Come to find out I went back to my pcp
today for the 2nd time and it appears I
have a devaited septum. I will be
seeing a en&t specialist next week.
The same doctor who happened to take
my tonsils out a few years ago.
At any rate, it seems that I may be faced
with the surgical process of septoplasty
where they go through the nostril and
"correct" the nasal obstruction.
Has anyone had this done? How bad
is it?
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enosgl
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 12 Oct 2004 Posts: 1 Location: Libertyville, Illinois
Deviated Septum Posted: 10-12-04 22:34pm
After years of breathing difficulty and
recurring sinus infections, I went to a
Dr. That suggested surgical correction.
As with any surgery, it is a bit scary,
but the results were worth it. It was a
year and a half ago, and I have had a
single infection, where before, they
seemed quarterly or better. My surgeon
used a method that used no packing and
dissolving stitches. I have no regret at
all. Good luck.
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mpallo
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 07 Aug 2004 Posts: 16
Re: Deviated Septum Posted: 10-13-04 04:54am
enosgl
wrote:
after years of breathing
difficulty and recurring sinus infections,
I went to a Dr. That suggested surgical
correction. As with any surgery, it is
a bit scary, but the results were worth
it. It was a year and a half ago, and I
have had a single infection, where before,
they seemed quarterly or better. My
surgeon used a method that used no packing
and dissolving stitches. I have no
regret at all. Good
luck.
thanks for the reply. I have my surgery
scheduled for the 12th of november.
Looking forward to breathing again and
geting off my 12 hr nasal spray addiction.
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mpallo
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 07 Aug 2004 Posts: 16
Posted: 11-24-04 21:46pm
Just a follow up to this. Had my surgery
almost 2 weeks ago. Everything went
great although I underestimated the
recovery time.
I had the surgery on a friday and went
back to work on monday. It wasn't until
wednesday of that week that I felt halfway
decent. They did not use any packing,
but did use dissolving stitches. 4 days
after the surgery they took out the 2
nasal splints which was really causing the
discomfort. I could not believe how
large they were. Oye!!!
At any rate I am feeling great but still a
bit tender.
