my surgery failed... miserably...

[Peytonn]

i had surgery to repair a perforated nasal septum..

I knew there was a chance it wouldn't be successful... but this is so disappointing...

not only did it fail.. the hole in my nose if now about twice as big... don't know what the options are now...

the worst thing is.... I've gained weight......

the pudding, jello, rice, etc... the only stuff that would stay down... stayed down and STUCK!!

so... I'm starting back today....

go back to Dr. next Monday to see what options there are for the hole in my head.......

but there's no point in getting fatter and fatter as well as being a failure with the nose surgery thing...

I'm depressed, disgusted, down and out... feeling sorry for myself...

but it could be so much worse...

I have a cousin.. 42... with a little 2 year old boy... and he's just been diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer....

I can LIVE with a hole in my nose... it's just annoying...

thanks for giving me a place to vent.... we need that sometimes... don't we?

[Heidi3]

Re: my surgery failed... miserably...

I am sorry honey

[Dash Riprock]

Re: my surgery failed... miserably...

I have much the same problem but not only do have the hole but I have some of the bone sticking out. It really is a pain in the butt and I

commiserate

with you

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[Peytonn]

Re: my surgery failed... miserably...

lol... thanks dash... for understanding.... (they took out a bunch of bone from the sinus openings in 1999.... so I could breathe better...).. the original septum problem I had was because I'd used so much Afrin over the past 20+ years because I couldn't breathe... it dissolved the septum basically...

they fixed it in 99.... but lo and behold.. sinus infection..... blowing too forcefully.. using paper towel to clean up the aftermath.. (on the way to work one morning... )...and I literally BLEW a hole in the septum again...

they said the second surgery is harder to heal... and it didn't this time....

I don't know what the options are now... have to go back monday (1-30) to find out..

I feel like I'm walking around with a big gaping hole in my face..... although I KNOW no one else can see it... and probably can't hear the occassional weird whistling or hollow sound when I breathe... I'm sure you know what I mean about that too...

I'm so disappointed...

[2big4mysize]

Re: my surgery failed... miserably...

I'm so sorry I will be praying your doc is skilled and can fix it for you.

[Peytonn]

Re: my surgery failed... miserably...

thanks... I need prayers... some say he's the best.. he's been around a long time.. but my sis is begging me to go to a different plastic surgeon guy... my doc's area is ear nose and throat...who is also qualified to do plastic surgery.. but like he said.. it's usually in traumatic cases.. like car accidents that he has to do it....

I really like him.... but my hubby didn't like the 'pray hard that it works' attitude in the beginning... he thinks they should be more sure...

since it's the second time it's been repaired.... he told me it was more likely the tissue wouldn't heal... I want it to WORK!!! I'll know what the next step is next week..

the other thing is insurance... since it's not life threatening...... my insurance might not approve it...