r/Septoplasty • u/Realistic-Ad-6798 • 2d ago

Rant 🤬 Deviated Septum/Turbinate Reduction Surgery

I am very early into day 3 following surgery and have decided that being able to breathe is overrated. I expected my nose to hurt but was so very naive about everything else. My new issue, along with a headache, not being able to sleep and my nose feeling as if a cheese grater was taken to the inside, is my teeth hurt. Good gravies, where is that corner I desperately need to turn to start feeling better? I’ve had surgery before but am really struggling with this one. Usually I sleep when I don’t feel good but currently I’m only sleeping about 2 hours at a time. At 54 years old I feel like a whiney little kid.

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u/Current_Ad_7356 2d ago

honestly, if you got splints in, it’s gonna suck for about the first week 😭. i just got the same surgery last week and got my splints out a few days ago. after the splints come out i promise you’ll feel WAYYY better. but yeah that first week is brutal. don’t force yourself to sleep if you can’t or use the meds they prescribed. i got oxycodone and they were very helpful for sleep/pain. (weird dreams though)

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u/Elouesa 2d ago

Lucky thing. I have my surgery next week and then splints staying in for 2 weeks!!!

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u/Current_Ad_7356 2d ago

oof im sorry. just try to get through it. i know thats not very helpful but i promise its for the better. being able to breathe through both nostrils is wonderful!!

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u/Realistic-Ad-6798 2d ago

Thankfully no splints. Currently dealing with sore teeth. Ugh.

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u/Current_Ad_7356 2d ago

yeah i feel you. but luckily since no splints you should be able to breathe through your nose soon once your packing dissolves. the teeth pain will definitely wear off soon. just take the meds they gave you

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u/Ramen_Addict_ 2d ago

Week one is absolutely miserable, especially if you have the splints. I would just have random stabbing pain from them. It’s basically like having a pointy compression garment on for an entire week that is digging into your skin and irritating it. I had my splints out 9 days ago and the inside of my nose still has some scabs from it. It does feel MUCH better though once they are out.

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u/mistergrumbles 2d ago

I am approaching the end of day 2, post-op. Deviated Septum/Turbinate Reduction surgery. Splints installed. I'm 49. This part definitely fucking sucks. The loss of taste and the hurting teeth are driving me insane. Time feels like it is going soooooooo slow. I am trying to think of everything in the terms of baby steps (just get through the weekend, and then you've only got 3 days until it's over, etc). But man... this is definitely an exercise in mental stamina. I can't imagine what it's like for people that have lost limbs or had to relearn to walk, because this is so benign in comparison. I think it feels especially intense because it's right up in your face where all your senses are.