At last weeks appt. with the Oral Max, we asked about this crunchy sensation in Clark's face along one of the suture lines. I noticed it when I was applying some bacitracin. They told us it was an air pocket and would eventually close up on its own.

So today, we noticed some whitish yellowish discharge on the same suture line but lower. When Clark is talking or drinking something, ie moving his jaw, there is more of this stuff so that it is drippy. He is on Bacitracin 800 mg twice a day. He doesn't have a fever but I'm getting a little worried. He still has that crunchy sound in the soft tissue.

I plan on calling the PS tomorrow but wanted to see if anyone has ever had this happen to them. What do you think?


Anita (68)
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