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Re: post septoplasty breathing problems


Posted by Cue Miller on February02, 2000 at 09:15:10:

In Reply to: post septoplasty breathing problems posted by sydney on February01, 2000 at 16:23:04:

I was also intubated while under general anesthesia for a septoplasty and removal of nasal polyps. The pain in my throat and the extreme stretching of my uvula from the intubation was by far the worst part of the post-operation. And to make matters worse, if your pains are like mine, the pain meds don't do a thing for this kind of pain. My pain went away in a few days, however, and was never unbearable.

On the other hand, if you are having nose pain from the septoplasty (I didn't) by all means take those pain meds. The notion posted elsewhere that stopping pain meds allows the brain to somehow deal with the pain better has no basis in fact. Take the meds and be happy we have such things.

PS: I don't understand what you mean when you say that you "have told the dr I can wait to come in." You should be sure to see the doc when scheduled, especially if you have pain in your chest or pain with breathing. Tell the doctor what your problem is. If you cannot get there for some reason, call him or her on the phone and explain your problem.

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