I had my surgery a week ago and my right nostril is still leaking blood. It’s not pouring out it’s just constantly leaking lie I have a drip that won’t turn off. Is this normal? I do my rinses everyday and blood mucus comes out everytime
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Thanks for your question. Did you also have a septoplasty along with the FESS procedure? During a septoplasty, the greater palatine nerves may be affected, and this results in temporary alteration in sensation to the upper teeth. While common, this is often an annoying concern of patients....
If the method used for turbinoplasty preserved the mucosa then you should not have to worry. Empty nose syndrome was more prevalent with older techniques where turbinates were removed and mucosa destroyed.
The only way to know for sure what bacteria is causing your sinus infection is by taking a culture of your nose. I assume you haven't had this done because if you really had pseudomonas you wouldn't be put on bactrim (doesn't cover pseudomonas). Bactrim is usually used to cover MRSA. Is your...