Septoplasty and Turbinate Reduction

Go forth and breath the air!!!

 

Man that sounds intense. Glad your on the upswing.

And for real, i give you allot of credit. Your an active guy. Breathing is a big part of being physically active. Obviously i hadn't experienced this. But to me it sounds like those breathing issues would of hindered most from being as active as you are. Much props to you mang.

Hope the rest of the recovery goes well!

 

I've started a prayer chain.

But seriously, hope you heal fast.

And seriously, I did start a prayer chain.

 

You’re gonna die... Ens already has a grasp on your unstable paranoid brain.

 

Surf films?? Naw...go for porn!!! Talk about maneuvers!!!

 

This is a quick one, but so damn good. Taylor knox is the greatest. I literally watch this a few times a week.

 

"I respectfully disagree.. I have gained an immense wealth of medical wisdom within these walls"

 

$60....a bargain

 

Had a similar situation about 5 years ago, but I think my surgery was a little different. It took a long time for the swelling to go down, and I was out of the gym for a while per doctor's orders-- wasn't surfing at the time. I already have a big honker, so I looked real odd because of the swelling for a while hahaha. I think the doctor used a piece of cartilage to increase the support of the left side of my nose, which widened the breathing space-- can't remember the exact details. It was worth it for me though. Before the surgery, my left nostril was constantly closed shut when the weather changed or for no reason at all; it kept me up many nights, and I am surprised I didn't develop an addiction to those steroid sprays. I had a lot of those, but they didn't fix my problem. I still get the occasional blockage, but nothing like I had before.

 

I have had the unfortunate luxury of having this surgery twice. In 2009, I was in a similar situation at others (deviated septum, chronic sinus infections). Doc performed the surgery to correct the deviated septum and reduce turbinates, but the surgery failed; my septum re-deviated, nearly as badly as it had been before. My sinus infections subsided, but I developed sleep apnea (unbeknownst to me).

Flash forward to 2015; I was engaged, and my fiancee kept telling me that my snoring was getting worse and worse, so I finally went back to the doc and was advised to go under the knife a second time. This time, they corrected the deviated septum, trimmed my uvula by about 50% and removed my tonsils. My septum is now straight where it reaches my airway, though it is still visually deviated.

My first surgery was on a Friday, and I was back at school by Monday. I found the pain to be minimal (did not use any painkillers, even immediately after surgery), though it was uncomfortable until getting the packing taken out the next week.

Second surgery was miserable and had me out of work for a week and a half. I was on heavy duty oxycodone; when I say heavy duty, I mean that my fiancee occasionally had to prod me as I nodded off, and I twice had to remind myself to breathe, which was terrifying. The pain subsided after about 8 days to the point that I could stop taking the oxy, though it was a miserable, sleepless night after stopping. Overall healing process was about two weeks before I could start speaking normally again and four weeks before I felt completely normal.

 

Based on your post, you are still not normal.

 

Hey man, I'm thinking of going under the knife myself, I've done the deviated septum, adnoids and tonsils already all at once, and need a slight turbinate reduction. How are you breathing these days? Was it worth it? No ENS i'm guessing? That is my biggest fear and the only reason I have not gone under the knife, pain doesn't bother me that much, but mentally I might freak the fuck out.

 

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