Post nasal polyps and septoplasty surgery inflammation
Hi, I had surgery 9 days ago and I had my splints removed 2 days ago. After I had my splints removed my surgeon informed me that all is well and to do saline rinses once in a while to clear out the area of any old blood etc. I looked in my nose that day and it was clear, with no inflammation or swelling. I did the saline rinse that same night and noticed extreme swelling and pain/redness. I called the clinic that morning and was told that it was normal and to not do any saline rinses anymore and to take Tylenol or Advil. Now I am about 48 hours into this inflammation and was going to make an appointment with my doctor/surgeon to make sure all is well but his office went on summer break for 3 weeks. :/ Has anyone else experienced this? Is it really normal and how long did it take for the swelling to go down?