i have what i call a splint. it is wrapped in several layers of thick cotton gauze, covered with a sleeve, with a fiberglass "backboard" held by another layer of gauze and an ace wrap. it is snug. i can not move it, but that is the point. the guy who put it on i know is very experienced. this has been on 2.5 days now.
it doesn't happen if i keep it elevated, which i am as much as possible. only happens when i have to get up.
the pain is tolerable, shelly. still on pain medications, but getting by. my nose hurts as much as anything since they changed the splint.