I had a septoplasty, turbulence reduction and adenoid removal surgery earlier this month. Since then I've been waking up gasping for air every couple hours throughout the night! When I first had the surgery done I was waking up every 10 minutes which made me have a horrible bout of not sleeping for 6 whole days. Once I finally did sleep I woke up VERY delerious/confused. My nose has healed well and there no mucous or blood. These symptoms only began post surgery. What could be causing this?
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Assuming you have had surgery performed by a Board certified Facial Plastic Surgeon or an Otolaryngologist with vast experience in Septoplasty - you have nothing to worry about ! It is quite routine for many patients following septoplasty surgery to have nasal drainage, crustiness, an a...
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It is unusual to loose significant amount of blood from a septoplasty procedure. You may want to get a hemoglobin and hematocrit to see if you are actually anemic. If so you will need to see your surgeon as well as your internist to find the reasons for this. All ...