So I had my septoplasty today, and I admit it, the surgery wasn’t as bad as I expected it to be. Honestly, I barely remember anything about being in the OR, other than what it looked like. I don’t remember how I got put to sleep, I feel like maybe I wore a mask, but at the same time, can’t remember.
I do remember, however, how the recovery room was. I hate to say this, considering I usually hate being in the recovery room after surgery, but this time was absolutely wonderful. I woke up to realize that it was over (the best part), and on top of it, my nose didn’t even have stents in it! My nurse was wonderful and gave me medicine as I was sore and a little nauseous. Also TMI, She also helped me go to the bathroom, which has always been a big issue for me after anesthesia for some reason as I have always to. At first I actually asked her if she could insert a catheter because I had to go so bad, but she suggested I try something else first. Surprisingly, I actually did manage to relieve myself that time. After that, she and the other nurse told me to close my eyes for a while. I did, but never actually fell asleep. My ENT actually admitted to me that the deviation was worse than she thought, but I can already breathe so much better and am doing well overall.
Now onto the not so fun part, I’ve been bleeding quite a lot and have a really large blood clot in my nose (which I was told is normal, but I am not allowed to blow it out). I am also not able to rinse with nasal rinse until tomorrow. It is also very hard for me to eat and talk as I am sore and have blood dripping down my throat, but overall, I’m glad I got this surgery.
I'm glad it went well. The post-op bleeding is pretty normal and once you can start on the nasal rinses tomorrow it will really help. The first couple of days are the most uncomfortable, but it'll soon be over.