post-op
It has now been 4 weeks since my surgery. I was told that it could be as long as 6 weeks before I felt the full affect. So far I am underwhelmed.
Beforehand I could breathe easily through my left nostril but my right was always constricted and usually had a blockage of mucus in it.
Now I can breathe easily through my left nostril and right feels constricted. There is a blockage but it seems to a remnant of the surgery not a new formation.
So in terms of breathing I am exactly where I was.
Friday morning I woke at 5am, far ahead of my daily alarm, due to excruciating pain in my upper right sinus. The pain was so severe that I could barely function. I went to school anyway and thanks to some sinus medicine I was eventually able to ignore the pain.
This morning the same pain was back and just as strong. I had no more pain medication. I called in sick, spoke to my department head and went back to bed. The next time I woke up it was 3:44pm. I had not had any pain on the weekend.
I called the surgeon's office and was told that there were no time slots available to see him this week and as of Friday he will be on vacation. I was told to go to the ER or make an appointment with my family doctor. The ER? If I want to be ignored for 6 hours I don't need to go to ER for that! I'll try my family doctor in the morning.
Beforehand I could breathe easily through my left nostril but my right was always constricted and usually had a blockage of mucus in it.
Now I can breathe easily through my left nostril and right feels constricted. There is a blockage but it seems to a remnant of the surgery not a new formation.
So in terms of breathing I am exactly where I was.
Friday morning I woke at 5am, far ahead of my daily alarm, due to excruciating pain in my upper right sinus. The pain was so severe that I could barely function. I went to school anyway and thanks to some sinus medicine I was eventually able to ignore the pain.
This morning the same pain was back and just as strong. I had no more pain medication. I called in sick, spoke to my department head and went back to bed. The next time I woke up it was 3:44pm. I had not had any pain on the weekend.
I called the surgeon's office and was told that there were no time slots available to see him this week and as of Friday he will be on vacation. I was told to go to the ER or make an appointment with my family doctor. The ER? If I want to be ignored for 6 hours I don't need to go to ER for that! I'll try my family doctor in the morning.