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Hi All,
I just had my surgery done yesterday at 7 woke up from General Anaesthesia at 8 and was asked to go home at 3
I had some padding in my nose for couple of hours but they took it out at 1 (after 5 hours of surgery) .
I have to say I didn't expect it to go that well as I have always been scared of injection, surgeries and other things I should have had this done 12 years back but some silly reason suffered for 12 years .
anyone out there wanting to have it done don't worry it should be fine as in my case I love sleeping with my head in between two pillows I wasn't able to to sleep last night properly but after exactly 24 hours of my surgery I am feeling really good and for some reason I can breathe through my nose (I don't know if i should or not ) .Because i did read its not going to be that easy but thanks God its working for me
Constipation is the only thing that has concerned me which should be fine (fibres) today , you will need a bottle of water as mouth gets dried really quickly and straw or 1 litter bottles with tube kind of thing to drink from .
I am really happy that I went through it and it went well today is only the second day but I will keep you all posted everyday for next couple of days

hope it helps

sunil wrote: .........Constipation is the only thing that has concerned me .......

Oh, so you also had rectoplasty.

Very brave to have both surgeries on one day!

Hi...just wanted to give a post-op update. I'm 5 weeks post surgery for a turbinate reduction using a microdebreeder and am breathing easily through my nose. Still dealing with allergies and will probably go the shot route as the allergy meds don't do a whole lot of good. I was definitely very nervous before surgery, but can honestly say that I'm very happy that I didn't chicken out and went through with the procedure. This board really helped me as so many of you reported positive experiences and results. Thank you.

Well, I have my septoplasty/turbine reduction scheduled for Dec 3rd. Since I am single and live alone, I managed to persuade the doctor's office to do a 23 hour stay in the hospital. Yesterday, someone at work said her husband had it done and to expect to be off work at least one week. Well, I am having the surgery on a Thursday and am hoping to be at work on the Monday. Am I being too conservative?

What things should I have prepared at home for my post surgery? Last week, I did purchase a 4-pack box of puffs with aloe. How soon can you drive after this type of surgery? I am the type who gets cabin fever very easily. In fact about two months ago, I had hernia surgery and went out the first night after surgery. Off course, I didn't drive due to the pain meds but needed to get out. My doctor later said that was fine to do as long as you don't overdue it.

Should I ask the doctor for my prescriptino for pain meds before the surgery?

When you get the splints out do you need to have someone drive you to the doctors office or can you go by yourself? I am a person who really hates having to get help from others as I am very independant.

Hi-

Going to work on Monday (after Thursday surgery) is really pushing it. Only because of the blood. My friend had surgery on a Thursday. Went back to work next Wednesday. No, I had mine done on a Monday(stayed overnight in a hospital because of apnea) took whole week off. Going into work on Monday is really pushing it. You can't bend over because you could start bleeding.

No, the splints are a piece of cake. Had them removed on Friday 4 days post-op. Drove myself.

Bob

fsmitty wrote: ....... Well, I am having the surgery on a Thursday and am hoping to be at work on the Monday. Am I being too conservative?

Ask your doctor. I had mine done on a Monday, took the splints out on Friday and returned to work the next Monday. You may be different - better or worse. Plan for longer instead of shorter - that is what conservative means.

fsmitty wrote: What things should I have prepared at home for my post surgery? Last week, I did purchase a 4-pack box of puffs with aloe. How soon can you drive after this type of surgery?

Rent a bunch of good DVDs (no porn - you might run up your blood pressure and blow out the splints).

Forget the puffs. You will have a mustache bandage for about three days to catch the drips. You won't be blowing your horn or your car's horn for a while.

fsmitty wrote:Should I ask the doctor for my prescriptino for pain meds before the surgery?

Sure, ask him, but most want to give you the script after they see how the surgery went. If they give out the script in advance, some patients will take the whole bottle before they leave home to drive to the surgery.

fsmitty wrote:When you get the splints out do you need to have someone drive you to the doctors office or can you go by yourself?

People love to help. Give someone the pleasure of being able to say they helped you.

fsmitty wrote:I am a person who really hates having to get help from others as I am very independant.

Get over that crap. It's great for you to help people. But let someone help you and they become your good friend for life.

I had septoplasty and turbinate reduction about 3 weeks ago. I read hours on the computer before I did the procedure and I was incredibly nervous about this decision because I didn't want the risk of having a negative side effect happen. After many hours reading and talking to different people about my surgeon I finally decided to go ahead with it. My surgeon was recommended as one of the best in town (FIRST MAJOR TIP...Know ALL about your surgeon).
My surgery was successful and I felt pretty good afterward (except for the severe sore throat). That night my eyes watered all night long but I was breathing out of my nose which was nice. The next day my energy was coming back and my sore throat went away and I thought I was out of the woods and doing wonderful....UNTIL about 24 hours after the surgery all HELL broke loose. For the next 6 days this is what I experienced. No sleep due to my DRY throat,,sore throat, sooo much congestion my head felt like a bowl of jelly, I used the saline solution and it just made things worse....all the solution got stuck up in my sinuses and made more congestion...I literally could not breathe out of my nose which made me feel like I was suffocating...my energy was horrible,,,I could barely talk because mucus was gathering in my throat which made it hard to talk. It was truly the hardest thing that I ever went through...(and I have had 5 other surgeries, cancer (chemo and radiation) and about 10 broken bones...So my experience was NOT good...I stayed out of work for one whole week but did not have my normal energy until 2 weeks passed...felt very drained.
NOW,....my nose is def. better.. I can breathe equally out of both sides. I still have scabbing and mucous but it is getting better daily. Glad to be on this end of things...still can't believe what I went through....hoping to NEVER have to do it again...and am really PROTECTING my nose from anything that might bump it
Good luck making your decision...hope it isn't as rough for you as me....but it is nice to breathe normally...Hallelujah

Mammers, You don't mention whether, during those six difficulty days, you consulted with the surgeon. Did you?

Finally had my surgery last Thursday. Went in to the hospital at 6am and into surgery at 8am. They completely knocked me out which was good. The surgery lasted about 45 minutes after which I was taken to my 23 hour stay room. Decided to stay in overnight due to me living alone and the chance of bleeding. The nurses during the day would make me inhale that Afrin spray, saline spray and then swab the out part of my nostril with some antibiotic. Didn't sleep much in the hospital mainly due to the nurses that kept coming around to take my vital signs. They did ask me to bring my CPAP machine which I could not use. The nurse said that they ask people to bring them due to some people having breathing issues in recovery. On the first night, I noticed that I was able to breath okay through my nose which surprised me. Also have yet to experience any pain which is a major plus.

On the second day, the nasal congestion really started to hit me. Didn't sleep much as I had to sleep on my back. Breathing through my mouth gave me the worst dry mouth I have ever experienced. Using the saline rinses seem to make it worst. I did get the occasional bloody discharge from my nose which would crust up in the morning. It was easy to remove by swabbing my nose with some Q-Tips. The doctor did give me some antibiotic gel to use 3 time a day which does help stop most of the crusting. I am currently on Day 4 and still feel rather tired. Spending most of my time watching TV and sleeping every hour or so. Not too sure when this tiredness will disappear. I am planning on going back to work Monday but might still request it off as the tired feeling and congestion are still bad. My sister, who is a nurse, told me not to overdue it and that it would be better to take another day of work.

The doctor has scheduled me for a follow-up in two weeks. Reading on the internet, it seems that most people go back in a week. I guess the doctor didn't use any packing or splints as both are not visible when shining a light up my nose. How do you know if the doctor has put splints up your nose, can you see them?

fsmitty wrote:
I guess the doctor didn't use any packing or splints as both are not visible when shining a light up my nose. How do you know if the doctor has put splints up your nose, can you see them?

Your report is puzzling. Exactly what was the surgery for?

rooster wrote: Your report is puzzling. Exactly what was the surgery for?

The surgery was to correct my severe nasal congestion. The sleep doctor, who put on CPAP, referred me to the ENT to get checked out. The ENT found that my nasal congestion is caused by enlarged turbines and that I also had a deviated septum. She suggested surgery to straighten the septum and reduce the turbines.

Sorry if my post is puzzling.

does the surgery improve the outword appearance of your nose?

joelyn wrote:does the surgery improve the outword appearance of your nose?

No.

Of course, in my case, I made the doctor guarantee it would not change the outward appearance of my very handsome nose.

rooster wrote:

sunil wrote: .........Constipation is the only thing that has concerned me .......

Oh, so you also had rectoplasty.

Very brave to have both surgeries on one day!

Rooster, when you come up with something funny like that, I always wonder how many newbies don't ask or say anything just run to their doctor or ask if they should have that done too.

Pt. Hey doc this guy called rooster said when I have my septoplasty done I should have the rectoplasty done at the same time.

Doc walks out of the room burst out with a laugh tries to gather his composure but can't as he thinks of how he is going to explain this to the pt.

Gerry

Gerryk wrote:Doc walks out of the room burst out with a laugh tries to gather his composure but can't as he thinks of how he is going to explain this to the pt.

Gerry

They don't need any help from me. What doctors report patients say:

"prostRate"!

I do know for a fact that she DOES NOT want to be incubated."

Bus is coming out of the sore.

My ***** is ****ed up.

"Sugar Diabetes,"

My husband did have an attack of grout not long ago

It drives me nuts when a little old lady tells me when her last "mammiogram" was.

I take Fosafax for my bones."

A husband asked if he could cut his baby's "Biblical Cord"

On reviewing the family history of a pregnant patient who had a cousin with Down syndrome: "They said it was a generic disease"

Partial hysterectomy

Limp nodes

I had a father of a toddler say they treated her asthma with the "nipple-izer"

And my favorite: amino acid reflex disease