New here/getting nose surgery

[Guest]

Hi everyone I'm new here. I'm 25 and I was diagnosed with SA when I was 17. I had been putting off a septoplasty for the past few years. Eight months ago I broke my nose playing volleyball and my breathing and sinus conditions worsened. I will be undergoing a septorhinoplasty with turbinate reduction on Friday. I would live to hear from people who have had the surgeries so I could get a better idea of what to expect and please share any advice or experiences.

[DreamStalker]

When you go back to have the hundred or so yards of gauze taken out of your nose ... make sure you take a few vicodin a half hour before you walk into the docs office.

[ww]

Hi everyone I'm new here. I'm 25 and I was diagnosed with SA when I was 17. I had been putting off a septoplasty for the past few years. Eight months ago I broke my nose playing volleyball and my breathing and sinus conditions worsened. I will be undergoing a septorhinoplasty with turbinate reduction on Friday. I would live to hear from people who have had the surgeries so I could get a better idea of what to expect and please share any advice or experiences.

You may want to join the forum, and list your equipment. There have been many here undergo that surgery (and I need it) and you can get their input on the surgery. Also search the site. Google is a getter search engine and use:

site: cpaptalk.com turbinate reduction

You should get more information than you can read in one night as all history is here on the site! Good Luck, and keep us posted on your progress.

[JeffH]

When you go back to have the hundred or so yards of gauze taken out of your nose ... make sure you take a few vicodin a half hour before you walk into the docs office.

Don't let him scare you. They don't do that anymore. They use plastic splits to hold everything in place. You will have a piece of gauze under your nose to catch bleeding for the first day.

Don't over do it when it's over with. You will probably feel better than you think and nose bleeds can be a problem.

Here's what they look like.

[dsm]

Hi everyone I'm new here. I'm 25 and I was diagnosed with SA when I was 17. I had been putting off a septoplasty for the past few years. Eight months ago I broke my nose playing volleyball and my breathing and sinus conditions worsened. I will be undergoing a septorhinoplasty with turbinate reduction on Friday. I would live to hear from people who have had the surgeries so I could get a better idea of what to expect and please share any advice or experiences.

Well I am an old timer here off to see my ENT this Friday & am very interested in what responses you get. I am very reluctant to have any surgery but do have a lot of difficulty (since childhood) in getting enough free flowing air through my nose.

Nasonex has helped greatly over the past 18-24 months but really isn't enough.

Sinus problems exacerbated by GERD (identified about 15 years ago) are the bane of my respiration. So
as already said, am quite interested as to what type of responses you get

So folks, please add your thoughts

DSM

[DreamStalker]

When you go back to have the hundred or so yards of gauze taken out of your nose ... make sure you take a few vicodin a half hour before you walk into the docs office.

Don't let him scare you. They don't do that anymore. They use plastic splits to hold everything in place. You will have a piece of gauze under your nose to catch bleeding for the first day.

Don't over do it when it's over with. You will probably feel better than you think and nose bleeds can be a problem.

I'm just passing along the wife's advice ... she had hers done this past February and yes, they used plastic splints on her too. The blood dries up with all that stuff up your nose and the only way to get it out is to "slowly" pull it out. There is no room to use a needle and apply local anesthetic. While pulling only took a few minutes, she said it was the most painful experience she had ever had even if it only lasted less than an hour in total ... hence the vicodin suggestion. The proccedure did work and she recommends it.

[Groovylad]

Hopefully they use plastic splints here in Canada after the surgery??? I have to go again to have it done and I keep putting it off because of the pain and discomfort I went through the first time.

[5aces]

Hello:

I recently completed sinus surgery at The Scarborough General in Toronto.

I selected an experienced ENT Surgeon who was connected to The Toronto Sleep Institute,where I had completed my sleep study.

He is also a qualified Plastic Surgeon,so I was most comfortable having him do the required procedures.

For a single procedure like Septoplasty,with no complications,even if your Surgeon uses gauze packing like mine did,removal is inconsequential compared to the benefits.Medium discomfort only lasts for seconds and you'll soon be over it.No worries.

[JeffH]

When you go back to have the hundred or so yards of gauze taken out of your nose ... make sure you take a few vicodin a half hour before you walk into the docs office.

Don't let him scare you. They don't do that anymore. They use plastic splits to hold everything in place. You will have a piece of gauze under your nose to catch bleeding for the first day.

Don't over do it when it's over with. You will probably feel better than you think and nose bleeds can be a problem.

I'm just passing along the wife's advice ... she had hers done this past February and yes, they used plastic splints on her too. The blood dries up with all that stuff up your nose and the only way to get it out is to "slowly" pull it out. There is no room to use a needle and apply local anesthetic. While pulling only took a few minutes, she said it was the most painful experience she had ever had even if it only lasted less than an hour in total ... hence the vicodin suggestion. The proccedure did work and she recommends it.

Funny, that wasn't my experience at all. The only thing in my nose was the plastic splints I posted a picture of. Removing them was a relief, no pain. Now the nasal tampon they put in my nose a couple of weeks later to stop the nose bleeds...that was another story. Not painful being pulled out, but painful having two tampons together in one side of the nose for six days. That's why I always say take it easy.

What your wife had done must be a Texas thang...LOL.

[diane83]

Hi again everyone I'm the OP. I made an account but somehow my first post came out as guest.

[diane83]

When you go back to have the hundred or so yards of gauze taken out of your nose ... make sure you take a few vicodin a half hour before you walk into the docs office.

Don't let him scare you. They don't do that anymore. They use plastic splits to hold everything in place. You will have a piece of gauze under your nose to catch bleeding for the first day.

Don't over do it when it's over with. You will probably feel better than you think and nose bleeds can be a problem.

Here's what they look like.

My surgeon told me about the splints he showed me a pic and these are kind that will be used.



Since I'm also having a rhinoplasty done at the same time I will have to have a metal splint over my nose for at least two weeks. Can anyone describe how the internal splints feel?

[phoenixlipo]

Hello..

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