Re: Deviated Septum question

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Hi ,

I had a septoplasty done the same time as my upper, lower, genio

surgery. I ultimately had to have 2 upper/lower surgeries, the

first one with the septoplasty, the second without the septoplasty,

and I have to tell you that the healing was very similar in terms of

nasal discomfort, etc. Since I can compare between an uppper

surgery with septoplasty vs. upper without, I can confidently say

that having the septoplasty at the same time was no big deal for

me. Doesn't mean that healing was easy. Like someone else posted,

I had the same mucus situation ... not allowed to blow my nose for 6

weeks but couldn't get the courage or desire to flush it " down " .

I'm not a spitter, so that wasn't an option for me, so you can

imagine the challenge. But again, I had this situation after both

surgeries so it's most likely not related to the septoplasty.

The best remedy I could come up with for the mucus situation was

drinking tons of fluids. Tons of liquids helped break the mucus

down, especially hot (very warm) ones like tea. And I simply lived

off of the Ocean Nasal Saline spray, which also aided in washing the

stuff down. Sounds pretty, huh? And all of this this mucus problem

did not last until I could blow my nose at 6 weeks. The mucus will

indeed dissipate well before then and I think once I hit the Week 3

mark, things got easier. Oh, also made sure I took my Sudafed

around the clock as prescribed. That helped keep my nasal passages

open and clear and made it much easier to breathe around any mucus

that wanted to hang around.

Good luck to you!

Irish!

> I've never thought about it until now, but then again, I never

> thought about jaw surgery or braces until every professional I

went

> to told me I needed both or my teeth would fall out in 20 years -

I

> may have a deviated septum that is affecting my breathing and my

> voice. Have any of you guys had this fixed with upper/lower

surgery?

> Do they usually fix this if it needs it while they are " in there "

or

> is it a seperate surgery? Any stories from experience would be

> appreciated.

>

> Thanks

>