May need septoplasty but worried about xPAP

[Uncle_Bob]

So i have had weeks of Sinus problems.

Visited the ENT and got an Rx for Nasonex and Methylprednisolone 4Mg.

They said to come back in 6 weeks if still having problems and get septoplasty surgery

Now I've read many posts here on the surgery and the pain etc but I'm not so much fearing the pain, I fear the lack of therapy during recovery. I don't want to feel like a grumpy, anxious & depressed asshole again

So I'd like to ask people who have had this surgery how was your therapy during the recovery time? and did you do anything differently? Can you even use a full face mask?

[fsmitty]

Had a combined Septoplasty/Turbine Reduction last Thursday. Had no major issues with pain, in fact I was surprised at the lack of it. The only issues that I got was with my upper teeth aching for two days. The lortab that they gave help calm those minor aches down. The hospital did ask me to bring my CPAP machine which I didn't and couldn't use. Not too sure when I will be able to use it again since I have a hybrid mask that has nasal pillows. I will ask the ENT next week when I can use the CPAP since that is when the splints get removed. Not using the CPAP is no issue for me as my AHI is only 5.85 which is minor.

The biggest problem with the surgery is not being able to fully blow the nose. It does state that I can try after 4 days. The nasal congestion has really been bad which is causing me to mouth breath and thus waking up with a dry mouth. Tonight, I did gently blow each nostril and got a big blood clot come out of the right nostril. It was quite disgusting in shape and color. However, I can now breath through my right nostril. I am too scared to try blowing the left one as that is where they made the incision and where I had the most bleeding from.

In the hospital, I insisted on a 23 hour stay and told them that I had mild sleep apnea. For me living alone it was the wisiest decision to make.

[jnk]

Here's a long thread from over yonder you may read if you have a few spare days . . .

http://www.apneasupport.org/about9963-0-asc-0.html

I don't really know much about it--I mean, I know even less about that than what I think I know about any of this stuff. BUT, if it was me, and my AHI was pretty high, I would probably want to ask my surgeon AND my sleep doc about the possibility of my getting a dental device to keep my jaw forward for the weeks following surgery, and I might ask about the advisability of my sleeping in a recliner with my head in a fairly elevated position until I could use my PAP again. And I would probably ask if they have any other ideas for me.

Hope it goes well for you, Uncle Bob.

jeff

[cflame1]

I'm scheduled to have mine next week. My splints are supposed to come out 4 days later. Doc said that I could go back on my machine when my splints come out.