I had a sinus surgery 3 weeks ago. It included: frontal sinus, antrum, intranasal op, Turbinates, submucus resection. Almost 3 weeks after the surgery I don't have the sneezing attacks anymore, but my nose is still very congested. My ENT says it is congested because there is still some dry blood and could take a month to clear. Has anybody had congested nose after surgery? According to the report the surgery only lasted 10 min. Can all these be done in such a short time? Any opinions on this?
August 19, 2015
Answer: Congestion After Sinus Surgery Congestion following a sinus surgery is extremely common and should not be the cause of much worry. If you are very uncomfortable because of the congestion, you may try nasal rinses designed to clear the sinuses gently and efficiently. Should your symptoms persist or worsen, schedule a follow-up consultation with your doctor to ensure that your recovery is going smoothly.
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August 19, 2015
Answer: Congestion After Sinus Surgery Congestion following a sinus surgery is extremely common and should not be the cause of much worry. If you are very uncomfortable because of the congestion, you may try nasal rinses designed to clear the sinuses gently and efficiently. Should your symptoms persist or worsen, schedule a follow-up consultation with your doctor to ensure that your recovery is going smoothly.
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August 3, 2013
Answer: Concerned about adequacy of procedure
Nasal congestion is one of the first symptoms to improve. There may be swelling, infection, septal hematoma, or excessive crusting but at three weeks the acute postop edema in the sinuses is resolving rapidly and crusting decreasing as the sinus linings are recovering function. I'm pretty efficient with sinus surgery and your procedures would take me at least 45 min if only one side of sinuses or 1:15-1:30 if submucous resection, turbinates, and bilateral sinuses. If not better after 3months then ask to get another CT to compare to preop and see if what was done was actually done
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August 3, 2013
Answer: Concerned about adequacy of procedure
Nasal congestion is one of the first symptoms to improve. There may be swelling, infection, septal hematoma, or excessive crusting but at three weeks the acute postop edema in the sinuses is resolving rapidly and crusting decreasing as the sinus linings are recovering function. I'm pretty efficient with sinus surgery and your procedures would take me at least 45 min if only one side of sinuses or 1:15-1:30 if submucous resection, turbinates, and bilateral sinuses. If not better after 3months then ask to get another CT to compare to preop and see if what was done was actually done
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