Septoplasty: the sequel :-(

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Hi Everyone,

As many of you remember I had my upper jaw surgery about 10 weeks ago

(5/31). As a result of the surgery, my septum was deviated. I went

in on 6/11 to get my septum straightened by my OS. He told me that

he could just simply " nudge " it back into place. Within a week, I

knew that something wasn't right, and my septum decided to drift back

to where it was (crooked).

Fast forward a few weeks, I finally got in to see an ENT a couple

weeks ago, and he told me that my septum was definitely deviated and

that I had 70% blockage in the good nostril and 85% blockage in the

bad nostril. No wonder I can't breathe! Also, because of the septum

blockage, my turbinates are enlarged now, and I have to get a

turbinate reduction. So the ENT is going to do what should have been

done in the first place, and remove the excess cartlidge at the

bottom of my nose, and hopefully I can breathe again. What happened

was, as my upper jaw was overgrown, my septum grew down with it

helping to create my previous " long face " . Moving my jaw up 6 mm

left my septum with nowhere to go but to bend.

So....I'm having that done tomorrow (Thursday). I hope this ends

this long surgery journey. I'm getting tired of people rearranging

my face:-).

On a happier note, I ate my first steak this week. A filet mignon,

as it's the most tender, but a steak no less. Let me tell you, it

was heaven! It hurt like heck to eat it though, so I don't reccomend

it to anyone who is only 2 mos. post op. I'll probably wait another

couple months so I can actually enjoy it:-).

I'll post when I feel up to it, probably Friday.

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> Hi Everyone,

>

> As many of you remember I had my upper jaw surgery about 10 weeks

ago

> (5/31). As a result of the surgery, my septum was deviated. I

went

> in on 6/11 to get my septum straightened by my OS. He told me

that

> he could just simply " nudge " it back into place. Within a week, I

> knew that something wasn't right, and my septum decided to drift

back

> to where it was (crooked).

>

> Fast forward a few weeks, I finally got in to see an ENT a couple

> weeks ago, and he told me that my septum was definitely deviated

and

> that I had 70% blockage in the good nostril and 85% blockage in

the

> bad nostril. No wonder I can't breathe! Also, because of the

septum

> blockage, my turbinates are enlarged now, and I have to get a

> turbinate reduction. So the ENT is going to do what should have

been

> done in the first place, and remove the excess cartlidge at the

> bottom of my nose, and hopefully I can breathe again. What

happened

> was, as my upper jaw was overgrown, my septum grew down with it

> helping to create my previous " long face " . Moving my jaw up 6 mm

> left my septum with nowhere to go but to bend.

>

> So....I'm having that done tomorrow (Thursday). I hope this ends

> this long surgery journey. I'm getting tired of people

rearranging

> my face:-).

>

> On a happier note, I ate my first steak this week. A filet

mignon,

> as it's the most tender, but a steak no less. Let me tell you, it

> was heaven! It hurt like heck to eat it though, so I don't

reccomend

> it to anyone who is only 2 mos. post op. I'll probably wait

another

> couple months so I can actually enjoy it:-).

>

> I'll post when I feel up to it, probably Friday.

>

>

Hello, I am new here and have a few concerns. I noticed you said

you had a long face and that is what I have. I am having upper jaw

surgery on Wednesday, August 17. My main concern is this: I have

always been a mouth-breather since my nostrils are so small that I

can't get in enough air through them. I have breathed through my

mouth since I was a child and I do it without even thinking about

it. I am mainly scared that with the postop splint in my mouth I

won't be able to get in enough air. I have talked to my OS about

this and he assures me that I'll be fine, but I would feel better

hearing from another mouth-breather that had this done. I know that

if I wake up and can't breathe through my mouth I will PANIC.

Is there another mouth-breather out there who has had this surgery?

If so, how did it go?

Thanks, Tonya