-Re: Septoplasty: the sequel - to Tonya and

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Glad everything went well for you!

> Hey ,

>

> I'm doing great, the septoplasty was a success and the packing was

> removed today. Oh my goodness was that painful though! I never

knew

> so much could be shoved in my nose!

>

> My doctor said my septum was " a mess " that it was so bent and he

had

> to remove a huge amount of cartlidge. (well, seeing that I had

> almost 6 mm of bone taken out of my top jaw, I can understand that

> there would be a huge amount of cartlidge with no where to go).

Good

> news is that I can breathe out of my nose now!

>

> I'm so glad I had it done. My doctor said that he didn't mean to

> create a cosmetic improvement, but that because I had a " tension

> nose " (too much cartlidge pulling on my skin), it made my nose

> shorter, and increased my distance between my lip and nose,

therefore

> helping more with the remaining lip incompetence I have.

>

> I'm at the point now where I don't even care if it made a

difference

> in my appearance, I can BREATHE!!!!! Breathing is something you

> definitely take for granted until you can't do it.

>

> Thanks for the well wishes,

>