About to go under the knife...

[ghettodub]

So on Wednesday morning, I'm getting surgery for the first time to correct some issues with my sinuses and airways. I've basically never been able to breathe well, so i'm looking forward to that, just not the procedure to do so.

Keep yer fingers crossed! Fortunately, it's a pretty minor one to get done, but that doesn't calm my nerves much...

[Guylee]

Good luck to you good sir. [Beer]

[Zundfolge]

Man I wish I could afford to do that ... I have a horribly deviated septum and can't hardly breathe out of my left nostril ... would love to open that up a bit.

Surgery sucks but I bet it'll be worth it in the end (focus on the positive).

[ghettodub]

Man I wish I could afford to do that ... I have a horribly deviated septum and can't hardly breathe out of my left nostril ... would love to open that up a bit.

Surgery sucks but I bet it'll be worth it in the end (focus on the positive).

Have you been to an ENT for it? Mine is all OK under my insurance

[Lex_Luthor]

Good luck man!

[Monky]

You'll love having it done once you're healed up.. my friend did it and while it sucked for a few weeks.. she loves it now..

[patrick0685]

good luck...heal fast

[AirbornePathogen]

Best of luck, and a quick recovery.

[Marlin]

Man I wish I could afford to do that ... I have a horribly deviated septum and can't hardly breathe out of my left nostril ... would love to open that up a bit.

Surgery sucks but I bet it'll be worth it in the end (focus on the positive).



I have a long drill bit.. [Tooth]

[Zundfolge]

Have you been to an ENT for it? Mine is all OK under my insurance
Several years ago I did, but insurance wasn't going to cover it all so it was still going to cost me more out of pocket than I could afford. Now if I could prove that it was the result of an injury that happened after I got the policy I could probably get it to pay off better (but its been like this most of my life ... I think it might be because I broke my nose when I was 6).

[ghettodub]

I have a long drill bit.. [Tooth]

A big plumbing snake may work too, hehe. Just rotor rooter that thing out

[Marlin]

Naw, drill bit would open it up more. [Tooth]

[BlasterBob]

ghettodub has more nerve than I have. I have had the same identical problem for about 60 years but always had a fear of something getting shoved up my nose and for some snip snip snipping. With the current medical advances, it should really be a piece of cake since it is now considered to be a very simple fix.
Good luck and heal real fast. Sure would be nice to be able to breathe out of both nostrils however at almost 75, it's way too late for that procedure (for me).

[cebeu]

Keep us updated and good luck. My lady never had a problem until we moved up "high-n-dry" a couple years back. Now, has to have the surgury (deviated septum - sp?) and is scheduled for mid-May.

[WillysWagon]

Best wishes for a speedy recovery [Beer]

[mcantar18c]

I don't trust people with my best interests or safety. But I do trust that people will always do what best serves them. So here's the way I see it.
The surgeon isn't paid to fix you... he's paid to repeat a procedure that he's done so many times its probably muscle memory by now. He knows that if he fucks up he'll be out of a job, and he probably doesn't want to lose he's job, so he's gonna do what his supposed to while he's in there.
The anesthesiologist isn't paid to put you to sleep, he's paid to wake you up. He knows that if he doesn't, he'll be eyeball deep in the shitstorm of a lawsuit that'll follow before he knows what hit him. So he's gonna make damn sure that you don't wake up before you should and that you do wake up when you're supposed to.
You aren't a person undergoing a surgery to them, you're that quick procedure between their afternoon coffee brake and their standing appointment in the empty patients room with that intern they hired last month. They aren't emotionally invested in you, which IMO is a good thing... prevents irrational decisions.
Maybe I have a bit of a pessimistic outlook on things, but this is the kind of thing that comforts me when I have to do stuff like this... knowing that people have strong motivators to do the things that I need them to do, regardless of what those motivators might be.

In any case, good luck in surgery and I hope ya have a fast recovery.

[Colorado Luckydog]

Good Luck!!![Beer][Beer][Beer][Beer]

[ChadAmberg]

Oh, ask for the video! You might not get it, but I recently watched the video of my wife's surgery where they patched a hole to her brain-pan. It's kinda crazy...

[DSB OUTDOORS]

My friends wife had that kind of surgery also, took her a while to heal but she wished she had done years ago. It even changed her voice a bit, not so stuffy sounding. Good luck!! [Beer]

[Hoosier]

So on Wednesday morning, I'm getting surgery for the first time to correct some issues with my sinuses and airways. I've basically never been able to breathe well, so i'm looking forward to that, just not the procedure to do so.

Keep yer fingers crossed! Fortunately, it's a pretty minor one to get done, but that doesn't calm my nerves much...

Let us know how it goes. I may need something similar, I'm supposed to get an appointment with an ENT real soon now. Got diagnosed with Apnea a little more than a week ago. If surgery like that won't work then I'll have to use a CPAP machine for the rest of my life.

H.

[Big Wall]

Good luck.

[Bailey Guns]

Good thoughts and wishes for you.

[coop68]

Any surgery sucks i have a scope on my left knee due to high school football injury junior year. Go to get an MRI day later found out i need surgery next day 10am surgery and one week off from school! the part i hated was the wake up felt like i got hit in the head with a bat from the drugs than they tried to make me eat crackers and apple juice than randomly having your position coach there when you wake up and knowing that your recovery nurse is his wife!

yeah good times!

best of luck to you hope all goes well and you are better off when you come out of it.

coop

[rondog]

Piece o' cake, I had it done in '99. The deviated septum thing that is. They also removed some screwed-up turbinate tissue. You'll wake up with some hollow plastic "splints" in your beak, they'll be tacked in with a couple of stitches. They'll also be full of goo, and you won't be able to breathe through your nose for a few days. This part will be miserable.

When they take them out, you'll be sucking air through your schnozz like a Shop Vac! I swear to God, my first breath through my nose, the airflow through there nearly knocked me over. It'll make a helluva difference, but over time it'll close back up some, you won't always breathe like a Hoover.

But, whatever you do, DO NOT get the surgery for sleep apnea where they lop off your uvula and blow off the rear shelf of your upper palate with a laser! I had that done at the same time, and Sweet Mother O' God, I've NEVER been so miserable in my life.

I've had a broken neck, a broken back, broken leg, broken arm, snapped the ACL in my right knee, and two severe tears in the meniscus of the left knee. But that surgery beat 'em all painwise. Think about a severe sore throat for 3+ months, I had to use an atomizer with a high-powered liquid pain killer/numbing solution directly on the area. It was awful. And it screwed up my swallowing for about 3 years. Every time I'd try to eat something, bits of the first bite would go into my windpipe and I'd go into choking and coughing fits. That finally went away, but the healing took years.

So, deviated septum surgery, good! Sleep apnea surgery, BAD!

[ghettodub]

Awesome, thanks for the info and all the wishes, folks. It is for a deviated septum and turbinates, so it sounds exactly like what you had done. I'm super excited to have it done; i'm just more nervous because I've never had surgery before, and I watch too many damn doctor TV shows [Tooth].

I'm sure you'll see a bunch of posts from me by the end of the week, because I"ll be out of work and bored on the couch, heh [Coffee]

[rondog]

Yeah, I was addicted to 4-Way nasal spray for many years, I HAD to have a bottle of it with me at all times just to breathe. If I didn't have one, my nose would swell shut and I might as well try to breathe through my ass. I had to suffer a few weeks without it to let the tissues heal before surgery, but I haven't had a snort since. My turbinates looked like hemhorroids.

[porfiriozg]

good luck
wish you the best

[Irving]

Brandon on HAI got this done last year. If you still post on there, ask him about it.

[alxone]

i have been under more than a few times and it suck each and every time , but at least your not awake for most if it .although i never had my head worked on (ok just stitches and staples ) sounds scary . you are a far braver man than myself.

[Elhuero]

good luck on Wednesday

[Hoosier]

But, whatever you do, DO NOT get the surgery for sleep apnea where they lop off your uvula and blow off the rear shelf of your upper palate with a laser! I had that done at the same time, and Sweet Mother O' God, I've NEVER been so miserable in my life.

I've had a broken neck, a broken back, broken leg, broken arm, snapped the ACL in my right knee, and two severe tears in the meniscus of the left knee. But that surgery beat 'em all painwise. Think about a severe sore throat for 3+ months, I had to use an atomizer with a high-powered liquid pain killer/numbing solution directly on the area. It was awful. And it screwed up my swallowing for about 3 years. Every time I'd try to eat something, bits of the first bite would go into my windpipe and I'd go into choking and coughing fits. That finally went away, but the healing took years.

So, deviated septum surgery, good! Sleep apnea surgery, BAD!

Hmm that's bad news for me. Did it solve your apnea? 3 years of that vs. 50 or 60 years of sleeping with a CPAP machine each night...

H.

[Ripper]

yo Brandon

Good luck Bro! Take two Epica and call me in the morning!

[ghettodub]

yo Brandon

Good luck Bro! Take two Epica and call me in the morning!

heh, thanks man! Hope you're doing well!

[sniper7]

good luck, hope it all goes well.

maybe see if you can take my dog in with you to get him neutered for a discount![LOL]

[rondog]

Hmm that's bad news for me. Did it solve your apnea? 3 years of that vs. 50 or 60 years of sleeping with a CPAP machine each night...

H.

Um, no. Forgot to mention that it made the apnea worse. I use a CPAP, as I did before the surgery. It's my bestest friend in the whole wide world, I don't go ANYWHERE without it. In fact, I have two, one I keep bagged as a road kit. Makes sleeping a joy, without it I snore horribly and stop breathing about 100 times an hour. Total misery without it. If I could find a battery powered one I might be able to go camping again.

[theGinsue]

Rest easy - I've been under more knives in my life than Emeril Lagasses cuisine.

Lots of initial discomfort but the payoff should be worth it.

[arz]

I had a deviated septum repaired a long while back. Worst part was when they took out the packing before I went home.

I would have sworn they pulled a whole bedsheet out of my nose. Hurt like a sumnabiatch. But I can breath today. And one nostril is bigger than the other, allowing for betting booger storage than the other side.

[trlcavscout]

It will be worth it after its all said and done!

[sniper7]

Rest easy - I've been under more knives in my life than Emeril Lagasses cuisine.

Lots of initial discomfort but the payoff should be worth it.


I found a recent picture of ginsue after his 1000th plastic surgery:

http://www.goodsurgeonguide.co.uk/images/articles/steve-erhadts-cosmetic-surgery-adiction.jpg

[ROFL2]

[sneakerd]

Just relax- you won't feel a thing.[Luck]

[theGinsue]

I found a recent picture of ginsue after his 1000th plastic surgery:

http://www.goodsurgeonguide.co.uk/images/articles/steve-erhadts-cosmetic-surgery-adiction.jpg

[ROFL2]

Oh, that's an old photo. Here's a more recent one
http://www.rense.com/general31/michaelj.jpg

[theGinsue]

Just relax- you won't feel a thing.[Luck]
Never a line you want to hear from your proctologist.

[ghettodub]

So, i survived and it wasn't too bad. It still hurts, and why people do elective surgery...I don't know...

[Mobat555]

Dub, Glad everything went well! Perhaps you will feel well enough for 3 Bad Jacks, they are coming the 29th!


Got diagnosed with Apnea a little more than a week ago. If surgery like that won't work then I'll have to use a CPAP machine for the rest of my life.

H.

I got diagnosed with Apnea last year (stop breathing/wakeup 108 time an hour). Got the CPAP and it worked, depending on if you go low on oxegen or not (I do not) you do not have to travel with it a few nights is never bad. But wife and I went on a diet, lost 65 lbs and have not used it since. Depending on your physical status this could be an option.

Also a guy at work with mild Apena bought one of these (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002JQ6STA) and said it worked for him. I bought one as well, just have not felt a need for it after losing the weight.

[BPTactical]

Aint it fun Dubs?
I have had my nose sliced on 3 times due to it being broken 6 times (hockey's fun eh?).
The weird part- all 3 times it was performed under local anesthesia. Lying there while they are slicing and digging mashed cartilage out is an unnerving experience.

[ghettodub]

Aint it fun Dubs?
I have had my nose sliced on 3 times due to it being broken 6 times (hockey's fun eh?).
The weird part- all 3 times it was performed under local anesthesia. Lying there while they are slicing and digging mashed cartilage out is an unnerving experience.

I'm glad as hell mine was general. that would give me the willies...