About 3 weeks ago i had a laser surgery
done called, IRC, i believe. Basically
what it does is uses lasers to shrink the
sinus membranes to prevent infections and
such in the future. Im not sure if anyone
else has had something similar to it done.
Anyways, since i had it done i've had a
lot of nasal problems. I had major sinus
pressure in the beginning as well as eye
irritation, both of which have dissapeared
now. Now what i have is the feeling of
stuffiness, but no mucus comes out. Also
i have excessive post-nasal drip that is
very thick and irritating. Claritin wont
stop the drip. And i have a tightness in
the throat around my "adams apple" and in
the back of the throat behind the mouth
and behind the sinus's. I don't have
trouble swallowing at all, and i have a
little trouble breathing which i think is
due to my stuffiness in the nose that
comes and goes, as well as the fact i have
asthma. Does anyone know if this is
normal more than 3 weeks later, or just in
general? any advice or stories would be
appreciated.
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critical care RN
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 20 Feb 2007 Posts: 92
Posted: 03-01-07 20:17pm
The stiffness you feel is related to
inflammation and the healing process. This
area is very vascular and has a lot of
nerve innervation. That's why things
dealing with our nose is very irritating
to us. If you have trouble breathing you
need to address this with your ENT that
did the surgery. I'm sure you have done a
post surgery follow up with him. If not
it's time to go and see him and have your
concerns addressed. Hope this helps.
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Mixed Clouds
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 25 Feb 2007 Posts: 7
Posted: 03-01-07 22:46pm
I did have a follow up and he said the
nose was healing nicely. He gave me
humibid for the mucus, i guess to thin it
out. It didn't work though and that is
why i was asking here to see if anyone
else has had an experience with this.
Thanks for the advice though, if anyone
else has anything to add i would
appreciate it.
