97Chocoholic

Were you expecting the reception you reveived on Reddit when the photo of your back was posted? Or was it a "Let's see what happens when..." kind of situation? I hope you get better soon and everything gets better, I lost my grandfather on Thursday to cancer so I'm glad you're on the up and on the final stretch :)

The moment all the blood clots come out feels AMAZING! I had turbinate reduction, endoscopic sinus surgery and septoplasty in December. I was using the sinus wash in the shower when all of a sudden I had to sneeze. So I did and out shot blood and guts everywhere. My shower looked like a murder scene but dang my eyes rolled back and I had a mini orgasm the relief was so good!

Man I remember the air thing. After my surgery in December (septoplasty, endoscopic sinus surgery and turbinate reduction) I woke up one morning and felt something cold in my nose. Thinking I had another bleed, I went to the bathroom only to find out that's what air feels like. I nearly cried. I had never been able to breathe through my nose before that!

How much medication have you needed post-op? I went under for a turbinate reduction, endoscopic sinus surgery and septoplasty in December and all I needed was 3 mg morphine when I woke up and paracetamol/codeine on day 4 when the brushing came out. I had little to no pain for most of mine, unlike you from the sounds of it (sounds like lots of fun...). My mother one the other hand had a brain fluid leak when the surgeon busted through the membrane and she needed oxycodone for a week or so (she needed a fat graph and had a turbinate reduction, septoplasty, sinuses drained and then the passages widened and scraped out). How is your pain management post-op?

My surgery wasn't as intense as yours, since you had the bone spurs removed and stuff, mine was a very run of the mill surgery. I know that Mum can't because of how much work she had done, so that might be why your doc has advised against it. Do you have a time line before you get to blow your nose? I was told 2 weeks