On 11/3/2010, I had my second surgery. He called this one a “Tune Up”… this surgery went exactly like the main writer’s story, except my front teeth hurt when I woke up. Doctor took out the splints two days after surgery I was bleeding for two weeks with muscus clots coming out. Did the “Neil-Med” salt & water, bottled nose rinse everyday. My taste is not back… and no longer like meat. I only crave fruits and veggies. I am not skinny (big meat lover) so I am starting to get scared that the nose surgery changed my pallet for life. I use to love hot salsa… now, it scares me. I tried my old fav yesterday Salt & Vinager chips… ummm… NO, what the heck was I thinking. One chip and it threw the .99 cent bag away. I am sad that all my favs are no longer good tasting… including ketchup and black pepper almost killed me, it got stuck in a place water couldnt get to. It’s been 3 weeks and I am still sleeping up, not completely down (2 pillows or more per Dr). I am dying to take a jog… but every time I try, my upper pallet or teeth hurt. Sometimes my cheekbone hurts too. This 2nd surgery took a lot out of me, and I only got 5 days out of work (age 33). I have no strength and I can’t lift a thing. I have a doc appt 12/3/10… i hope the surgery healed correctly, and will help in the long run.

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The nurses said that I would be hurting quite a bit afterwards and a week following. I am not at all. My nose just feels like I had salt water up it, just stings a little. Honestly, I am starting to wonder if they even did anything. I guess I am just used to it. I have suffered from chronic sinusitis my entire life. My EX, and I say EX, family doctor had been looking up my nose for 18 years of my life. I am 20 years old. He had NEVER noticed my septum being deviated. He looked up my nose every visit and was like. “yep, it’s swollen.” Then he would prescribe me some nasal spray, antibiotics, and allergy med. I switched doctors due to my new insurance. On my first visit to my new doctor because of another sinus infection, he began listing off medications I could take for it, and i said i had already taken and didn’t help to all of them. I told him that if i was ever kidnapped, my mouth taped, I would seriously die. I told him that the nasal sprays do not work at all because they don’t go up there. He then asked me, “Have you ever been to an allergist?” I said no, puzzled. My previous doctor of 18 years had never thought of this? He was too proud to refer me to another doctor. I went to the allergist, after a glance up my nose he was like, “yeap, it’s significantly deviated.” they did a allergy test on me and guess what it came back as? I WASN’T ALLERGIC TO NOTHING they commonly test for. the deviated septum was hindering my drainage, and causing sinus infections. I went to an ENT afterwards and they set up my surgery. The ENT did hearing tests on me too. My hearing in my left ear is significantly lower than my right. He said my hearing loss was substantial for a 20 year old. I had to have tubes put in my ears because of excess fluid in my ears. I can hear better already.

I have been plagued with chronic sinusitis and headaches my entire life. I am fixed now. My surgeon did awesome for me not to be hurting, have any swelling, or bleeding after the first day. His name is Dr. Leonard Brown, he practices out of Knoxville, Tennessee. He has done over 5k of these surgeries. He said none of the doctors in this area had even came close to half of the amount he has done. I had a really good experience with Baptist West. Great hospital.