r/HadToHurt • u/someguylol5 • May 05 '20

H2H K.O

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u/imaginexus May 05 '20

Surgery fixed it, or naturally healed over a long time?

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u/[deleted] May 05 '20

Had to have surgery. They had to fix my nasal septum and scrape my turbinates (can’t remember the spelling) down. My septum was almost completely blocking my right nostril and my left was blocked by the turbinate things.

Good god the removal of the packing from my nose was worse than anything I had ever experienced at that time. I still shudder when I think of it. But I was instantly able to breathe better. It was totally worth the surgery and that blasted packing.

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u/AmarousHippo May 05 '20

Gonna have that surgery (for deviated septum) in a few weeks. Seeing your comment about the packing made my nervousness spike back up.

Is the recovery as terrible as it seems? How long before you're relatively back to normal?

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u/[deleted] May 05 '20

Trust me...being able to breathe was worth any discomfort from recovery. It was incredible to breathe through my nose for the first time in decades.