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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Sinusitis / May 2005Post-op septoplasty - How long until the breathing improvement I was promised?
So it's been just a little over 3 weeks since my septoplasty for a deviated septum. Biggest complaint was that one side of my nose was always stuffy (stuffiness seemed to move back and forth between my nostrils, although thankfully usually only one at a time). Anyway, I had the septoplasty done mainly to alleviate problems related to breathing through my mouth when sleeping. As I said, it's been over 3 weeks since the surgery, and I would guess I'm back exactly where I started before my surgery. I'm lying in bed with my laptop right now, and my right side is stuffy, and I imagine when I wake up in the morning my mouth will be dry from breathing through it all night. So my question is this... when can I realistically expect my breathing to improve to what I was assured would be the case by my doctor? Am I being impatient, or is there really a chance I'll see a noticeable improvement after the 3+ week mark? My biggest fear is that all the discomfort, time out of work, and nearly $1000 were for nothing. Appreciate the insight into your experiences. Sure am hoping things get better from here. Thanks! >So it's been just a little over 3 weeks since my septoplasty for a >deviated septum. Biggest complaint was that one side of my nose was >always stuffy (stuffiness seemed to move back and forth between my >nostrils, although thankfully usually only one at a time). The alternation is completely normal, as we have explained many times, as the turbinates swell alternately on each side every few hours. "Stuffy nose" is a naive term for swollen turbinates. > Anyway, I >had the septoplasty done mainly to alleviate problems related to [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >Appreciate the insight into your experiences. Sure am hoping things >get better from here. Thanks! Well if both turbinates were already swelling and blocked while in bed, then the odds that septoplasty would eliminate that completely were doubtful to begin with, as we have also explained. It might help though. Try sleeping sometime with a window open and fan going (when waether permits) or within a couple of feet of a HEPA air cleaner. Odds are that you are allergic or sensitive to dust and are reacting to that..... Thanks for the reply and information. I can assure you, however, that I tried to do plenty of reading before posting, so please cut me some slack if I missed any previous explanations. It may still improve. All the septoplasty does is give a little more room. Septoplasty is an extremely minor procedure compared to others but it often fails to deliver that much benefit on its own. Steroid sprays may help. If all else fails, you could always have turbinate reduction later on. If you can get the allergens and irritants away, you may not need it. Thank you again. Although I don't doubt the skill of my doctor, he did lead me to believe this would be an easy fix to relieve all of the breathing problems I described to him. I suppose I should've entered this with a little more guarded optimism. I'm still going to give this some more time before I make any kind of follow-up appointment to discuss this with him. I'm just a little bummed out, as I really expected to be breathing much better (and finally leave the ranks of "mouth breathers") before my wedding and honeymoon in Jamaica two weeks from now. Thank you again for your input. Truly is a valuable resource here. >Thank you again. Although I don't doubt the skill of my doctor, he did >lead me to believe this would be an easy fix to relieve all of the >breathing problems I described to him. You are by no means the first to say that.... > I suppose I should've entered >this with a little more guarded optimism. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >"mouth breathers") before my wedding and honeymoon in Jamaica two weeks >from now. Actually I hear that the air down there can be pretty pure. I would not be at all surprised if you are ok while down there,,,,,
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