About to go under the knife...

[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!

[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:

[sneakerd]

Just relax- you won't feel a thing.