Hi All
Scarred to death....
I am planning on nasal surgery for reducing my hypertrophied turbinates. I read the earlier posts and would like to know:
1. How well the surgery worked for those that had SMR (subcutaneous turbinate resection), and
2. What was the post operation like
My problem is that I cannot sleep and breathe through my mouth. Unfortunately, I have a large tongue, small mouth, and receding chin. I open my mouth but my tongue closes the air way when I relax. So I am nose breather only and not sure how to get around that. Hence nasal congestion or blockage is near death to me, and death would be better.
Any help is appreciated. Currently going on Zolofy and Ativan.
----JuanBoy
Turbinate Reduction- subcutaneous resection
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Re: Turbinate Reduction- subcutaneous resection
Hi, I just had this SMR (submoucus resection of turbinate ) on Tuesday. Not sure about the long term results yet. Currently, I am 3 days post op and still feels congested. The surgery is not painful. I had some bleeding but only for the first day after the surgery. Please check my other post for details of my surgery.
Re: Turbinate Reduction- subcutaneous resection
Two months ago I had a deviated septum corrected along with SMR surgery. It took nearly three weeks postop, but I eventually was able to breathe through my nose most days and almost every night. Around six weeks, I was having trouble with nasal congetsion again so I added in daily flonase and now as of eight weeks, I again can breathe through my nose most days and almost every night.
Recovery was nearly painless but unpleasant.
Overall, I achieved about 80% of what I wanted from the surgery so I consider it a success and it was well worth the modest discomfort associated with the procedure. BTW, I was back at work three days after surgery.
Recovery was nearly painless but unpleasant.
Overall, I achieved about 80% of what I wanted from the surgery so I consider it a success and it was well worth the modest discomfort associated with the procedure. BTW, I was back at work three days after surgery.
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Re: Turbinate Reduction- subcutaneous resection
Wow Juan, you sound just like me. I have congestion at night. I can't breathe thru my mouth for the same reason as you. I too have been thinking of surgery. Although I am thinking of Turninate Coblation that would be done in the doc's office with only a topical anesthetic. Here are some things to consider. If you can't breathe thru your mouth, what are you going to do when the doc packs your nose for several days following surger? You will be forced to breath thru your mouth. Can they operate on one side at a time for you. BTW, I too was on Ativan at one time.JuanBoy wrote:Hi All
Scarred to death....
I am planning on nasal surgery for reducing my hypertrophied turbinates. I read the earlier posts and would like to know:
1. How well the surgery worked for those that had SMR (subcutaneous turbinate resection), and
2. What was the post operation like
My problem is that I cannot sleep and breathe through my mouth. Unfortunately, I have a large tongue, small mouth, and receding chin. I open my mouth but my tongue closes the air way when I relax. So I am nose breather only and not sure how to get around that. Hence nasal congestion or blockage is near death to me, and death would be better.
Any help is appreciated. Currently going on Zolofy and Ativan.
----JuanBoy
Re: Turbinate Reduction- subcutaneous resection
Bob3000 wrote:Two months ago I had a deviated septum corrected along with SMR surgery. It took nearly three weeks postop, but I eventually was able to breathe through my nose most days and almost every night. Around six weeks, I was having trouble with nasal congetsion again so I added in daily flonase and now as of eight weeks, I again can breathe through my nose most days and almost every night.
Recovery was nearly painless but unpleasant.
Overall, I achieved about 80% of what I wanted from the surgery so I consider it a success and it was well worth the modest discomfort associated with the procedure. BTW, I was back at work three days after surgery.
Sounds like you could barely breathe through your nose to begin with, either at night or during the day. I am guessing that the surgery helped a lot if that's the case.
John
Re: Turbinate Reduction- subcutaneous resection
Guest wrote:Wow Juan, you sound just like me. I have congestion at night. I can't breathe thru my mouth for the same reason as you. I too have been thinking of surgery. Although I am thinking of Turninate Coblation that would be done in the doc's office with only a topical anesthetic. Here are some things to consider. If you can't breathe thru your mouth, what are you going to do when the doc packs your nose for several days following surger? You will be forced to breath thru your mouth. Can they operate on one side at a time for you. BTW, I too was on Ativan at one time.JuanBoy wrote:Hi All
Scarred to death....
I am planning on nasal surgery for reducing my hypertrophied turbinates. I read the earlier posts and would like to know:
1. How well the surgery worked for those that had SMR (subcutaneous turbinate resection), and
2. What was the post operation like
My problem is that I cannot sleep and breathe through my mouth. Unfortunately, I have a large tongue, small mouth, and receding chin. I open my mouth but my tongue closes the air way when I relax. So I am nose breather only and not sure how to get around that. Hence nasal congestion or blockage is near death to me, and death would be better.
Any help is appreciated. Currently going on Zolofy and Ativan.
----JuanBoy
I looked into coblation and found the following:
1. Your nose well swell closed, according to the surgeon, for a about 7-10 days.
2. You may have to go through this multiple times during the year.
3. I did a bit of research on this and found that there are no clinical trials, with set objectives in a double blind study, to study the long term effect either in late complications or effectiveness. There was one study, which doesn't mean anything in medicine, that showed ineffectiveness in patients over a 3 year followup. So there is no scientific consensus on the procedure and there are some clinical studies just starting.
As far as the SMR on one nostril, I think that is the best way to go. According to the surgeon, there is no packing with SMR these days.
Thanks
Juan
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Do not take VIAGRA if you take nitrates, often prescribed for chest pain, as this may cause a sudden, unsafe drop in blood pressure.
Discuss your general health status with your doctor to ensure that you are healthy enough to engage in sexual activity. If you experience chest pain, nausea, or any other discomforts during sex, seek immediate medical help.
In the rare event of an erection lasting more than 4 hours, seek immediate medical help to avoid long-term injury.
If you are older than age 65, or have serious liver or kidney problems, your doctor may start you at the lowest dose (25 mg) of VIAGRA. If you are taking protease inhibitors, such as for the treatment of HIV, your doctor may recommend a 25 mg dose and may limit you to a maximum single dose of 25 mg of VIAGRA in a 48-hour period.
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VIAGRA should not be used with other treatments that cause erections. VIAGRA should not be used with REVATIO as REVATIO contains sildenafil, the same medicine found in VIAGRA.
VIAGRA does not protect against sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV.
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Do not take VIAGRA if you take nitrates, often prescribed for chest pain, as this may cause a sudden, unsafe drop in blood pressure.
Discuss your general health status with your doctor to ensure that you are healthy enough to engage in sexual activity. If you experience chest pain, nausea, or any other discomforts during sex, seek immediate medical help.
In the rare event of an erection lasting more than 4 hours, seek immediate medical help to avoid long-term injury.
If you are older than age 65, or have serious liver or kidney problems, your doctor may start you at the lowest dose (25 mg) of VIAGRA. If you are taking protease inhibitors, such as for the treatment of HIV, your doctor may recommend a 25 mg dose and may limit you to a maximum single dose of 25 mg of VIAGRA in a 48-hour period.
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VIAGRA should not be used with other treatments that cause erections. VIAGRA should not be used with REVATIO as REVATIO contains sildenafil, the same medicine found in VIAGRA.
VIAGRA does not protect against sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV.
The most common side effects of VIAGRA are headache, facial flushing, and upset stomach. Less commonly, bluish vision, blurred vision, or sensitivity to light may briefly occur.
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Do not take VIAGRA if you take nitrates, often prescribed for chest pain, as this may cause a sudden, unsafe drop in blood pressure.
Discuss your general health status with your doctor to ensure that you are healthy enough to engage in sexual activity. If you experience chest pain, nausea, or any other discomforts during sex, seek immediate medical help.
In the rare event of an erection lasting more than 4 hours, seek immediate medical help to avoid long-term injury.
If you are older than age 65, or have serious liver or kidney problems, your doctor may start you at the lowest dose (25 mg) of VIAGRA. If you are taking protease inhibitors, such as for the treatment of HIV, your doctor may recommend a 25 mg dose and may limit you to a maximum single dose of 25 mg of VIAGRA in a 48-hour period.
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If you have prostate problems or high blood pressure for which you take medicines called alpha blockers, your doctor may start you on a lower dose of VIAGRA.
VIAGRA should not be used with other treatments that cause erections. VIAGRA should not be used with REVATIO as REVATIO contains sildenafil, the same medicine found in VIAGRA.
VIAGRA does not protect against sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV.
The most common side effects of VIAGRA are headache, facial flushing, and upset stomach. Less commonly, bluish vision, blurred vision, or sensitivity to light may briefly occur.
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