Posted by Hal/ Eastern WA on August 09, 2011 at 23:03:02 from (208.81.157.90):
In Reply to: miserable OT posted by mattcatlin on August 08, 2011 at 18:59:01:
I had a similar surgery done about 25 years ago. The ENT Doc said I must have broken my nose really bad at some time, but I didn't remember that ever happening. When I had the surgery, I had suffered an almost constant sinus infection for years, and the antibiotics didn't help anymore.
I think the worst part of my surgery was the recovery period. The Doctor had stitched splints that looked like plastic wings with soda straws on them into each nostril. If I remember correctly, I had to have them in my nostrils for about a week. No fun at all when the Doc pulled them out, since the wing part was way bigger than my nostrils. And then he pulled out yards and yards of gauze. It amazed me that that much stuff could fit inside my nose area.
Not much fun, but it was effective. I could breathe much better after things healed up, and I quit having the constant sinus infection and pressure in my cheekbones. If I had known how much better it would eventually make me feel, I think I would have had the surgery 20 years earlier.
I started using a CPAP machine a few weeks ago. It took some getting used to, but I think my sleep time is much more effective now. I am not needing nearly as many daytime naps as I was before I started with the machine. And my wife says now I don't snore almost at all.
Good luck with your recovery--hope you get the relief I did!
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