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Originally Posted by adamste81

Well, I have been using these new liquid steroids that you have to shoot up your nose for about a week and my taste and smell have returned so that is a good thing.

I wouldn't say the surgery was bad, they say you have to wait 8 weeks for full results and full healing and it has been almost 4 weeks now so hopefully this is just the halfway healing point and in another 4 weeks everything will be better than ever……..I hope.

I see a Neti Pot in your future. My wife swears by this, she had the same surgery as you did. I have tried it also for nasal congestion and it works like a charm

You should be able to get it in any drugstore

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsZeILCedRw

Well, I have been using these new liquid steroids that you have to shoot up your nose for about a week and my taste and smell have returned so that is a good thing.

I wouldn't say the surgery was bad, they say you have to wait 8 weeks for full results and full healing and it has been almost 4 weeks now so hopefully this is just the halfway healing point and in another 4 weeks everything will be better than ever……..I hope.

Surgery postponed

One week before I was to have surgery on my nose, my wife had an accident and she had her knee scoped. I opted to postpone my surgery until after she recovered fully. She has recovered and now I am rethinking, based on your experiences. please keep posting you "progress", as I will be .

Well guys just an update now that we are at week 3 post-op.

I can not and have not been able to for the past 6 days smell or taste. The doc says my swelling is worse than expected and is pressing on the olfactory nerve and the nerve is not firing, thus no smell or taste. I am now on MORE steroids and it sucks. Not tasting or smelling is very depressing but hopefully this will only be temporary!!!

Not too sure this surgery was such a good idea now.

Originally Posted by amickracing

How long are you supposed to do the sinus rinse after this surgery?
I have a bad feeling it's daily for life, but I hate doing PM work on myself.

Right now I am on a strict regimine of water, kosher salt, baking soda 2x a day and it is used with one of those baby syringes. The idea is that the syringe bulb will create unough pressure to break up any blood clots and crap that is left from the surgery. This goes on for a month, after that I will have to use those saline solutions 2x a day that are like a mist...........so its not too bad.

How long are you supposed to do the sinus rinse after this surgery?
I have a bad feeling it's daily for life, but I hate doing PM work on myself.

There ya go Roscoe

Originally Posted by adamste81

Got the gauze out, not very pleasant. Said everything looks good, just have to keep irrigating the sinuses and taking allergy shots and I may be able to breathe now........first meal post-op was Taco Bell, yummy

Hence forth we shall refer to you as.............. THE Nose

Then we can say......................" Only ...The ........Nose ..............Knows.........

Of course you must First Graduate School, get a Job and a Nate Cert...and have twenty five years experience..........

Originally Posted by mrs reb77

You sure you wanted taco bell with a new sniffer????

My husband has chronic sinusitis too along with seasonal allergies (pick the season, he's allergic to it) and frequent sinus infections. He's taking Singulair, Flonase and something else I can't remember along with over the counter stuff too.
He had one side 'rotor rootered' as he calls it, back in '99 or 2000 due to issues from an impacted wisdom tooth. He was better (on that side) for about a year or two. Recovery from the surgery wasn't really bad, for him anyway.
Men, some of you can be such babies when you're sick!

Did he go under general anesthesia? If so he probably had the same thing I did. Flonase and Nasonex are good, but you have to hit the underlying issues first, then treat them with the sprays which is hopefully what I had done this time. Only time will tell, it hurts pretty bad right now after they took the bandages out of my nostrils (honestly they were like nasal tampons ) but they said full results wont be until about 2-3 weeks. I still have 70 loritab just incase

You sure you wanted taco bell with a new sniffer????

My husband has chronic sinusitis too along with seasonal allergies (pick the season, he's allergic to it) and frequent sinus infections. He's taking Singulair, Flonase and something else I can't remember along with over the counter stuff too.
He had one side 'rotor rootered' as he calls it, back in '99 or 2000 due to issues from an impacted wisdom tooth. He was better (on that side) for about a year or two. Recovery from the surgery wasn't really bad, for him anyway.
Men, some of you can be such babies when you're sick!

Got the gauze out, not very pleasant. Said everything looks good, just have to keep irrigating the sinuses and taking allergy shots and I may be able to breathe now........first meal post-op was Taco Bell, yummy

My father had it done after suffering for years with problems.............he feels 100% better! Get er done!

Getting the nasal tampons out tomorrow morning, i really hope this doesnt hurt and i cant wait to see how much better i can breathe once this gauze is out of my nose!!!

I will let you know how it goes, allergy shots start tomorrow also.

Originally Posted by thrashme

It never amazes me to find things here

I know man this forum is awesome with a ton of great guys & gals, guess there is a reason they say this is the best trade in the world.

Originally Posted by thrashme

Tuesday the 25th I went to the local ENT guy and am scheduled for the same swollen turbulents, sinusitis, polyps on 9/8. Glad to know I'm not alone. Looking for relief.
adamste81, keep us posted . I'm curious how it turns out for you.

Do the surgery man!! I was nervous and almost didnt do it but now 24 hours later am so glad i did. There is almost no pain, although the wife insists I keep taking the loritab just incase it comes back so I give in and take it

I am on steroids for swelling, antibiotics, pain meds and a saline spray every 4 hours. I am not sure how bad your sinuses are but basically I had to live on decongestants and nose spray and now I hope I never have to use them again. I also am doing allergy shots once a week to help with that, dont know if you have allergies but if you do get the shots after the surgery....the success rate goes from like 85% to 95% if you do. (but only if you have allergies also)

It never amazes me to find things here...Tuesday the 25th I went to the local ENT guy and am scheduled for the same swollen turbulents, sinusitis, polyps on 9/8. Glad to know I'm not alone. Looking for relief.
adamste81, keep us posted . I'm curious how it turns out for you.

this is a good source of amusement for insomniacs.

good to hear all is well

what happens if you have to sneeze?

had nasal surgery done several years ago to correct bone growth............not sneezing was the hard part.

Well guys it is 2:34 AM and I am awake due to basically sleeping all day from the anesthesia and loritabs

The surgery went off without a hitch. I am already breathing better with all this gauze up my nose than I was yesterday morning before the surgery. The doctor told my wife after surgery that my sinuses that run between the sides of the nose and your eyes were so clogged that he couldnt even find the opening to them. He went in and cleaned them completely out as well as the ones under the eyes.

I am so optimistic and thanks for all the encouragement!!! (this is me pushing my polyps off a cliff LOL)

My Uncle recently had this done, completely forgot about his...
Most painful experience of his life! lol just kidding, his went fine, said he was sore the next day a bit, but not bad.

I occasionally do the nasal flush (even with out the surgery) and it does work pretty good, but I must admit I'm not very good about doing it regularly like they recommend.

When I was put under for my wisdom teeth I must admit it was kinda fun. I remember the "count down from 10"... thinking I was going to fight as hard as I could and make it to the lower digits... Yeah, I made it to 9 and I was out.

Originally Posted by klrogers

I had the surgery 2.5 years ago. I had continuous sinus infections and polyps, but no allergies to speak of. It was certainly worth having the surgery, I can now smell again, and yes food does taste different. My wife said I stopped snoring for about a month but that did not last.

The important thing is to do the nasal rinse every day, before my surgery I could not even do that it was so plugged up.

Kevin

that is great news, I am super excited, like I mentioned my only fear is being put to sleep which is silly I know. I love hearing stories like yours, makes me feel like I am doing the right thing. Immediatly after surgery I have to do the rinse and take steroids to keep inflamation down and then do allergy shots so we are attacking this from all sides!!! Was it painful in recovery after the surgery?? Could you tell a difference immediatly?

Best of luck, I am excited for you! Definitely post how it went!