Re: The WORST pain of my life (unwired today)

[Guest guest]

Ash - Sorry to hear that your dewiring/desplinting was so painful.

Didn't your surgeon warn you ahead of time that it would be painful?

If he didn't, I'm sorry that he was so insensitive. Hope you are

feeling better - hang in there! ~~~~~~ Diane

> Well, it is now a month post-surgery for me and today I went to

the OS

> to get unwired and to have my bands put on (a 2 week long thing).

> Before going, I was excited to get unwired. I did not know what

was in

> store for me however.

>

> He told me to open my mouth a little to get the splint out. It

got

> caught on my left side and I had to open wider even though I was

> beginning to shriek out in pain. He finally got the splint out

and by

> then I was in tears due to the pain on my left side. Going into

this I

> knew that I would not be able to open my mouth very wide, but I

did not

> know it was going to be this painful.

>

> As soon as I got home I just collapsed in my bed and cried and

cried.

> It was beginning to affect my ear, giving me an earache. I took

800mg

> of liquid Advil an hour ago and I have been using a heating pad,

yet my

> ear is still killing me. I have never felt pain like this in my

life.

> Any tips on what I can do?

>

> Also, when he took the splint out my tongue immediately felt a

thick

> layer of crust behind my top & bottom front teeth. I cannot take

my

> bands off..but what can I do to get rid of this nasty buildup?

>

> And lastly, I just looked in the mirror and noticed that the upper

and

> bolower teeth on both sides of my mouth do not touch. Is this

normal?

>

> Thank you,

> Ash

> (Lower jaw advancement July 23. 4 weeks of wired shut, 2 weeks

banded.

> Plates and screws implanted into jaw)

[Guest guest]

Diane,

Nope, my surgeon didn't warn me that removing the wires/splint would be

painful. I'm just confused as to why the right side of my jaw felt

fine and could've kept openning if I wanted it to...but yet my left

side was (and still IS) screaming in pain.

I am becoming so frustrated..after not getting a lick of sleep last

night. The pain has not ceased at all.