Recovery from Septoplasty?
After my septoplasty, the majority of discomfort for me was from having my nostrils packed with cotton. I felt uncomfortable only in the way that a really bad cold does, where you need to breathe through your mouth the whole time; I had a hard time sleeping the first night, due to needing to breathe through my mouth. Unfortunately, the very worst part… was when the doctor removed the packing a few days after the surgery. I think childbirth was much less painful then when the cotton was yanked out of my nose. And then, I had several visits where the inside of my nose needed to be “vacuumed out”; that was horrible! None of this part of the procedure was explained to me before hand to prepare me. The best part was… when everything finally healed… I don’t think I had a cold for nearly 5 years. Before the septoplasty, I felt congested all the time.
I’ve just had septoplasty, about 6 weeks ago. I’m in the UK, so things may be different. Basically I got a bucket-load of drugs that I hadn’t realised I’d need to take. Pain-killers, decongestants, saline solution to snort… and they explained the doses about 5 minutes after I woke from the anaesthetic, so I forgot everything. It was all written down of course, but you may want to take a pen and paper. The operation itself was fine, but I was amazed how out of it I felt afterward. It took a good hour to recover, and even then I was woozy. I felt fine, but I definitely wouldn’t have wanted to get on public transport or drive. The procedure itself took 90 minutes, but there was a lot of preparation beforehand and recovery afterwards. All in all, about 4 hours in total. The wadding was removed immediately after I woke. I could tell, even through the anaesthetic, that this would have been painful. Fortunately, I was still with the pixies, so all was fine for me. I have been told by friend
