I just got surgery to tackle my deviated septum in one nose and an enlarged turbinate in the other. Night and day difference!
I’m glad things are better for you! I might need to have this done myself, how bad was recovery and are there any downsides to the procedure?
thanks!
I’m still recovering from that (plus a UPPP) - the post-op instructions for the nasal operations spoke of potential splints and other packing to be dealt with at a post-op appointment but I didn’t have any of that and recovery was 1.5 weeks (just passed) of no exercise, bending over, lifting objects above 20ish lb and minimal sneezing, no blowing nose, plenty of rest but I was able to function after a weekend on my butt. (surgery friday AM)
Bloody and later clear drainage for the first couple/few days, nasal rinses (that Neil Med saline packets and bottle) for cleaning.
The UPPP was included for sleep apnea/snoring and recovery is longer, I was on a soft, lukewarm/cool/cold diet for several days and I’m mostly back to normal but no spicy foods and a hint of pain still.
The pain when swallowing from this one was the worst of it in the first several days - my nose seems to have gotten away without much pain or disruption at all since it was clear virtually all the time post op but the directions indicated it likely would be blocked. Hydrocodone was prescribed but I only used it a little bit and got by with tylenol (the infant kind because syrup instead of pill and it happened to be at Costco)
The tough part was remembering to stay hydrated. I found a wedge pillow helped with drainage.
I was more reluctant for the UPPP but insurance dictated it and not a lighter-touch procedure. no complications on any of them thus far but it’s too recent to call final results.
I said night and day difference especially laying down, but doc says as swelling goes away there’s more improvement to be had!
My sibling had their tonsils/adenoids removed in adulthood and the recovery was brutal, days 3-5 were the worst. Would you say the UPPP or the deviated septum correction was more impactful? I know you had to get both for insurance to cover it, but I’d rather not do both if I can avoid it haha
The UPPP sucked more recovery-wise in my case, turns out I’m down 4 lbs after 1.5 weeks resting. The instructions said the throat pain would intensify over the first week but it didn’t seem to get much worse for me, just bad for a few days and then slowly got better. Whether it fixes up my snoring/sleep apnea remains to be seen. Hoping it does but we will see. This would have more impact on my SO’s sleep, but I do have a CPAP so I could make do with that.
the septum correction/turbinate reduction has made all the difference so far with not much pain, but I suspect I got lucky pain-wise. If I had to choose, it would be this one every day of the week.
I got a CPAP hoping this would at least help. Nope, made it worse. Or at least made it more uncomfortable.
Friend of mine got a laser treatment for the tissue inside the nose. Improved airflow big time without having to use a CPAP.
I had to have a deviated septum and other nasal surgery that helped some, but I stopped using my CPAP and feel better now.
Still don’t get much sleep.
Flonase works for me if you haven’t given it a shot but I hear you.
Every doctor I’ve ever mentioned my issues to has given me Flonase. It does so little that I don’t even notice if I forget to take it. Which leads to more forgetting. Glad it works for you though. I presume it works for many people given how long its been around and how ubiquitous it is.
