Septoplasty - Indications For Surgery
- A Septoplasty is done in the following situations,
- The most common symptom of badly deviated septum is difficulty breathing through the nose causing
- Mouth breathing,
- Snoring,
- Drooling during sleep,
- Change in voice,
- Decrease sense of smell and taste
- Sometimes sleep disturbances.
- The symptoms are usually worse on one side, and sometimes occur on the side opposite the bend.
I'm 5 days post op. I must admit the pain level is around 2 or 3 minimum. I watched a lot of videos that were all saying how painful it was going to be. I'm pleasantly surprised at the pain level. Especially, since I had a tonsillectomy as well. I believe the key was to overlap the pain meds. I was given codeine and Tylenol to be taken every 4 hours. So, basically I was taking pain meds every 2 hour for the first 3 days now as needed.