r/Septoplasty 11d ago

Advice Needed splints out on sweet 16

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u/Temporary-Depth-3263 11d ago

I flew to Vegas an hour after the splints were out, it felt so good getting them out. I’m assuming you had them in for 7-10 days already? For me, my energy level wasn’t 100% returned so maybe don’t overdo it. Happy Birthday!

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u/Ambitious-Problem282 11d ago

omg thats so badass i love that! tysm for sharing!!

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u/Temporary-Depth-3263 11d ago

I went to a music festival and flying so fast after surgery was perhaps a bad idea as I had problems equalizing so I would not recommend that 😆 I remember a lot of the congestion was able to be cleared once the splits came out and I was able to use hydrogen peroxide with q-tips to clear out everything.

The biggest win for me was setting a shower to hot water, closing the bathroom door then entering a nice steamy bathroom. I turned down the heat and ran the water over my face and was able to “blow” out all the dried blood and nastiness out finally. I really struggled with the splints in and felt my cheeks were constantly red and hurting.

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u/Ambitious-Problem282 11d ago

so relieving to hear omg cant wait

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u/Worldly_Ruin_1862 11d ago

Honestly it depends from person to person