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Old Feb 01, 2019, 07:37 PM
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Originally Posted by bluebicycle View Post
Finally did the consultation for my nasal surgery. There is no set date yet since the doctor’s secretary was out today and will have to call me back to schedule it. But hopefully when the surgery comes around, everything will go smoothly. Should be no external incisions according to the doctor.


Wish my displaced left nasal bone could be fixed, but they’re not gonna do it because insurance will reject it. They’re just going to fix my deviated septum and reduce the size of my turbinates since they are the primary causes of my inability to breathe through my nose.


Otherwise, doing ok. I think I need to beg my pdoc for an extra Ritalin dose because I literally can’t concentrate once it fully wears off. I just lay in bed staring at the ceiling, occasionally looking at my phone. I just force myself to sleep by 7 or 8pm every night because I have nothing better to do since I can’t concentrate on something as simple as reading. I’m at that point now where it’s just about worn off, and now I can’t pass time by via reading or whatever. I just read one or two sentences of my book, then have to reread them a couple of times to understand them, and this is with me reading a SIMPLE book with SIMPLE prose. I feel like an idiot. Or maybe I am one. Tough to tell at this point.


I had no exterior sutures everything was done internally. My Turbinates where the main problem that prompted need for surgery. They fixed my septum and shaved off a small area of bone.

My advice buy some bags of frozen peas. You will need them, and follow every single post op care. I wasn’t allowed to bend over for 3 weeks. No blowing your nose as that can blow out the surgical work. Just follow them to a T and it will heal correctly. You will feel much better once it all heals.

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