Dear Doctor,
My name is Margo. I live in the Chicago area. I had sinus surgery on
April 30th.
I had a deviated septum, huge turbinates, I guess the sinuses scraped and
while I was at it, I has nasal reconstruction. It is now May 9th. I thought
that I would be feeling great by now. I am getting better than I was a week
ago, but not how I thought I would. My nose feels very swollen, I have ALOT
of dry crust and I am starting to beable to smell and it doesn't smell too
good. My doctor said that i can use ocean nasal spray whenever I want. Am
I feeling normal for 9 days post-surgery?
Reply: -------------------------
You are describing relatively normal post-operative symptoms following sinus or nasal surgery. Proper humdification, frequent use of nasal saline, and perhaps even the use of pulsatile nasal irrigation using a Grossan nasal irrigator tip attached to a Water-pik using dilute salt water/baking soda solutions may be helpful. Of course, these issues should be discussed with your surgeon.
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Steve Dankle, MD
Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Milwaukee, Wis
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