Anyone have a septoplasty done?

[Skoaltender]

Just wondering if anyone has had one done and how much improvement you had after.
I had my surgery last night and am very plugged up today, anxious to test out the new nose!

[warriorboy10]

Watching Botched right now. Sounds like typical post surgery condition. But I am not Dr.

Good luck breathing.

[sprinklerdog]

Two different friends had it done. Took one weeks longer than the other to heal but both were happy with results.

Geo

[kingrat]

Night and day for mine, not only breathing but sinus infections also.

[elk eater]

I had it done. Felt better in a week or so. Slowly the breathing got better. Takes about 6 months to feel the full effect. Worked well. Nice to breath through your nose again but I still snore like a freight train.

[DisplacedFlatlander]

I had it done a year and a half ago. If I had to do over, I'm not sure I would do it again. The recovery was terrible. I was down and out for about a week (I lost a bunch of blood in the surgery). Then after all was said and done, I ended up with a perforated septum. Not the best experience for me.


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[Hooter]

I had it done a number of years ago, and although it worked for a short while (maybe 6 months) my breathing is no better now than it was before. Sleeping at night was awful for about a week.

Hope your results are better than mine.

[Skoaltender]

Originally Posted by Hooter

I had it done a number of years ago, and although it worked for a short while (maybe 6 months) my breathing is no better now than it was before. Sleeping at night was awful for about a week.

Hope your results are better than mine.

My nose/sinuses are so incredibly plugged at the moment. Like you mentioned I haven't slept for more than an hour in the past two days as it's so uncomfortable. I was coming from a complete blockage in the right nostril and a 75% in the left so any improvement will be better I suppose.

[play.soccer]

Just had a septoplasty done yesterday. Took the sponges out this morning, breathing seems good through the nose, the lack of phlegm and mucous at the moment is my favorite result so far.

[Okotokian]

Edited. No point giving advice to a suspended user LOL

[kevinhits]

Originally Posted by Okotokian

Edited. No point giving advice to a suspended user LOL

OP can still read your response

[Okotokian]

Originally Posted by kevinhits

OP can still read your response

True! I guess I'm reflecting on my own experience being suspended, where I was too mad to bother coming back to peek. LOL

[Skoaltender]

Update: surgery was a waste of time. Breathing has barely improved and I am still having complications 6 months after. Nostril won’t heal and is constantly bleeding.

[Little red riding hood]

Don't want to let on how dim whitted I am, but what caused the condition that required surgery? I just finished reading about the process, so I know what it is now, (see, even a retarded redneck can learn) but what happened? We're you born with it, or was it caused by physical trauma?

[buckbrush]

Originally Posted by Little red riding hood

Don't want to let on how dim whitted I am, but what caused the condition that required surgery? I just finished reading about the process, so I know what it is now, (see, even a retarded redneck can learn) but what happened? We're you born with it, or was it caused by physical trauma?

Although I never went through with the procedure, it has been mentioned.
I have a deviated septum that blocks off one nostril most of the way.
Mine was cause by trauma. It didn't happen all at once I noticed it getting worse over the years after each round of "trauma".
I now try to avoid that..

[Norwest Alta]

Originally Posted by buckbrush

Although I never went through with the procedure, it has been mentioned.
I have a deviated septum that blocks off one nostril most of the way.
Mine was cause by trauma. It didn't happen all at once I noticed it getting worse over the years after each round of "trauma".
I now try to avoid that..

Leading with the beak is never a good thing. Gonna research this septoplasty a little more. Seems more and more I feel air restricted thru the nose.

[Newellknik]

I didn't breathe out of my left nostril for 35 years ...
I had several hockey related traumas over my younger
Years . I suffered with sinus issues since I came here
from the W coast. My GP sent me to an ENT Doc .....
they straighten my septum , and breathing seems good
but then the sinus infections started ...Back to the ENT .
Apparently I had a sinus scrape , a Tumor removed ( benign)
During the realignment . That's two years ago , constant sinus issues .
In two weeks I am going to a new top ENT doc . I'm told , it is
pretty common to have these done a few times .
Good Luck