r/Septoplasty

Hey yall! I had my septoplasty and turbination reduction done today (yesterday technically since it’s 4am) and have a few questions. First and foremost, there is this really weird sound coming my my nose and it’s scaring me to be honest. It sounds like a buzzy bee or something like that, maybe a trumpet. I was thinking maybe I breathed from my nose subconsciously by accident when i wasn’t supposed to or something like that. And the second question I have is is every night for the next week going to be this miserable? My nose is burning pretty bad even after all the medication. Not just that but my mouth gets extremely dry as well.

I’m about one month post op and my mix/head voice feels SO MUCH EASIER. Anyone else notice a difference in their singing after having the surgery? I had an open septorhinoplasty and turbinate reduction.

I am still in my second week of recovery, 5 days out from having stents removed. I don't want to go digging in there too much, because obviously it's still healing and everything. But there are clearly a lot of boogers and stuff that I'd love to get out. I do a little picking around the outer nostril, but not too deep. I do saline sprays several times a day. Otherwise, I've just left it alone all stuffed up.

When did you feel comfortable picking out boogers and other crusty things?

Today’s the DAY!! The sun is shining, the birds are singing! I get to evict these god awful things from my nose. Eating has been so miserable; every time I swallow the pressure builds in my head. I just want to eat pasta in peace!!!

After your stent removal, how long did it take until you could eat relatively normally again?

EDIT: thanks everyone!! Stent removal wasn’t bad at all and relief came INSTANTLY. I feel pretty much normal as long as I don’t bump my nose :)

I got my septoplasty on thursday and i got my stents out this morning. when he took them out i sort of pretended like i felt better but i still cant breath well out of my left nostril. my right nostril is fine but i cant breath pretty much at all through the left one. there’s no pain or anything but it still feels like a task to breath in through my nose, like it dosent happen naturally. i’m struggling with super bad sleep apnea and im feeling devestated that this hasn’t helped out all even tho every story i read explains a relief when they get the stents out. i only am breathing slightly better :(

hey everyone im post op about 5 hours now. is a high heart rate normal. my heart is like beating out of my chest lmao. like im getting a panic attack. does anyone relate? tryna not to get anxiety

I still feel congested sometimes like it's only sometimes but because my baseline has become good i feel it way more like sometimes when i breathe good it's great but sometimes i do still feel congested so does it really happen to everybody that much? And does it get better with time?

I've had a septoplasty and turbinate reduction done today in Argentina. I moved here from the US a year and a half ago after being in a long distance relationship with my now-wife. Was very grateful to get it done here for free, zero cost. Except the pain of course. Im on day one, and I thought it would be good to keep people updated. They put stents in my nose, and packed them full with gauze. Then there is an outer gauze taped to the top, left, right, and bottom of my nose that I was instructed to change after it gets wet from either mucous or blood. In two days I will return to the hospital and get my inner gauze removed. All they prescribed me was ibuprofen 400 every 8 hours. Very uncomfortable, very high pressure, and probably a 7 on the pain scale as of right now on day one. I will be updating when I can. Also, I already suck at swallowing pills, and this makes it about 10x worse if not impossible. I was able fo get my first ibuprofen down, and in 2 hours I get to try again but with a slightly larger gel kind. Less hopeful about getting that one down with my nose closed like this.

Day 1: Not fun. 7/10 pain, 6.1/10 pressure, 3/10 headache. Haven't had to change the gauze since I lef the hospital. Nervous as hell about getting the inner gauze removed. Glad to know im not alone though. Anyone reading this also suffering, I feel for you.

Hi everyone, I was wondering if it was necessary to use soap to clean it or can I get away with just washing it? I plan on replacing it every 3 months so would the soap really make a difference?

Just discovered this sub, got the surgery done 5 days ago. Is recovery normally so slow? I keep getting these small bouts of nausea and Im so tired all the time. Can't wait to get the other side though

Hi everyone,

I’m considering septoplasty and I’d like to hear from people who have actually gone through it.

Did you experience any negative side effects or long-term changes after the surgery (breathing, dryness, sensation, sleep, etc.)?

I’ve read that it’s generally safe, but I’m particularly interested in real-world experiences beyond the usual medical explanations.

Any input from people who had good or bad outcomes would be really appreciated.

I got my septoplasty and tonsillectomy done yesterday. And I was told I need to do 2-3 sinus rinses a day but I keep trying but get too scared when I put it up to my nose. It gives me a weird sensation when I put pressure there, and then it starts bleeding and I get worried. Any tips to just be able to do it? I’ve done rinses in the past and they were always pretty miserable even when I wasn’t sick/surgery

Edit: still can’t do it. I try to but keep having a panic attack and then I get worried that’ll make things worse

Hey all, i got a septoplasty and turbinate reduction yesterday, i was told that i will keep my splints in for 11 days but i still need to rinse 4 times a day. I am very worried that the splints will come out or i gush out blood. I hate seeing blood, so far bleeding hasn’t been so bad these past two days. it’s been fairly light. I’m worried that i’ll make it worse by sinus rinsing.

7 hours post deviated septum surgery and tonsillectomy. So far still able to breathe out of my nose for the most part, but I definitely feel like I’m getting congestion. Really worried tomorrow im going to wake up and not breathe. Any tips to make this more manageable, and also to make my nose lest crusy haha

Hello everyone,

I had a septoplasty and turbinate reduction around 20 days ago.

These last few days i've been having a kind of taste/smell in the back of my throat as if something is rotten back there even after cleaning teeth and tongue and taking a mint. i've been continuing rinsing my nose as my doctor said.

Has anyone else experienced this ? is it normal ? how to deal with it ?

edit: fixed typo

I had my surgery about a month ago and I was having a few days where I woke up feeling amazing, and now I’m back to chronic pressure headaches and sleep deprivation. I contacted my doctor and he said “Afrin” which isn’t a longterm solution given its blowback effects. Anything I can do? It feels like something is in there, and I’ve had it where no air was going in or out of my surgery side. The stitches are fully dissolved by this point, and I get that there’s likely still some swelling, but the pain makes it hard to do anything day to day.

How do I get to sleep after a septoplasty? They told me to lay on top of three pillows (it’s so fucking uncomfortable my neck hurts like hell) and I cannot sleep on my back. It is not possible. I *cannot* do it. It has to be my side. I’m also a mover, and I kick away blankets and pillows and burry my face in cushion in my sleep. I’m scared I’m gonna wake up in a pool of blood.

It’s 1am, what do I do?

EDIT: turns out I literally wake up in the middle of the night and move things and walk around and change positions before going back to sleep with no memory of said event. Thank you mother for never telling me. Also I haven’t died yet so I’m just gonna keep sleeping on my side

Hey everyone, Day 4 post op from septoplasty with turbinate reduction. Don’t have major pain or other issues, but finding that the little things are freaking me out.

I’m still needing a drip pad under my nose, but most people I see stop bleeding within the first 3 days so kind of freaking out about that. Is it okay I’m still discharging/ bleeding? It’s not a ton.

I absolutely HATE changing the drip pad and saline rinse. I’ve only been able to make myself do it twice a day. It really freaks me out and I hate seeing the blood. Any advice here??

Really just needing to know it gets better from here and that my experience is normal.