I had a closed nasal fracture reduction and a septoplasty done 2 weeks ago. Had the nose cast on for 5 days and then it was removed in office. This evening some cat hair tickled my nose and when I went to brush it away I tapped my nose and felt my septum shift. It popped to the side and then I panicked and tapped the other side so it would pop back to the center. Now I'm afraid to touch it and I'm worried I messed it up? It looks OK in the mirror and doesn't hurt.
Its two weeks op now and Ive noticed since getting the splints removed that my septum is still deviated completely blocking my right nostril as it was before. Worried i wasted my time and pretty fustrated about it. It cant be swelling because I can feel the curve and clearly can see it. I dont have easy contact with my surgeon as it was done publicly, so have come here for any assistance. Thanks
Its been 2 weeks since my septoplasty and my friend who has also had the same operation done, has messaged me asking how i am doing. She asked if i had been rinsing my nose and i told her i had been given nose drops to use for a few days but was given no stuff to rinse my nose.. should i have been given neilmed sinusrinse?
Two weeks ago I had septoplasty and one week later I had the stents removed. At the time my surgeon told me to not blow or touch my nose; no cleaning instruction were given. The congestion comes and goes and alternates between nostrils. The cold air makes my sinuses feel really cold. The person/numbness in my teeth and roof of mouth comes and goes as well. Is this normal? As well, I'm a smoker, I've cut back to 10-15 smokes a day, does this increase chances of infection? Is so what should I look out for?
I'm 2 weeks post-op and just caught a cold. Things were starting to feel better after surgery. But now i caught a cold or sinus infection. It's terrible, can't breathe at all through the nose now. I use saline every day. However I need to blow my nose all the time now, am I doing any damage to my surgery results? I can't help it. Don't know what else to do, not allowed to use xylometazoline etc. As I had a 5 year addiction before surgery.
Two weeks ago I had a septorhinoplasty. I recently discovered a bump in my left nostril. It is about a q-tip length up my nostril and it is blocking about half my nostril. It is on the inside, against my septum. What could this be? I saw my surgeon a couple of days ago and he said that it was a scab and that my nose was dry and swollen, but this does not at all appear to be a scab. Could it be displaced cartilage? Could my septum just be deviated in a new place? Could it be an internal stitch?
The type of surgery I had was Septoplasty, Turbinate Reduction and Concha Bulloosa surgery I feel somewhat better but I am still feeling congested. Not a lot of mucus but just a pressure feeling in my sinuses on the sides of my nostrils. I am doing nasal rinses twice a day, and just started back on Flonase and Astelin. Is it normal to still feel congested at times? Seems to get worse with extreme temperature changes such as coming from outdoors into the cold air conditioning.