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<blockquote data-quote="witzend" data-source="post: 135694" data-attributes="member: 99"><p>husband had the deviated septum surgery about 5 years ago, and it wasn't as successful as we had hoped. Recovery-wise, we went out to dinner at our favorite restaurant that night. Your sinuses will be packed with gauze for the first week or so until you see your doctor to have it removed. I think husband was so used to full sinuses that the packing didn't matter much to him. Anyway, his recovery was pretty quick.</p><p></p><p>Success-wise, a lot of the reason he had this done was for snoring. He continued to snore after the surgery, and still had the one sinus pretty well blocked. The surgeon re-did the surgery in February, and also removed his uvula and part of his soft palate. This surgery was much more difficult on him. Nose-wise, he got the packing removed two weeks ago, and saw the doctor a second time last week. He'll see the surgeon a total of at least four times to remove scar tissue (husband says "so he can pick my nose!") and follow up. I think he is pretty happy with the results, though. And the snoring is gone.</p><p></p><p>Don't skimp on the saline spray after surgery. It will keep everything soft and the stitches will dissolve much more easily. Good Luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="witzend, post: 135694, member: 99"] husband had the deviated septum surgery about 5 years ago, and it wasn't as successful as we had hoped. Recovery-wise, we went out to dinner at our favorite restaurant that night. Your sinuses will be packed with gauze for the first week or so until you see your doctor to have it removed. I think husband was so used to full sinuses that the packing didn't matter much to him. Anyway, his recovery was pretty quick. Success-wise, a lot of the reason he had this done was for snoring. He continued to snore after the surgery, and still had the one sinus pretty well blocked. The surgeon re-did the surgery in February, and also removed his uvula and part of his soft palate. This surgery was much more difficult on him. Nose-wise, he got the packing removed two weeks ago, and saw the doctor a second time last week. He'll see the surgeon a total of at least four times to remove scar tissue (husband says "so he can pick my nose!") and follow up. I think he is pretty happy with the results, though. And the snoring is gone. Don't skimp on the saline spray after surgery. It will keep everything soft and the stitches will dissolve much more easily. Good Luck! [/QUOTE]
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