Re: Getting wire removed later

[Guest guest]

I got my wires out about a week ago... local anesthetic only, i had

wires in the top and bottom... narrow gauge, the top one was about an

inch long, the bottom was almost two inches.

He literally yanks them right out, and everything I know about wires

and " yanking " tells me it should have hurt like hell... but it didn't

it was totally painless, even after the anesthetic wore off.

One thing that stung a touch was the three!! tubes of Lidocaine he

injected... but not bad at all.

> A month or so ago I'd asked y'all if it was a big deal to have one

> of the wires permanently left in the jaw after orthognathic surgery

> removed. Well, I got it out today and it really wasn't a big deal

> at all - took about 1/2 an hour. I had the choice of being put to

> sleep for it, but I didn't want to go through all the hassle of

that-

> just did the local. So, I've got a nice little row of stitches

and

> some mild swelling and pain, but it really was not too bad at all -

> and I can even eat regular food - just on the opposite side. Now,

> that certainly is different from the original surgery! And, I

asked

> to see it so if anyone's interested in what it looked like - it was

> about an inch long and a very thin gage. My original surgery was

> done in 1985 so I'm not sure what they're doing these days. So,

FYI

> in case it ever comes up down the road for anyone.

[Guest guest]

> A month or so ago I'd asked y'all if it was a big deal to have one

> of the wires permanently left in the jaw after orthognathic surgery

> removed. Well, I got it out today and it really wasn't a big deal

> at all - took about 1/2 an hour. I had the choice of being put to

> sleep for it, but I didn't want to go through all the hassle of

that-

> just did the local. So, I've got a nice little row of stitches

and

> some mild swelling and pain, but it really was not too bad at all -

> and I can even eat regular food - just on the opposite side. Now,

> that certainly is different from the original surgery! And, I

asked

> to see it so if anyone's interested in what it looked like - it was

> about an inch long and a very thin gage. My original surgery was

> done in 1985 so I'm not sure what they're doing these days. So,

FYI

> in case it ever comes up down the road for anyone.

Thanks for the info....my doc is so noncommunicative that I didn't

even KNOW I had wires....the lil brochure he hands out shows screws

in the bone....but today I learned I had wires, and one has to come

out!

I get this really ouchy pinchy feeling whenever I chew, or talk, on

one side. I FINALLY get doc to look in my mouth (I think he's looked

insided twice since surgery two months ago). He says, " oh, that wire

is trying to come out " .....but he says wait A MONTH! I say, " what do

I do about the pain? " He laughs, " don't talk so much! " grrrrrr.

Don't know what I'd do without this group to educate me.

Why did YOU have to have your wire out?