diva_dynamite

Hello-

I am a 40yo woman with OSA. Didn't respond to CPAP worth a darn, so went to an ENT at the behest of my family doc. He was the first to actually look at my airways and see that both my throat and nasal passages are very small. I've also had a lifetime of sinus problems that weren't helped by allergy shots, climate change, etc., so to make a long story short, I had a tonsillectomy, septoplasty and sinus drain last week. I was supposed to have the UPPP, too, but the insurance denied it at the last moment because I wasn't 'last resort' enough. After he saw the condition of my sinuses, he told my husband (post-op), that that alone could have accounted for a lot of my breathing trouble. If the surgery alone doesn't fix it, he said I could also try the jaw advancement device because of my large tongue base. So far, I am happy to say that recovery is going well. I went back to work in the office 3 days ago, and was working from home the day after surgery (lortab didn't make me sleepy, it kept me awake!). After reading the posts on the tonsillectomy forums, I feel really lucky about my post-op recovery experience, but I'd like to hear some opinions on long-term effectiveness of all this. So far, of course, the tonsil pain is keeping me awake at night, and I know that it will be awhile before I can expect to see noticeable improvement. I've lost 10 pounds so far, and that's great, but I don't want that to be all I get out of this! Thank you!