Having sinus surgery, anyone had this?

My brother had sinus surgery years ago to remove polyps (I believe) that were causing congestion and trouble breathing. It was outpatient, and he was good as new basically after a 24 hour recovery period.

Had surgery to repair a deviated septum in September. Was a breeze. The worst part is the dissolvable packing. Just takes time to all come out. Looks like snot on steroids coming out.

What kind of chronic sinus congestion did you have? Was it unable to be cleared by having a long hot shower and blowing your nose?

I did the same surgery. Woke up from surgery in pain and pissed. Was painful for a few days. They leave these big tubes in your nose preventing you from breathing for a few days

I had a septoplasty done and it was worth it for me. I would get 2-4 sinus infections a year. After, usually 1 or less a year. I can also breathe out of both nostrils.

The pain wasn't to bad for recovery. Most annoying part was sleeping upright for a few days and washing out the nose.

The pain wasn’t that bad, but the internal swelling made it feel as if someone laid concrete in my head - absolutely no air was able to pass through my nostrils; this went on for a week.
For almost two weeks there was a bloody, mucous discharge at night when I slept.
Mine was done several years ago; I’d do it again as I went from having ~ 2 sinus infections/year to 0.
Hope yours goes well.

When did they have it? I believe it used to be somewhat difficult surgery, with modern techniques, much less so.

I had it in the mid 2000s and it was very straightforward. Pain was minimal and the recovery was quick.

The dissolving gauze didn’t dissolve though and I ended up going back to the doctor to have them remove it.

It looked like a bloody golf ball coming out.

But if I had to, I would do it again without reservation.

On a related note, I saw a TMJ specialist recently who put me in a palate expander. He noted that my jaws were too narrow and underdeveloped, which in turn made breathing much more difficult.

My airways is half the size it should be, and the roof of my mouth is too high, which reduces the amount of airspace in my nose, and makes breathing more difficult.

He said that many sinus cases stem from these structural issues.

I’ve been in the expander and I can now breathe from both nostrils reliably. That wasn’t true before.

You will feel like a million bucks.

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I had septoplasty done in fall 2017, and the recovery was the most miserable thing I’ve ever experienced.

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Try getting your tonsils out as an adult. I had a septoplasty in January of last year and my tonsils removed in December. Tonsils were WAAAAY worse, mainly because I was bombarded by Popeye’s chicken sandwich commercials about a billion times a day while not able to eat for two weeks.

When they pull your sinus stents out after recovery, it’s a thing to see. Had no idea you could fit something that long in there (that’s what SHE said!). There are plenty of YouTube videos documenting removal.