Screws under nose - hurt when I laugh!
Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2010 4:19 pm
I had upper and lower jaw surgery with a palate expansion just over 3 months ago now. The swelling has almost gone and things are looking pretty normal now. I'm still on soft foods. I can't chew much still nor bite. I did however bite into a couple of mini donuts last night but it didn't hurt. My surgeon says I can chew and bite but just to be careful for the first four months as everything in my top palate will still be loose.
Today I've noticed a sharp pain under my right nostril when I laugh. I feel the area and can distinctively feel a little hard lump which I presume to be one of the screws. I've now got myself all worked up worrying that by biting the mini donuts I've dislodged a screw. Not sure how possible this is?
My canines feel loose all of the time and if I itch my nose I sometimes feel tenderness and pain from the area where my screws are.
I recently had my lower right plate out due to infection and what turned out to be a loose bone fragment causing problems!
I just wonder if anyone else has had issues with their top jaw screws and lid the sensations I'm experiencing are fairly normal for the procedure I've had?
Thanks all.
Today I've noticed a sharp pain under my right nostril when I laugh. I feel the area and can distinctively feel a little hard lump which I presume to be one of the screws. I've now got myself all worked up worrying that by biting the mini donuts I've dislodged a screw. Not sure how possible this is?
My canines feel loose all of the time and if I itch my nose I sometimes feel tenderness and pain from the area where my screws are.
I recently had my lower right plate out due to infection and what turned out to be a loose bone fragment causing problems!
I just wonder if anyone else has had issues with their top jaw screws and lid the sensations I'm experiencing are fairly normal for the procedure I've had?
Thanks all.