I Had a Deviated Septum, and a Sinus Problem - Houston, TX

Hi, I had a septoplasty and sinus surgery with Dr. Anthony Brissett. I decided to have this surgery, because I was having trouble in breathing due to a deviated septum. I was having headaches very frequently, especially if my nose was congested when I woke up in the mornings. My husband convinced me that this surgery would improve quality of my life and there is no reason for me to suffer from this for the rest of my life. I had my surgery on December 19 at the Houston Methodist Hospital, I was very nervous as this was the first time I was having a surgery. Dr. Brissett, Dr. Andrew (who was doing his residence with Dr. Brissett and was at the operation room observing the procedure), my anesthetist, and the nurses were very nice and comforting. Before the surgery I was worried that I won’t be able to put into complete sleep even though I had no supporting evidence, but that was not the case. When I woke up, Dr. Brissett was right next to me and told me everything went well and will get 1.5 hours of rest and then will be able to go home. Unfortunately, the recovery room nurses at the Methodist Hospital were not as good as the surgery nurses and staff, they sent me home right after Dr. Brissett left the recovery room, within the 30 minutes after the surgery. That was the only negative thing about my surgery-the recovery room-and it had nothing to do with Dr. Brissett. I wanted to share this because I am still very upset with what happened in the recovery room-me being kicked out of the hospital even I said I was not ready. I had absolutely no pain after the surgery; just some discomfort which was expected. I was home after about half an hour took my antibiotics but no pain medications. That night was not bad at all, I woke up many times to drink water over the night as my mouth dried very often. There were no bruises, my eyes were a bit swollen but that was it. I had some bleeding in the first 3-4 days and after that there was none. I went to see Dr. Brissett after a week, and he took the nasil packings out of my nose and I breathed better than I ever have in my life. I was so happy?! My nose got stuffy for a few days, but I cleaned it with nasal mist and it worked fine. Now I breathe very well, I am so glad that I did this. I recommend this surgery for everyone who suffers from deviated septum-if they think they find the right doctor. I am so lucky that Dr. Brissett was my surgeon. I recommend him to everyone, he is a great surgeon!

Dr. Brissett is an excellent physician.I am very pleased with the results,I had almost no post-surgery pain/problems. I am very glad that I had this surgery and Dr. Brissett was my surgeon.I recommend him to everyone. I am confident that he is one of the best surgeons who could perform this procedure