I myself had septoplasty and turbinate out break. I feel great. Sorry to gloat but I had mine done on the 21st of February, didn't sleep very well Monday, but since its been ok. Little more bleeding then I thought. Packing aka tampons removed the next day and all is well. I noticed a significant change immediately, and improves everyday. It's nice to breathe out both nostriles since I got my face smashed with a football helmet. I was lucky to have a good surgeon. ;-)
I just had Septoplasty done on Tuesday the 8th, I was a little worried about doing it, but everyone at the surgery center made me feel so much better I don't remember much about the operation mostly coming home and being a little tired, he packed my nose and also used stints I didn't get much sleep that night having to breath out of my mouth all night. The next day I went to get the packing out that was a little weird, he also sucked stuff out of my nose, next week I go to get the stints taking out. My nose is really tinder, and hard to breath out of and my front two teeth are kind of numb at least behind the teeth it is. Pain is so so, inside my nose hurts the most towards the opening of my nose, hopefully that won't last long but I was giving pain killers that I take at night. I use the saline spray every day like every two hours just to make sure it doesn't get dried out cause that will hurt a lot when they take the stints out, but someone on this page gave some good advice for the stuffiness, and that is to take warm shower to help drain out the nose, I hope everyone hangs in there I can't wait to be able to breath again when I sleep that was always my biggest problem
My nose looks very different. I had a Septoplasty and turbinate reduction 20 days ago. The pain was very bad when the pain pills would wear off but other than that just a stuffy nose and general discomfort. I can breath much better and the doctor says that I am healing perfectly. HOWEVER, my once perfectly pretty straight nose now has a big dip in the middle of the bridge. It is not obvious to people who never met me before but my husband, family and friends can tell. The doctor said it happened because he had to loosen my septum so much to get it straight. Before the surgery he said it was a VERY small chance that this could happen. He has a nice big "sorry about that" for me.
I had the surgery for daily migraines and in 20 days I have had only one tiny migraine. So that being said, I am pleased to have my life back perfectly straight nose or not. :) I would only recommend a surgery like this if you HAVE to have it.
I had my septoplasty & ethmoidectomy 5 days ago and I seem to have an amazing recovery in comparison to the other respondents. I went in for my surgery Monday am and woke up with little trouble other than some difficulty breathing (I am asthmatic). After a brief recovery in the hospital I was released to go home (Admitted at 9 and out by 4). I did have some bleeding immediately after leaving the hospital just while I had to wait at the pharmacy and it was likely due to too much activity. The pain was most severe on the day of surgery but bearable by taking 1 percocet every 2 hours and 2 every four at night. I felt better the next day and iced to help with the swelling and slept a lot. On day 3 I was down to 1 percocet every 4 hours and on day 4 down to 1 every six hours or so. Now on day 5 I feel incredibily better other than some discomfort from the splints, congestion and minimal dental pain. I will say I am drinking about 20 oz of water an hour and ate a lot of popsicles to help with the sore throat. My best advice is that keep on top of pain management - ice, take the pain meds as prescribed, be ready with popsicles and soft food and keep hydrated. I had a friend just have the same surgery and it didn't go as well so I was very proactive and things have been amazingly successful. Once I can get 100% off the pain meds (which I only think I need for the splint discomfort) I am back to work!
On July 18th, 2011 I went in for a septorhinoplasty surgery. I have had a completely collapsed septum on my right side of my nose which actually caused me to lose my sense of taste & smell for over the last 7 years. After finally seeing an E.N.T. Dr., I decided to proceed with this surgery.
It is now day 5 since my surgery and I have to say, everybody underestimated the severity of the pain accompanied with this surgery. I have followed the Dr's orders to a "T" and I am still in alot of pain. This morning I threw up twice and it makes me wonder if something is going on. I was not sent home with packing in my nose, but splints instead. I believe the blood that I've been swallowing might be the culprit causing my nausea. On the 27th, I'm scheduled to have my splints removed. I'm just wondering if anybody else has encountered similar bleeding or flat out just felt weird from this surgeries recovery. I've never had any surgery of any kind. I'm 32 years old. Most people will tell me to contact my Dr, however if I wanted to ask my Dr's opinion, I would call my Dr. Hoping to hear from your own experiences....
Jakekoski from Portland
Reply to Cowboy up- you are a jack ass!! Iactually had a ruptured suture that pulled my splint out of my collapsed nostril lodging in nasal pharynx causing extreme vomiting and blood loss. I did not have a simple 90 minute septoplasty, rather I had 6 different surgeries preformed,
taking over 3 hours. So I hope you realize that you're post was both inappropriate and immature. Plus,....cowboy up? Are you serious? These websites are made so that people can receive advice from people who've actually had this done. You sound like a punk!! So thanks for your knowledge or rather, pointing out your lack there of.
Each of us is an individual and everyone has their own scale of pain. My post op instructions did say to contact the Dr. or emergency immediately if I had vomiting or extreme blood loss. My surgery was 2.5 hours due to some scaring from a previous injury (broken nose in Dec.) and thin cartiledge I had very little nose pain or bleeding, but excrutiating jaw pain. I already have TMJ, but this is the worst ever. Has anyone else had jaw pain from the intubation? When does it subside? Also, some advise: I read that pineapple is a natural anti-inflammatory food. I have been eating pineapple juice popsicles and it works! Plus, the ice is so soothing. My splints come out Tues. but I can already breathe from both nostrils. I think the deformity people report is due to the splints and the swelling. It takes 2 months for the nose to completely heal according to my doctor, who is an ENT and a Board Certified plastic surgeon.
ridinghood13---you're three days behind me! I had septo/turbinate reduction/maxillary work done on the 28th of July. Good luck with your recovery--and thanks for the note about pineapple. What a great idea!
I, too, have TMJ. After a long dental procedure last month, I developed trismus (sort of like lockjaw), but could not take the anti-inflammatories necessary to correct it until after the sinus surgery. Doc says I can't take them yet---bleeding risk still too high. Trismus was (and is) very painful and created a real problem when talking or attempting to eat. I was afraid that it would cause a delay in my surgery (breathing tube has to fit in there somewhere). I told the anesthesiologist about it and he said that the muscles nearly always released when under anesthesia, and if they didn't, he could give me some muscle relaxer through the IV. I honestly don't know if he gave me any or not, but for a couple of days, my jaw didn't hurt as badly (could be the pain meds too).
All of this is to say--you could have trismus triggered from the length of your surgery. It could also be referred pain from the sinuses. And honestly, 2.5 hours is a long time for someone with TMJ to have their mouth propped open, so it could be that alone. I would definitely talk to your ENT about it. Good luck with it. I feel your pain and hope it resolves quickly for you. It's amazing how much jaw pain can affect your daily life!
I, too, have TMJ. After a long dental procedure last month, I developed trismus (sort of like lockjaw), but could not take the anti-inflammatories necessary to correct it until after the sinus surgery. Doc says I can't take them yet---bleeding risk still too high. Trismus was (and is) very painful and created a real problem when talking or attempting to eat. I was afraid that it would cause a delay in my surgery (breathing tube has to fit in there somewhere). I told the anesthesiologist about it and he said that the muscles nearly always released when under anesthesia, and if they didn't, he could give me some muscle relaxer through the IV. I honestly don't know if he gave me any or not, but for a couple of days, my jaw didn't hurt as badly (could be the pain meds too).
All of this is to say--you could have trismus triggered from the length of your surgery. It could also be referred pain from the sinuses. And honestly, 2.5 hours is a long time for someone with TMJ to have their mouth propped open, so it could be that alone. I would definitely talk to your ENT about it. Good luck with it. I feel your pain and hope it resolves quickly for you. It's amazing how much jaw pain can affect your daily life!
Thanks Delia,
I believe the tmj is slightly better now thAt the sinuses have opened up. The original problem was due to bruxism although I wasn't aware that I clenched during sleep. Anyway, I see the dentist in a few weeks and will discuss a night mouth guard. Was this ever suggested to you? The good nes is that the packing is out, splints out in 5 days, and I can breathe and blow my nose! Things we take for granted......
I believe the tmj is slightly better now thAt the sinuses have opened up. The original problem was due to bruxism although I wasn't aware that I clenched during sleep. Anyway, I see the dentist in a few weeks and will discuss a night mouth guard. Was this ever suggested to you? The good nes is that the packing is out, splints out in 5 days, and I can breathe and blow my nose! Things we take for granted......
That's for sure! And glad you're beginning to improve. Having the splints removed will change your life! :)
I was sent to a dentist who specialized in TMJ problems probably 15 years ago for a night guard. It made a huge difference for me! It creates a shift in your bite while at rest that stops the clenching. I didn't really intend to (and am not sure it's the best thing to do), but I began to make that shift myself, without the guard. After a year or so, I no longer required the guard. I have observed that, when under increased stress, I subconsciously shift my jaw even while awake now.
Best wishes with everything!
I was sent to a dentist who specialized in TMJ problems probably 15 years ago for a night guard. It made a huge difference for me! It creates a shift in your bite while at rest that stops the clenching. I didn't really intend to (and am not sure it's the best thing to do), but I began to make that shift myself, without the guard. After a year or so, I no longer required the guard. I have observed that, when under increased stress, I subconsciously shift my jaw even while awake now.
Best wishes with everything!
I had my septoplasty 23 days ago with splints and she burned my inferior thingys i.e. turbinates and I still feel tight as I had a fractured nose and didn't know it.had set back with infection and it is gone as of yesterday but I still don't want to engage in much.
my Doctor told me little if anything as my primary doctor told me the diagnoses and i told her after she took a cat scan and nothing showed but it was right there.
going crazy now laying in my recliner waiting for healing but as the woman said swelling can take over 4 months and that's what my primary doctor told me.
Lets pray it doesn't take that long but it may.
my Doctor told me little if anything as my primary doctor told me the diagnoses and i told her after she took a cat scan and nothing showed but it was right there.
going crazy now laying in my recliner waiting for healing but as the woman said swelling can take over 4 months and that's what my primary doctor told me.
Lets pray it doesn't take that long but it may.
I am now 11 months post surgery and just wanted to place a second and final follow-up posting here on my final results. Back on about page 5 of this forum you'll find a very long report I gave at about day 12 post surgery (under the same name) and which deals in great detail with pain, bleeding, swelling, drainage, sleeping, eating, nausea, vomiting (from drainage), etc, that most of you that are considering this surgery will be much more concerned with reading. In reading over my prior post now, it sounds pretty rough, and it was actually more traumatic than I expected in the immediate days after the surgery. Mine was a bit more involved as they had to rebreak my nose in addition to the septoplaty, rhinoplasty, and minor turbinate trimming, that were all done at once. So my point being, yours may not be nearly as bad as that and I just wanted to place a second post here to encourage you not to be scared off by that prior posting.
I could tell at that time that this surgery was going to be an improvement but with all the swelling and tenderness at that time, I really couldn't tell how much of an improvement it was going to be. Now, almost eleven months after my surgery, I can tell you that this surgery was one of the very best decisions I have made in my life. I can now lay on my right side and sleep at night while breathing easily. Before this, sleeping on my right side was out of the question. No air arrived at all. I no longer have to build a ramp with my pillow to pull open the left side of my nose to sleep on my left side (my only other option back then). The airway is wide open. I am no longer a mouth breather. I no longer gasp through my open mouth when running. I no longer experience a constant sensation of wind burn through my nose all day long, every single day. That is completely gone. Air flows normally. This was the best decision that I ever made and it is a whole new life eleven months later. Don't put this off for twenty years like I did. The only sign of the surgery I am still experiencing is a slightly persistent feeling of numbness at the tip of my nose. It was almost completely numb after the surgery due to cut and/or traumatized nerves. This has been improving month by month and now is almost completely gone with normal sensation almost completely returned.
Okay, that said, go back and read my prior posting from 12 days after surgery. You will more than likely be miserable for at least a few days if not a week after this surgery. When you still can't breath well after two weeks don't think something has gone horribly wrong. Your nose is traumatized and badly swollen shut in there. It is full of dried blood and other gook. Even flushing only removes so much of this and only so fast. When your Doctor tells you swelling can last up to four months he does not mean THAT level of swelling. He just means it will go down very gradually and you won't realize the complete benefit of the surgery till the end of that period.
Get a recliner to sleep in, rent a bunch of DVDs, fill those vicodin prescriptions (be prepared for constipation! Sorry, just reality), drink lots of water, sleep when you can, and don't rush to get back to work. You may initially regret undergoing this surgery but that will change. Again, this was the best decision I have ever made. Do it!
A year since my septoplasty and turbinate reduction now, and i can breath clearly throught my nose :-) Ive had no problems after the healing period and I hope anyone considering surgery can see past the painful short term stuff becaus elong term, its so much better. I have the odd days where i feel a little stuffy, but nothing in comparison to the total congestion i used to have on a permanant basis.
I had my septoplasty on september 1 2011 and to date i have had htis pain on the ridge of my nose and between my eyes and I have to take pain killers and that doesn't stop it.
it goes from that to all over my face and the back of my head to the back of my neck and have been to the hospital and they did a cat scan and shows nothing wrong.
I had a fractured nose and no one saw it on a cat scan so she had to go in without that help and then found the fracture and asked me who hit me with that much force?? IDK I am not one to go get punched in the nose.
My regualr doctor says it's probably swelling and ENT says nothing as her and i have problems with each other as she is a smart ass.
It has been 34 days so far ad i can't find relief only in the morn when i wake up until about an hour then it starts as a small headache and progresses into a huge pain in my butt.
Does anyone have any idea what could be doing this as septo plasty was the do all end all for headaches it is said.
I am afarid to function due to the progression will go faster.
thanks Mike
it goes from that to all over my face and the back of my head to the back of my neck and have been to the hospital and they did a cat scan and shows nothing wrong.
I had a fractured nose and no one saw it on a cat scan so she had to go in without that help and then found the fracture and asked me who hit me with that much force?? IDK I am not one to go get punched in the nose.
My regualr doctor says it's probably swelling and ENT says nothing as her and i have problems with each other as she is a smart ass.
It has been 34 days so far ad i can't find relief only in the morn when i wake up until about an hour then it starts as a small headache and progresses into a huge pain in my butt.
Does anyone have any idea what could be doing this as septo plasty was the do all end all for headaches it is said.
I am afarid to function due to the progression will go faster.
thanks Mike
I had my septoplasty and turbanites (sp) "trimmed" last week Thurs. I had the packing removed the next day and felt a lot better. I never took the vicodin for pain at all- just tylenol. My pain tolerance is higher than most I guess.... I have been in to get my nose "cleaned out" three times since last thurs, and am getting the stents taken out Monday. I am so looking forward to this as well. Not too bad for me- and I am a complainer! I have noticed that my nose looks "turned up" also and the stents are affecting my nose and eyes and mouth. I had terrible sinus infections causing me to get the surgery. Jury is still out on this, but I am certain I will feel better. I can offer any help on anyone has questions for a guy that went through this to help with a decision if interested. I think the benefits will be great in time. This isnt an overnight solution. Time heals all wounds- even this one! Patience my fellow sufferers. Breath better all!!!!