In a week from today, I go under the knife.

[Alexej]

Hope the surgery goes well for you and you recover quickly.

 

[tree]

The surgeon is going to carve up my septum and my nasal passages and reconstruct them. I won't be allowed to blow my nose for two weeks after the fact. I will be taking one week off work to recover before returning for light duties the rest of the month.

The procedure and the healing is going to suck, but the end results will be worth it. Being able to breathe when I sleep will be worth it. It is going to get a lot worse before it gets better, though.

Talked with an older guy who had something like this done.
Packing his nasal passage with cocaine was part of the procedure.

I don't guess they still do that, do they?

 

[Rodafina]

Packing his nasal passage with cocaine

As an anesthetic?

I thought too much of that stuff in the nose dissolved the septum. Maybe this would be a good thing for septum surgery?

 

[Metalhead]

Talked with an older guy who had something like this done.
Packing his nasal passage with cocaine was part of the procedure.

I don't guess they still do that, do they?

I am not going to Dr. Feelgood, he won't make me feel alright, he's not going to be my Frankenstein.

 

[tree]

It was used as anesthetic.
In the old days.

Modern medicine has advanced since the 1800s, but
solutions with 'cocaine' in the name are still used.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9935273/https://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-su...chloride-nasal-route/description/drg-20484202https://www.cureus.com/articles/170...ion-anesthetic-and-surgical-considerations#!/
Gramps may have been using the word "cocaine" loosely.

 

[Rodafina]

Addendum to my comment: "Coke dissolves the septum" is definitely more dramatic hearsay than fact, but I know its not great for the nasal passages.

 

[Metalhead]

Geez, I already know the doctor is not going to give me any narcotics after the surgery - probably because I asked him not to. CBD gummies and Tylenol is what I will rely on. And ice cream.

I probably should have asked for heroin so I could be a rock star just like Perry Farrell.

 

[Mr. Stevens]

Do it Ian MacKaye style.

Either way, good luck to you, Metalhead

 

[Metalhead]

Surgery went well, no complications, although I think I will be in some pain tomorrow. Staying at the parents house tonight because the doctors do not want me home alone the night after surgery, and it is obnoxious.

I feel a bit dehydrated, and it is going to feel odd having stints up my nose until a week from today.

 

[kriss72]

Surgery went well, no complications, although I think I will be in some pain tomorrow.

Happy to hear all went well @Metalhead, crossing my fingers that the recovery after surgery will be smooth

 

[Metalhead]

Pain is hitting me now, but it really is not as bad as I thought it might be. Nothing that needs the oxy the doctor insisted on prescribing for me.

 

[Metalhead]

The single most annoying thing here is that I am not allowed to blow my nose for two weeks.

 

[kriss72]

The single most annoying thing here is that I am not allowed to blow my nose for two weeks.

I can imagine that would be annoying, can you use it normally.. like breathe through it?

 

[Metalhead]

I can imagine that would be annoying, can you use it normally.. like breathe through it?

Seeing as it is full of scabs, not really.

 

[Metalhead]

I am back home now. I have a large jug of unsweetened iced green tea. I have lots of soup. I have my Keurig if I need coffee. I have my blanket and my couch. I am set for a while.

 

[Aspychata]

Alright, you came thru. You can finally sleep at night. Great way to start the new year.