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Hey guys...
I am heading out to dinner and will get dessert since I can't eat after midnight. Tomorrow I am having sinus surgery. Not really looking forward to it--obviously. I just don't think it is all that necesary. I do get repeated sinus infections and the ENT did a scan back in June. It showed tons of scar tissue and a very deviated septum(broke my nose in college playing rugby). I have had numerous rounds of antibiotics-but I can't kick the infection. The rheumy doesn't like the chronic infection and the biologics at the same time. ENT keeps stressing how serious a sinus infection can get if it is allowed to linger. So...here we go. I did request the fairly simple procedure. If it doesn't work, we can get more invasive later. So, he is going to repair the septum-that is the main problem. Nothing can drain. He was surprised that it hadn't messed with my breathing more. Then he will insert a balloon into each sinus and inflate it to widen the passages. He won't be cutting or removing anything-that should speed up the healing.
The bigger issue here is the jaw opening. I am right around 23mm...pretty pathetic. If you put your first two fingers together..that is about how wide it is. I had my presurgical testing last week and two anesthesiologists both came in to see the opening. It is right on the boarderline of being doable. They feel that when I am knocked out, the muscles relaxing will allow a bit more of an opening. They promised that they wouldn't force the jaw. So basically, if I wake up and have no pain-they couldn't do it.
So, after dinner tonight I will come home and probably clean the house. I never sleep before a surgery so I might as well put the energy to use. Saw the pain dr. today. He is not impressed with the rituxan. He just refilled meds and I go back and see him right after the Duke visit. Aug. 18th can't come fast enough.
Hope everybody is having as painfree a day as possible!
Becky
rocckyd2009-07-14 14:29:44Best wishes! Speedy recovery and a solution to at least one chronic problem.
Cheers, Shug
Rebecca, I will hummmmm for you tomorrow and hope things go smooth. I know you are not looking forward to this (who would!) but it may just bring more relief than you expect. At least, that is my wish! I hear you on the clean house thing!!! We should have hired out!!!
Good Luck tomorrow! You will do great.
Phats
Good Luck, let us know how you are doing!!!!Best of luck to you tomorrow! I hope it puts an end to your infections. Hope you enjoyed dinner and dessert and I hope you surprise yourself and are able to get some nice restful sleep tonight.
Wishing you an easy, successful surgery and a short recovery.
Good luck tomorrow Becky!
Good Luck! Hope for a speedy recovery and it does the trick!Thanks...I am still up. Actually, I just put my sheets in the wash. Nervous energy. But, I'll come home to a clean and comfy bed!
Wishing you lots of luck tomorrow and hope the surgery is successful.
Pat
If it is a sinus wash it should do you wonders. Not the worst surgery in the world. Yet not lots of fun I understand. In the long run it has helped me greatly. Well this is the first sinus infection I have had all year for me thats pretty good as compared to always. Had mine done January 5th. Best of Luck. Take it easy for a while.
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