I just had a Total Ethmoid Ectomy/Nasal Polyp removal and Septoplasty.

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I hope I said that right. I had Nasal Polyps removed and a deviated Septum fixed at the Hospital... Today! Im so frickin excited I had to spread the word and share my experience. I've been so beaten down by this damn breathing problem I almost feel like I might Jinx myself. I already knocked on wood... You can't do that twice right?

I'm in my 30's and have always had breathing problems/sinus infections/loss of smell/post nasal drip/yada yada multiple times a year since I was a kid. Lately my best breathing days haven't even really been that good. That I knew of. I finally said enough is enough, it has to be better than this. I've tried the Steroid pills/sprays(Nasonex) and other things. They temporarily work. Sometimes. But most of the time I'd revert back. I will say that one time the doctor did stick a needle up my nose and inject Steroids directly into the polyp sacs. That was good/instant results. But not a long-term fix. As they came back. I guess you could keep going in but sometimes the polyps are not within reach of the needle in the office. So I got a Cat Scan and it showed I had major blockage. Doctor ordered the Surgery. This was of course after a few visits trying alternative things like the pills and sprays.

I went in at 7am and wham bam I was home by 11:30. My upper teeth hurt for a few hours and honestly that was about it. I think that was from being intibated and having the cold air on my teeth for an hour. I dunno maybe not but my teeth are kind of sensitive to temp. I took 1 Tylenol 3 when I left the hospital and that's it. I took the packing out at 9pm and man I'm breathing good already. And that's with dried blood and stuff still up there. Man I hope this works and I know it's way too early to tell but it seems it might. I will stay on top of it with some Nasonex to keep the Polyps at bay. My doctor is Dzul at Lakeshore ENT in St. Clair Shores MI. My nose itself is a little sore maybe a 2 or 3 on the 1-10 scale. And I had a little headache. But I read that some people were hurting for a week or a month after. I'm feeling good already. My Doctor said he pulled out a "small coffee cup's worth of polyps". Man I would have like to have those in a jar to strike some serious vengeance. But he used a tool that chops and sucks them up. Safer than Lasers and less bleeding then just yanking them out. So I've heard. Maybe I would have bronzed them... LOL

I scoured the internet before I had my surgery looking for peoples experience with this and I thought I'd contribute mine. I feel for all the people who have trouble breathing through their nose. People who don't have this problem can not comprehend how much it affects your life. I feel sorry for my wife having to deal with all my sniffling and snorting. Day in and day out of dealing with that SUCKS! I'll try and come back to this post and let everyone know how I'm breathing. I'm having a feeling it's going to be good.