When I got the packing removed was when I first felt the pain for the surgery and now I am scared of the pain I will get from getting the external splint removed and stitches. I wanted to know how exactly it feEl to get them out and off. I also wanted to know if they the nurse clean the crust off before removing it I have a lot of crust built up on inside the tape tip of the nose I've been using the nasal spray and Q-tips to clean it but it's still some left?