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I’m pretty sure I have a screw coming out of my face. The roof of my mouth, actually. I can feel a bump that wasn’t there before and there’s a slight metallic taste if I press on it with my tongue. It hurts a little if I press too hard. I remember my friend Julia telling a story of having dinner with a family friend who had been in a severe car accident thirty years prior. In the middle of chewing he suddenly stopped, reached in his mouth and pulled out a half an inch screw that had slowly worked its way out over the years, only to present itself over spaghetti with Julia and company. He stared at it between his fingers, shrugged and continued eating.
Oh yeah, I have twenty titanium plates and screws in my face. Continue reading