my wrist on forhead which was hurting in during my sleep, maybe ask someone or record yourself or soemthig to see if your hitting or straining in your sleep. I would think to myslef not to do it and I noticed a big difference , now I don't even do it anymore. Heat always feel better than cold on it , like heating pad over ice etc. That's about all I have on it. I have lived this way for years , I hope it gets easier for you.