Re: 13 days post op, and yep - still have a couple questions...judy

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I forget...how many weeks post op are you? I know my surgeon said

that after two weeks I was OK to do light aerobic excerise (because I

was past the point of getting nose bleeds...whatever that means). I

think I would ask your surgeon if the sauna is OK. How do you feel in

the shower? I would be afraid of getting light headed...

And sinus drainage definately sucks. I'm still getting a little

yellowish stuff from my left nostril...but not my right. Who knows?

But it is a lot less than earlier in the week )

-becky

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Hi Becky,

I'll be two weeks post-op tomorrow. My surgeon said no exercise for 4

weeks - period. I just chalked it up to the extensiveness of what I

had done I guess, but I sure do miss my workouts.

In the shower I'm still using a shower chair, because I do feel

lightheaded a bit, and I think that is due to the feeling of being

so 'plugged' up in the sinuses and my ears. Until that resolves, I

don't trust myself to stand in the shower.

Yes, the drainage is awful - I'm spewing it out more and more now - so

I do not know how long to expect that to last, but it's so gross, yukk.

Judy

> I forget...how many weeks post op are you? I know my surgeon said

> that after two weeks I was OK to do light aerobic excerise (because I

> was past the point of getting nose bleeds...whatever that means). I

> think I would ask your surgeon if the sauna is OK. How do you feel

in

> the shower? I would be afraid of getting light headed...

>

> And sinus drainage definately sucks. I'm still getting a little

> yellowish stuff from my left nostril...but not my right. Who knows?

> But it is a lot less than earlier in the week )

>

> -becky

[Guest guest]

Judy -

Well if you still feel light headed in the shower I would think the

sauna is a little too early ) The steam from the shower is usually

really helpful to break up my sinus troubles though. I hope you find

some relief soon!

Oh, one more thought...are you using air conditining? Sometimes that

can make the air pretty dry (and possibly dusty). I've heard a lot of

people have used humidifiers...actually I was required to have one

when I was little. I notice in the morning now I feel much worse in

the sinus area because everything is so dry. Just a thought...

-becky

[Guest guest]

i used a humidifier for the first 2 weeks post-op and it helped

tremendously with the breathing.

Sara