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Surgery question

Laredo LeftyLaredo Lefty Member Posts: 13,451 ✭✭✭
edited May 2006 in General Discussion
Iam going in this Fri for sinus surgery. The usual roto-rooter proceedure. Not looking forward to it.

Anyone had this done, and did it help? How about recovery time, discomfort level etc ??

Hopefully I will be put at ease by your responses.
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  • ghotie_thumperghotie_thumper Member Posts: 1,561 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Not to scare you off but.........When I woke up from mine it felt like I'd been kicked in the face by a heavy steel toe'd boot then slammed in the back of the head by a 2by4. Other than that and not being able to breathe through my nose for the first 2 days I was fine. Those Vicodens are just great.
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  • n/an/a Member Posts: 168,427 ✭
    edited November -1
    Ghotie has it right. But I never did get to breathing through my nose right. And after 10 tears I still don't breath through my nose very well.
    One word of advise is keep some of the nasil saline solution on hand. It can be bought at any pharmacy over the counter. after all the gauze is removed spray some into your nose about every 2 hours or so or as needed to keep the dry feeling away. It will feel like very dried bogers in your nose if you don't.
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  • tapwatertapwater Member Posts: 10,336 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    ......Lefty, here's a link to a thread I started after having mine. If you have any questions, shoot me an email. Be glad to talk about it. http://forums.gunbroker.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=183034
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  • Laredo LeftyLaredo Lefty Member Posts: 13,451 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Hey guys...Iam back.......and thanks for the imput. Well, Iam now 7 days post op. saw the doc yesterday to get the stints taken out...... WOW, what a relief that was.

    It was pretty much as you guys said. Last sat- sun- mon and tues were pure hell. I had reactions to the meds and had to stop taking them.

    Iam still in some pain due to the doc also fixing my deviated septum, but Iam feeling much better than 5 days ago. It will likely be another 2 weeks until I get back to 100%.

    Thanks again......... Joe
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  • kyplumberkyplumber Member Posts: 11,111
    edited November -1
    Have arsenio hall pick your nose.. It'd be cheaper

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  • SperrySperry Member Posts: 5,006 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Put a big note on the family jewels: "Not here, guys! A couple feet north!"
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  • alledanalledan Member Posts: 19,541
    edited November -1
    Sinus surgery is "iffy" at most. Generally most people will revert back to the same old problems with their snoot that they had before surgery.
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  • rongrong Member Posts: 8,459
    edited November -1
    Had sinus surgery when I was younger.
    Umcomfortable breathing out your
    mouth until it heals
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  • wanted manwanted man Member Posts: 3,276
    edited November -1
    My sister had the surgery, a friend at work had it TWICE-IIRC, and a cousin had it done YEARS ago, none of them benefitted in the long run[:(] Wish I had seen the original post, I would've 'prolly tried to talk you out of it! Best wishes-although VERY pessimistic-for a complete and healthful recovery![:)]
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