Comments on: Sinus Surgery http://cfehnel.wordpress.com/2006/04/27/sinus-surgery/ Random ramblings of zero importance Sun, 18 Oct 2009 01:19:03 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: don http://cfehnel.wordpress.com/2006/04/27/sinus-surgery/#comment-7064 don Sun, 18 Oct 2009 01:19:03 +0000 https://cfehnel.wordpress.com/2006/04/27/sinus-surgery/#comment-7064 I had sinus surgery on Monday. wasnt too bad the first two days but by the third day the pressure in my nose intensified causing a sudden nose bleed. So I went to see my doctor and told him I couldnt take the pressure obviously from the stints and that I wanted them out. He said they were suppose to be in for seven days of the scar tissue may be a problem and would require removal gthus a second surgery. I said i would take that chance. My question is since some people had no stints and others were removed in three days, what are my chances of not having scar tissue blockage. I had sinus surgery on Monday. wasnt too bad the first two days but by the third day the pressure in my nose intensified causing a sudden nose bleed. So I went to see my doctor and told him I couldnt take the pressure obviously from the stints and that I wanted them out. He said they were suppose to be in for seven days of the scar tissue may be a problem and would require removal gthus a second surgery. I said i would take that chance. My question is since some people had no stints and others were removed in three days, what are my chances of not having scar tissue blockage.

]]> By: oumaima http://cfehnel.wordpress.com/2006/04/27/sinus-surgery/#comment-7063 oumaima Sun, 13 Sep 2009 22:02:56 +0000 https://cfehnel.wordpress.com/2006/04/27/sinus-surgery/#comment-7063 i had turbinate reduction,septoplasty,removal of polyps,and ma last surgery was b4 a month it was endoscopic sinus surgery and turbinate reduction again..it was painfull..but ma prob is dat i really have hadach now..n duuno if its frm ma last surgery or wht??wht u think guyz?? thx i had turbinate reduction,septoplasty,removal of polyps,and ma last surgery was b4 a month it was endoscopic sinus surgery and turbinate reduction again..it was painfull..but ma prob is dat i really have hadach now..n duuno if its frm ma last surgery or wht??wht u think guyz?? thx

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]]> By: sandrar http://cfehnel.wordpress.com/2006/04/27/sinus-surgery/#comment-7061 sandrar Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:07:05 +0000 https://cfehnel.wordpress.com/2006/04/27/sinus-surgery/#comment-7061 Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post... nice! I love your blog. :) Cheers! Sandra. R. Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post… nice! I love your blog. :) Cheers! Sandra. R.

]]> By: Melody Moreno http://cfehnel.wordpress.com/2006/04/27/sinus-surgery/#comment-7060 Melody Moreno Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:16:00 +0000 https://cfehnel.wordpress.com/2006/04/27/sinus-surgery/#comment-7060 Now I am slightly apprehensive about my forthcoming proceedure. You made it seem easier and the tips about the gel and balloon are going with me today! Hope you feel better. Melody Now I am slightly apprehensive about my forthcoming proceedure. You made it seem easier and the tips about the gel and balloon are going with me today! Hope you feel better. Melody

]]> By: Thomas http://cfehnel.wordpress.com/2006/04/27/sinus-surgery/#comment-7059 Thomas Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:11:02 +0000 https://cfehnel.wordpress.com/2006/04/27/sinus-surgery/#comment-7059 Had polyps removed from my ethmoids and maxillary sinuses a little over 4 weeks ago. I was having a pretty bad headache for three weeks after the surgery. Its gotten better this last week but its still there. It more of a dull ache now. Doc says it may take 6 - 8 weeks to me to feel like normal. After the packing came out I noticed that I sounded like I'm talking from my nose. I hate it. Doc says that will go away in 2-3 months. Anybody else experienced the voice change? Had polyps removed from my ethmoids and maxillary sinuses a little over 4 weeks ago. I was having a pretty bad headache for three weeks after the surgery. Its gotten better this last week but its still there. It more of a dull ache now. Doc says it may take 6 – 8 weeks to me to feel like normal. After the packing came out I noticed that I sounded like I’m talking from my nose. I hate it. Doc says that will go away in 2-3 months. Anybody else experienced the voice change?

]]> By: Tracy http://cfehnel.wordpress.com/2006/04/27/sinus-surgery/#comment-7058 Tracy Tue, 26 May 2009 01:04:46 +0000 https://cfehnel.wordpress.com/2006/04/27/sinus-surgery/#comment-7058 It's been almost a week. Shortly after typing the last entry, I removed the packing myself and fainted. Have someone else do this for you, if you can. I'm bad with blood, though, so it might have been that. Bruised my knee, hip and back when I fell (I seriously passed out and hit the floor.) After the packing was out, I felt a lot better. Then I started feeling nausea and dizziness, but I think that was from either the antibiotic or the pain killers. My only symptoms right now (six days past surgery) is the headache I had the surgery to get rid of and the discomfort of the stints, which come out Wednesday. I am hoping that once the stints come out, the headache will go away. It’s been almost a week. Shortly after typing the last entry, I removed the packing myself and fainted. Have someone else do this for you, if you can. I’m bad with blood, though, so it might have been that. Bruised my knee, hip and back when I fell (I seriously passed out and hit the floor.)

After the packing was out, I felt a lot better. Then I started feeling nausea and dizziness, but I think that was from either the antibiotic or the pain killers. My only symptoms right now (six days past surgery) is the headache I had the surgery to get rid of and the discomfort of the stints, which come out Wednesday.

I am hoping that once the stints come out, the headache will go away.

]]> By: Tracy http://cfehnel.wordpress.com/2006/04/27/sinus-surgery/#comment-7057 Tracy Wed, 20 May 2009 07:12:39 +0000 https://cfehnel.wordpress.com/2006/04/27/sinus-surgery/#comment-7057 I just had surgery today. Had my septum straightened and everything cleaned out. I'd been having severe headaches that caused nausea on a twice-weekly basis for the last nine months and since February they became a near-daily experience. No medication would relieve the headache. I was on antibiotics to treat it as a sinus infection, but a cat scan showed a bone spur on the bridge of my nose and tons of blockage. I told the ENT to do whatever he had to do to stop the headaches and we scheduled surgery. I had all the anti-nausea meds they could give me (I get motion sickness, so I think I'm prone to that feeling) and I woke up in recovery feeling just the slightest twinge of it and they pumped more into my IV and I felt fine after that. My nose is burning. Like they put a match up each nostril. I think it's the packing. I can take the packing out myself at 6am and it's 3am now, so I am counting the minutes (because I can't sleep anyway.) My mouth has the Sahara syndrome- the worst part is behind my two front teeth. I put oragel on it to numb it and it worked for about five minutes. If I tilt my head in the slightest, blood drips out and it feels like when you have a cold and you can't get your nose to stop running- except it's blood and there's packing in the way, so you can't really do much about it. I am hoping that my doctor will use that awesome numbing stuff he used when he first probed my nose to see what was going on in there when he takes out the splints and crusty nastiness. I am going to ask and see what he says. I have to pee all the time. I think it's a combo of the IV saline and the quantity of water I am drinking for dry mouth. This sucks when you're sleeping and wake up for that! I'm on Tylenol Codeine and it really helps. I bought saline spray for tomorrow, after the packing is removed. I might send my hubby out for Afrin, since that seems to help with the bleeding. One more note for the Mommies and Daddies out there. I have a 16 month old daughter and I sent her home with my parents for the night. I miss her, but she was very curious about my nose packing and wanted to "help" me by removing it. (I should have let her- "Oh, darn! The baby took it out!") I'm glad she's not here, though, as I can't sleep and I wouldn't want her to wake up and cry multiple times throughout the night. It will be amazing if I can avoid lifting her or having her bash my nose for a week. Thanks for posting this topic for everyone to share their stories and offer suggestions and support. I will try to post again and give feedback as to how my recovery went and whether it worked or not. I just had surgery today. Had my septum straightened and everything cleaned out. I’d been having severe headaches that caused nausea on a twice-weekly basis for the last nine months and since February they became a near-daily experience. No medication would relieve the headache. I was on antibiotics to treat it as a sinus infection, but a cat scan showed a bone spur on the bridge of my nose and tons of blockage. I told the ENT to do whatever he had to do to stop the headaches and we scheduled surgery.

I had all the anti-nausea meds they could give me (I get motion sickness, so I think I’m prone to that feeling) and I woke up in recovery feeling just the slightest twinge of it and they pumped more into my IV and I felt fine after that.

My nose is burning. Like they put a match up each nostril. I think it’s the packing. I can take the packing out myself at 6am and it’s 3am now, so I am counting the minutes (because I can’t sleep anyway.) My mouth has the Sahara syndrome- the worst part is behind my two front teeth. I put oragel on it to numb it and it worked for about five minutes.

If I tilt my head in the slightest, blood drips out and it feels like when you have a cold and you can’t get your nose to stop running- except it’s blood and there’s packing in the way, so you can’t really do much about it.

I am hoping that my doctor will use that awesome numbing stuff he used when he first probed my nose to see what was going on in there when he takes out the splints and crusty nastiness. I am going to ask and see what he says.

I have to pee all the time. I think it’s a combo of the IV saline and the quantity of water I am drinking for dry mouth. This sucks when you’re sleeping and wake up for that!

I’m on Tylenol Codeine and it really helps. I bought saline spray for tomorrow, after the packing is removed. I might send my hubby out for Afrin, since that seems to help with the bleeding.

One more note for the Mommies and Daddies out there. I have a 16 month old daughter and I sent her home with my parents for the night. I miss her, but she was very curious about my nose packing and wanted to “help” me by removing it. (I should have let her- “Oh, darn! The baby took it out!”) I’m glad she’s not here, though, as I can’t sleep and I wouldn’t want her to wake up and cry multiple times throughout the night. It will be amazing if I can avoid lifting her or having her bash my nose for a week.

Thanks for posting this topic for everyone to share their stories and offer suggestions and support.

I will try to post again and give feedback as to how my recovery went and whether it worked or not.

]]> By: Tiffany http://cfehnel.wordpress.com/2006/04/27/sinus-surgery/#comment-7056 Tiffany Wed, 13 May 2009 23:58:15 +0000 https://cfehnel.wordpress.com/2006/04/27/sinus-surgery/#comment-7056 Hi, I just had surgery Monday with the removal of polyps. I woke up after surgery shocked that I wasn't in "to die" pain however, the first night home breathing out of my mouth and having to sleep elevated was pretty rough. Today Wednesday I had my packing removed OMG! IT HURT! Next Wednesday I'm due back to have crusting removed and after reading some of these postings I don't think I'm going to make it back to my Doctors office. Is there something I can do to prepare my self to help with this next step? I'm so scared because the packing removal was killer for me I know I can't take more pain than that. suggestions anyone? Hi, I just had surgery Monday with the removal of polyps. I woke up after surgery shocked that I wasn’t in “to die” pain however, the first night home breathing out of my mouth and having to sleep elevated was pretty rough. Today Wednesday I had my packing removed OMG! IT HURT!
Next Wednesday I’m due back to have crusting removed and after reading some of these postings I don’t think I’m going to make it back to my Doctors office. Is there something I can do to prepare my self to help with this next step? I’m so scared because the packing removal was killer for me I know I can’t take more pain than that.
suggestions anyone?

]]> By: Linda http://cfehnel.wordpress.com/2006/04/27/sinus-surgery/#comment-7055 Linda Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:06:03 +0000 https://cfehnel.wordpress.com/2006/04/27/sinus-surgery/#comment-7055 This is such a great blog. Sometimes headache sufferers need to just WHINE. Just had sinusplasty with the balloon up the nostrils. Most of my problems in right frontal cavity above the eyebrow. Have had practically daily headaches for the last 2 years. In November of 2007 had endoscopic surgery, septoplasty, etc etc which helped but not for more than about six months with headaches down to about 4 times a week. April 21, 2009 just had the sinusplasty with no packing. MUCH better recovery. Dr discovered bone that had to be cut in last surgery had grown back so he had more to do than originally thought. Surgery was successful according to Dr but horrendous headaches just after sinusplasty and to this day I still wake with daily headache on right side above my eye. Am hoping this will stop since just had sinusplasty one week ago and still recovering. Also my sinus headaches often trigger migraine headaches so I wind up taking too many expensive drugs that I probably don't always need. Also am self-employed so must keep my expensive health insurance to cover headaches!!!! Would like a head transplant next surgery I have. I've even seen a hypnoanalyst who did a lot of good but I still must "cure" any physical problems to really get better. I am ready to scream except that would cause extra pain due to the loud noise it would produce. Any positive feedback on recovery from the sinusplasty AND how long it might take?? I don't want to lose hope... Thanks and good luck to all. This is such a great blog. Sometimes headache sufferers need to just WHINE. Just had sinusplasty with the balloon up the nostrils. Most of my problems in right frontal cavity above the eyebrow. Have had practically daily headaches for the last 2 years. In November of 2007 had endoscopic surgery, septoplasty, etc etc which helped but not for more than about six months with headaches down to about 4 times a week.

April 21, 2009 just had the sinusplasty with no packing. MUCH better recovery. Dr discovered bone that had to be cut in last surgery had grown back so he had more to do than originally thought. Surgery was successful according to Dr but horrendous headaches just after sinusplasty and to this day I still wake with daily headache on right side above my eye. Am hoping this will stop since just had sinusplasty one week ago and still recovering.

Also my sinus headaches often trigger migraine headaches so I wind up taking too many expensive drugs that I probably don’t always need. Also am self-employed so must keep my expensive health insurance to cover headaches!!!! Would like a head transplant next surgery I have. I’ve even seen a hypnoanalyst who did a lot of good but I still must “cure” any physical problems to really get better.

I am ready to scream except that would cause extra pain due to the loud noise it would produce. Any positive feedback on recovery from the sinusplasty AND how long it might take?? I don’t want to lose hope…

Thanks and good luck to all.

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