appt. with the schnoz surgeon tomorrow

BostonGayGal

Tomorrow she will put the camera up my nose and down my throat.  I don't like that.  Then she will send me for x-rays.  If I feel good about her, I will schedule the surgery asap. Otherwise I will go to a consult with a different surgeon on Thursday.  I sincerely doubt I can get the surgery done before my August cycle, but I will try.

This isn't thoughts and prayers worthy, but I am really tense.  It will make a big difference to me if tomorrow goes well.    

Tim'sWifey

Good luck, love.

Penelope Drake

Do you have a deviated septum?  My BIL had this and had the surgery and he is a new man since then.

greenclown

I've had cameras up my nose and down my throat.  It's such an odd feeling.  Good luck!

BostonGayGal

Penelope Drake:

Do you have a deviated septum?  My BIL had this and had the surgery and he is a new man since then.

I've had cameras up there a few times and I wish they would make one that saved the photos because eardrums should not tickle.  I am rubbing my ears just thinking about it. 

Indeed, one of my deviations is indeed my septum.  Being able to sleep and to breathe, and potentially reduce my headaches might make me unrecognizably chipper. 

ohashlet

What time is all this, I'll be thinking about you.

w2smd

I had my deviated septrum repaired a year ago, and it's such an awesome feeling once you heal. The only pain I experienced after surgery was my front teeth hurt for like 2 days, and not even enough to take the pain med. I had the surgery done on Thurs and I was ready to go back to work by Monday. AND.. now I can breathe out of my right nostril Hope you have a positive experience.. you'll be so happy once you're breathing normally again!

BostonGayGal

ohashlet:

What time is all this, I'll be thinking about you.

8:30. I suspect it will be over before you wake up!  

 

ohashlet

Ha, well I'll think about it before I go to bed then

hippotree

Good luck, dear!

Dee1028

Good luck! That does not sound like fun at all!

BostonGayGal

w2smd:

I had my deviated septrum repaired a year ago, and it's such an awesome feeling once you heal. The only pain I experienced after surgery was my front teeth hurt for like 2 days, and not even enough to take the pain med. I had the surgery done on Thurs and I was ready to go back to work by Monday. AND.. now I can breathe out of my right nostril Hope you have a positive experience.. you'll be so happy once you're breathing normally again!

I really appreciate hearing this.  Not that I love the idea of surgery, but the part of the whole thing that scares me most is actually the recovery.  I am so scared of not being able to breathe through my nose at all due to the packing and such.  I can't imagine I will be able to sleep. But I look forward to using my left nostril.  That will be nice. 

Lambie.

Good luck!

w2smd

Oh I should add.. you will feel like you have a bad cold for a while, because you cannot blow your nose for 10+ days. But to help with the congestion and obviously dried blood up there.. you do the saline rinses several times a day and they help. It was a little odd getting used to breathing out of my mouth for a while - buy lots of chapstick!!! my lips always get dry if i have to mouth breathe - but doable. The only way I could breathe out of my right nostril before was to literally pull my face over to the right to "re-align".  Again.. good luck!!!

w2smd

and ONE more thing.. haha.. I did not come home with any packing. I came home with a mask-like thing that went behind my ears (so, imagine like a dental hygenist's mask) with a small strip that went across my face and held a gauze pad up to my nose; but nothing IN my nose.