Deviated Septum Surgery

honeychile · #1 06-20-2010, 12:48 AM

Wow - I have horrible sinuses! I wonder if the surgery would work for me? I'd freak if they changed my nose, but oh, would I love to breathe easily!

VandalSquirrel · #2 06-20-2010, 12:58 AM

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Originally Posted by honeychile

Wow - I have horrible sinuses! I wonder if the surgery would work for me? I'd freak if they changed my nose, but oh, would I love to breathe easily!

Make an appointment with an ENT (ear nose throat doctor) and get evaluated. If you have a lot of sinus infections and they think it is worth getting a CT scan, as well as an endoscope (YUCK) you may have a nice outpatient surgery. My issue resided with the adenoids being infected, and growing back, paired with the deviated septum and some small sinus issues. It helped me immensely and the allergies are now the next hurdle.

honeychile · #3 06-20-2010, 01:04 AM

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Originally Posted by VandalSquirrel

Make an appointment with an ENT (ear nose throat doctor) and get evaluated. If you have a lot of sinus infections and they think it is worth getting a CT scan, as well as an endoscope (YUCK) you may have a nice outpatient surgery. My issue resided with the adenoids being infected, and growing back, paired with the deviated septum and some small sinus issues. It helped me immensely and the allergies are now the next hurdle.

LOL - I have endoscopies every 2 years for another condition. Sounds like a plan.

WaxOff · #4 06-20-2010, 01:01 AM

I broke my nose 4 times and finally had it corrected about 2 years ago. They corrected the septum and performed "Turbine modification." Pretty much everything the others have said is correct, except i had no packing at all. i had to wear a strap over my face holding a piece of gauze in place.

In my own experience, for the first couple of weeks, I couldn't bend over without my nose running like a faucet. I had to go back for follow ups at like 4 and 6 weeks to have the sutures/stitches removed. That, by far, was the worst. They sprayed a numbing substance up each nostril and pulled them out. The drip down the back of my throat was absolutely disgusting.

Benzgirl · #5 06-20-2010, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by honeychile

Wow - I have horrible sinuses! I wonder if the surgery would work for me? I'd freak if they changed my nose, but oh, would I love to breathe easily!

Before the surgery, I had 3-4 knock-down bacterial sinus infections each year. Now, I get about 1 sinus infection each year and it's typically viral. It's a huge improvement.

Also, the septoplasty and the rhinoplasty are two completely different things.

ASUADPi · #6 06-20-2010, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Benzgirl

Before the surgery, I had 3-4 knock-down bacterial sinus infections each year. Now, I get about 1 sinus infection each year and it's typically viral. It's a huge improvement.

Also, the septoplasty and the rhinoplasty are two completely different things.

I was worse. I now get on average 3-4 sinus infections a year, but I know when I am sick and I immediately get to the doctor and get it cleared up. Before my surgery, I was always sick. It was horrible.

honeychile-my nose didn't change any, but the surgery was so worth it. Just get in to a ENT.

carnation · #7 07-07-2010, 08:09 AM

Okay, dreading the surgery tomorrow. I'll take y'all's word on how it improved your lives! The doctor is my daughter's boss...surely a Chi O doctor won't hurt another Greek!

The doctor has mentioned splints so maybe no tampons? and some deal with a strap under the nose so maybe no tape.

A friend told me she went back to work a few days after her septoplasty and leaned over to hand back a customer's credit card and fluid poured out of her nose all over the card. I wonder if the woman kept it.

ForeverRoses · #8 07-07-2010, 08:29 AM

good luck!

Benzgirl · #9 07-07-2010, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by carnation

The doctor has mentioned splints so maybe no tampons? and some deal with a strap under the nose so maybe no tape.

A friend told me she went back to work a few days after her septoplasty and leaned over to hand back a customer's credit card and fluid poured out of her nose all over the card. I wonder if the woman kept it.

I did wear tape for 5 days but trimmed it so that it didn't cover my face. I didn't have the "tampons" but did have a splint which they removed after one week.

I wore the strap under my nose for 1 day but one of my friends wore it for several days. My friend did what your friend did and it bled because she kept tilting her head down. I think mine didn't bleed because I did sit and sleep upright.

MaggieXi · #10 07-07-2010, 10:46 AM

Good Luck!

I had broken my nose 2 times by the time I was 16 (softball and lacrosse) and it was a little crooked. I also suffered from horrible allergies and would get very bad sinus infections every time I caught a cold.

I ended up having sinus surgery while in college: polyps removed and my sinuses cleared with a laser and my septum fixed all at the same time. I won't lie - the first two days after the surgery were horrible. I was fully packed, had gotten sick from the anesthetic, wasn't eating and couldn't sleep very long and had the worst headache known to man. After the packing was removed, I was much better and could rest and eat. My nose and face were still very sore and I looked pretty beat up. After about a week I think I was 100%.

A lot of people thought I had plastic surgery, but mainly my nose wasn't crooked anymore and my voice kind of changed too - I didn't sound as nasal as I used to.

Since then I've had very few sinus infections (used to get them constantly). I still have bad allergies, but they are much more tolerable now. I broke my nose once after the surgery (car accident - airbag deployed and broke it), but the Drs said it healed ok.