Sinus Problems Message Board Septoplasty, turbinectomy, cartilage spreader graft, and endoscopic sinus surgery
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10-08-2006, 03:53 PM
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#1 | | Newbie (male)
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| Septoplasty, turbinectomy, cartilage spreader graft, and endoscopic sinus surgery
I am getting these 4 procedures done in two weeks. This seems like a lot and I am rather nervous, but I am desperate for relief. My septum is shaped like a W and my turbines are very enlarged. I also have a nasal valve collapse on my left side (this is why they are doing a cartilage graft) and my sinuses don't drain properly. I don't remember when I was able to breathe normally. I have had breathing problems for over a decade and have been on nasal steroids, Sudafed, antibiotics, you name it - for over 5 years - and I am ready for this.
Has anyone had all of these done at the same time? Is this really a lot of stuff to have done at once, or is this "business as usual" for ENTs and people suffering from breathing problems?
Last edited by james98105; 10-08-2006 at 03:57 PM.
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10-08-2006, 04:56 PM
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#2 | | Senior Member (male)
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| Re: Septoplasty, turbinectomy, cartilage spreader graft, and endoscopic sinus surgery
I'm having an anxiety attack just reading your post.
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10-08-2006, 08:25 PM
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#3 | | Senior Veteran (female)
Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Oak Ridge
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| Re: Septoplasty, turbinectomy, cartilage spreader graft, and endoscopic sinus surgery
james98105,
I am going to have a complete endoscopic sinus window insertion, tonsillectomy, and adnoidectomy on the 17th of this month.
My husband had a septpplasty and turbinectomy together... it took him taking it easy for 5 days to be up to normal operating condition. I had a complete turbinectomy and was only down the day of the surgery. I had headaches, had to be careful not to sneeze or more my head to quick... but it wasn't bad at all. Just follow their care instructions.
I can not tell you about the graft or the endoscopy yet... but I will get back to you on the endoscopy on the 17th or 18th.
Sincerely, MG
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10-09-2006, 10:19 PM
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#4 | | Inactive (female)
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| Re: Septoplasty, turbinectomy, cartilage spreader graft, and endoscopic sinus surgery
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12-05-2006, 07:03 PM
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#5 | | Member (male)
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| Re: Septoplasty, turbinectomy, cartilage spreader graft, and endoscopic sinus surgery
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Originally Posted by james98105 I am getting these 4 procedures done in two weeks. This seems like a lot and I am rather nervous, but I am desperate for relief. My septum is shaped like a W and my turbines are very enlarged. I also have a nasal valve collapse on my left side (this is why they are doing a cartilage graft) and my sinuses don't drain properly. I don't remember when I was able to breathe normally. I have had breathing problems for over a decade and have been on nasal steroids, Sudafed, antibiotics, you name it - for over 5 years - and I am ready for this.
Has anyone had all of these done at the same time? Is this really a lot of stuff to have done at once, or is this "business as usual" for ENTs and people suffering from breathing problems? | Please post afterwards and let us know how you doing ...
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12-06-2006, 08:28 AM
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#6 | | Senior Veteran (female)
Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Oak Ridge
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| Re: Septoplasty, turbinectomy, cartilage spreader graft, and endoscopic sinus surgery
Better late than never.. I forgot to repost after my procedure.. was blinded by T&A pain.
After full sinus surgery. Windows punch and inserted in all sinus cavities maxillary, frontal ethnoid, and the very back ones.. whatever they are called... partial (front/maxillary) and complete (ethnoid and back sinuses) membrane scraping and removal from all sinus cavities, sinus passage openning.. and a few other things that I can not remember. Let us say I was roto-rootered up there and we cover it all.
Recovery.. a breeze. Other than not being able to pack my sinuses and having to make sure I didn't lean over or move about too quickly.. I have had much more painful sinus infections. No black eyes, even though the ENT told me to expect some. Really nasty sinus drainage and nose bleeds when I broke the movement restrictions.. but other than that it was negligible in comparison to my tonsillectomy and adnoidectomy recovery pain.
When I had recovered from my T&A, I had to fight nausea from drainage, and headaches due to my sinuses drying out and bleeding. Treatment? Tylenol, and saline nasal rinses every 2 hours while awake. If I would miss that 2 hour sinus irrigation window, i would know it... it would feel like a sudden onset of an aggressive sinus infection.. add saline and all was good again. Seven weeks post op? I am great and infection free. Hope the best for all others out there that might be considering these procedures.
Sincerely,
MG
Last edited by mkgb; 12-06-2006 at 08:31 AM.
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