r/Septoplasty

Had mine done yesterday afternoon... No packing, just a stent. And I was fine all night, aside from dry mouth. I could still breathe a little and thought it was going to be an easier recovery than anticipated! And then... Over the course of about ten minutes a couple hours ago... My nose completely clogged and I'm getting the vacuum effect when I swallow. Pressure in my ears. I already want to try to poke a qtip up there just to get a LITTLE relief. Or get a turkey baster and suck out the (I'm assuming) clot.

It's been two hours. How am I going to last a week? What if it doesn't even resolve after the stent removal? I really hope this was worth it ...

Hey all, I’m on day 2 post Septoplasty & turbinate reduction. I had made a big grocery shopping trip before the surgery where I picked up my usual staples, not thinking anything of it because I foolishly assumed the healing process would be “business as usual with some bandages on my nose” :)

If you’re about to get this surgery - stock up on things that relieve a dry throat: ice cream, smoothies, juice, water ice, teas, yogurts, those mouthwatering mints…

And soft, non spicy foods!! I have a bunch of bagels in the freezer that I cannot eat because they’re too hard and a Panera soup I can’t have because it’s too spicy.

my ENT has specifically advised against me walking a couple blocks to the corner store until I’m later in my recovery. So I guess I’m stuck doordashing 🥲

I see a substantial volume of negativity on this sub. Is general statistic of 99,9% success rate false, or the unlucky people are most likely to be publicly vocal about it bias?

I have a septoplasty scheduled next month and I’m feeling very conflicted about it.

I saw an ENT, who specializes in sleep apnea, a few months ago to talk about why I continue to feel tired despite regular CPAP usage. He examined me and noted my septum was significantly deviated. He recommended I see one of his colleagues who specializes in surgery.

When I saw the specialist, he mentioned how I had significant nasal collapse with a deviated septum. Here’s the crazy thing though: my whole life I’ve felt completely fine. I never have issues breathing through my nose. The doctor mentioned the goal would be to fix my septum so that I’d have better air flow to potentially improve the quality of my CPAP treatment.

I’m starting to get cold feet about the procedure. Many of the stories I’ve read on Reddit are filled with horrors about recovery and complications. I think the biggest thing I’m worried about is undergoing a surgical procedure that may not lead to an appreciable difference in how I feel.

Anyone else dealing with this? I’m taking Tylenol and plenty of fluids. I’m so congested and keep having horrible panic attacks post anesthesia. 😭

Hi everyone,

I am due to undergo a septoplasty to rectify a pretty severe deviation, my entire septum is past the midline and currently inside my left nostril.

At the same time ENT want to remove polyps (mostly from my right nostril which I thought was my good nostril but apparently not) and widen the connections between my sinuses.

I wasn’t really briefed in depth on the risks of the surgery. They were stated as bleeding,infection, septal perforation, CSF leak and if I wanted to know more to look at the NHS website.

After doing that and some research online I found the most concerning of the risks to be empty nose syndrome ENS, but was surprised I hadn’t been told about it.

From reading up I’ve come to the assumption it can happen to anybody with any kind of septum surgery, doesn’t matter if the turbinates are touched or not, but when calling my ENT to discuss it he simply said it’s impossible, we aren’t touching your turbinates so there is no risk.

Am I over thinking the risk or misunderstanding it? I feel like the improvement to my breathing would be substantial as I have 100% mouth breathed for the last 14 years since I had my nose broken however I don’t really feel like a potential life changing and irreparable condition is worth the risk as I don’t think I could take my breathing getting any worse than it already is.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated and anyone from the UK who has undergone or knows about how the surgery goes and risks with how we do it over here would be really helpful also.

Thanks in advance!

Hello all, I’m 7 days post op from a septoplasty.

About an hour after having my splints removed my nose started bleeding randomly in the car drive home from the doctor’s office. I was able to stop the bleeding but I felt a clot get stuck in the back of my throat. I kinda freaked out so I pushed it out the best I can it felt like I was choking on it. I got the bleeding to stop after about 10-15 minutes then it started again. Stopped for a while then another clot got dislodged and it bled again for a while. Finally done bleeding now it’s been dribbling out for a few hours just kinda worried about what to do next. My other nostril is perfectly fine and I can breathe okay through it. My right nostril is the one that was bleeding and I can’t really breathe through it from all the blood crust.

How long should I wait to do the sinus rinse?

Thanks for any help. Still waiting for a response from my dr.

hii guys i didn’t really know where to post this and what my point is either, but basically my nose is literally so big AND CROOKED. like u can see so clearly where the bone starts curving in a weird angle. and i can’t tell if im just being hypersensitive but i feel like i can feel the presence of my nose so much and like the pressure of it? i have a moderate deviated septum as well which ik causes sinus pressure as well so that is definitely contributing, but can the actual crookeness cause discomfort?

Anyone else experience ear pressure and pain a month out of surgery? It’s driving me nuts and I’m getting a lot of headaches. Wondering if anyone can give me a timeline on when it got better for them.