Still in Pain After 2 Years - Denver, CO

Trusting Dr. Imola cost me nine years of my health. After meeting with a dozen other ENTs in the area, I finally found one who asked the right questions, found the root cause of my breathing difficulties, and resolved breathing issues as well as repaired the significant damaged caused by the surgeries and revisions recommended by Dr. Imola. I can breath again and am no longer in debilitating pain. Lessons learned: don't assume a physician remembers what was discussed during a previous visit, only consider those who know both their abilities and limitations, remind everyone involved of all allergies again and again. Trust your senses ... if something feels wrong, it probably is.

I didn't die. That's the best I can say about my personal experience with Dr. Imola. I threw away the mirrors in my house and only recently found the strength to photo the results. I did find a surgeon who looked at the work, was shocked at some of the procedures, and is attempting to resolve the pain and issues. Below are a few pics of my current nose, scarring from being exposed to a known and documented allergen, a protruding stitch from Dr. Imola's resolution, and that of another surgeon who ripped out the entire series of oversized stitches and replaced them with reasonable ones to help with pain.

I've been on a combination of Gabapentin, Indomethacin, Advil, and/or Wholemend for years now. I still live with inflammation and lingering pain. I've had five surgeries so far. One nostril is OK. The other is collapsed. I can't smell well so I get food poisoning a couple times a year. I still need to rest in the afternoons. My life is completely different than what I had hoped for and every night I pray for the pain to go away and to be able to breath through my nose again. I'm trying to save so one day I can go to the Mayo clinic and see if they can restore function. There is little else to say until I have resolution.