Esther Said:

What is the recovery period after deviated septum surgery? How long before I could exercise, jog, work, etc?

We Answered:

About 2 weeks before jogging, five days before going back to work. My sister just had this done a month ago.

Isaac Said:

How does recovery feel after deviated septum surgery?

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Very painful and you may get black eyes. There will be splints in your nose and you will have to wear the dressing for about a week. Be patient, any surgery is painful afterwards but take the meds they give you, even if you think you can tolerate the pain. Sometimes you think you don't need to take anymore until it completely wears off. Then you take your meds and have to wait longer for it to work.

Miguel Said:

Has anyone had surgery for a deviated septum and/or a turbinate "spur"?

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I am 12 days post- op after having the septoplasty with the tuberinate reduction. Before the operation, I was pretty much constantly suffering from a sinus infection and sick of taking antibiotics. I also had trouble breathing through my nose particulary at night. I also did not need to have my nose broken to fix my septum. When I came home after the surgery, I was very uncomfortable, not so much in pain. I had packing in both nostrils and the drip pad taped to my nose. I did not receive a splint. I had to sleep basically sitting up so betweeen that and the packing in my nose, I barely slept. The worst part was when I would sneeze. I was instructed to allow myself to sneeze, but to keep my mouth open. Every time I sneezed, my nose would ooze and I would have to change my drip pad. I also had a reaction to the general anesthesia, which made me sick. I would have to say the first two days were pretty miserable. My packing was removed two days post-op which made things a lot better. At this point, I was not allowed to blow my nose. This made me very uncomfortable as for the first few days, I became extemely congested. Decongestants and saline nasal spray helped somewhat. I was however now allowed to resume a normal sleeping position, which helped. Another stipulation of recovery was a soft, cold diet for 5 days. I understood why the soft restriction was in place because I did have some pressure and pain in my jaw following surgery. My doctor explained that hot foods are not allowed to do the fact that they can stimulate drainage from the nose into the back of the throat. My doctor cleared me to go back to work after 11 days, but I do not have a physically demanding job. I would imagine that for some jobs, the sick time is greater. 12 days later and I am still not allowed to blow my nose, but I am not as congested as I was before and find that my breathing has improved. As for the sinus infections, the long term effects of the surgery remain to be seen.

Valerie Said:

Can you breath through nasal splints after deviated septum surgery?

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Of course you can. That's one of the main reasons they put them there. All nasal surgery causes swelling. If they didn't put the tubes in you would have to breathe through your mouth.
God bless and help you through this.

Bonnie Said:

Surgery for deviated septum--how invasive? Recovery time?

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Hi. My husband had surgery for a deviated septum. He went in at 9 am, and we were home by 3 pm. It took less then a week to recover, and the only rough thing was the packing that they put in your nose. It really wasn't that bad at all. I'm sure you'll do just fine. Good luck, and best wishes for a fast recovery :-)

Claudia Said:

Recovery for deviated septum surgery?

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i had a septoplasty done two months ago for the same reason as you. and the recovery was very easy and simple. the surgery took about 75 min and the rest of the day (of surgery) i had to lie in bed with a cold compress on my eyes so that it shouldn't become too swollen and then for a week i had to have a splint on my nose. that's all there was to it

Stacy Said:

deviated septum surgery recovery?

We Answered:

CALL YOUR DOCTOR BACK IF YOU DID NOT UNDERSTAND HIM. WHEN HE WAS EXPLAIN TO YOU.

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