has anyone had the sinus surgery with resolvement?

Question

I have a deviated septum...and chronic sinusitus..major headaches....everyday...did anyone have the surgery with overwhelmingly great results.....debating on it

Answer 1

Here's my hubby's story- (this was a question asked here)

Severe Sinus Frontal Cavity Pain...anyone???
My husband had endoscopic surgery in May '06. He had a deviated septum that was corrected. He has had CAT scans and MRI's and they come up clear. He STILL is have intense pain in his frontal left cavity. He's had constant sinus infections, and any congestion seems to trigger head pain. We've read about procedure that uses external drains, but looks 'major'!!! (tubes hanging out of his forehead!) We're just not sure what to do. One of his doctors (there's 4 in the office) said that the pain is 'in his head' and he need to learn to relax. This is SO not the case! When he has a 'major' pain attack, the left cavity is actually swollen and can be seen when looking at his profile (face). Just want to know if anyone else has had this.

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1 month ago
Thanks everyone that's commented! We've talked about seeing a neurologist but he thinks it's more "getting the fluid out & keeping it out". He thinks there's bad/dead tissue in there that accumulates because the fluid can be yellow-green-bloody and clear (normal)
He’s a walking pharmacy! He started at the beginning on a low dose of antibiotics for months. Then went to an ENT because of the pain. The ENT was not happy that he was on meds so long because he was just building a resistance. The ENT put him on a HUGE med to fight the sinus infections. We learned he had a deviated septum and large sinus cavities. (side note- my husband has VERY deep-set eyes with large frontal bone/eyebrow) He had the surgery and doc said he had a lot of bleeding. There was a lot to 'clean' out, but all went good. Then had a 2nd surg. to re-open the passages bc they were shrinking.
It's all VERY frustating!

1 month ago
The meds he's on- Claritin D (to 'clear' up) Has helped but his reg. dr said that it can distroy his liver if taken daily.
Mucinex D- This he take to get out the 'stuff'. Does help him- at times.
Tylenol- pain
He has stopped with antibiotics because we thinks he's built a resistance to them. (2 years of this! Yup!)
He also does the salt water rinse at least twice a day. He actually has a bottle that he squirts up one side and comes out the other. This too helps, but only temp.
O- and another thing he's been taking is something called Sinus Busters. It's capcasin (sp?) pepper nasal spray. It's said to kill fugal infections because antibiotics will not kill anything fugal, just bactirial. The spray also helps, but not with the pain. It just breaks up the pressure a bit.
side note- he also suffers from RLS (restless leg syndrom). I just feel SO bad for him! :o( He's only 33 and all these 'issues' with hardly any answers. Just alot of "maybes" from high prices docs.


Sadly- he isn't one of the "it's WONDERFUL" He went threw hell and still has problems. Good luck if you decide to have it done. Agreed with the others- the packing removed is awful! He said it felt like it was being pulled out from his a-s. He also had 2 extra's up there because he had excessive bleeding. The plasic disks where probably the worst for him. He wasn't offered any pain meds while taking them out- just a 1 2 (and pulled on 3)

Answer 2

I've had two nose surgeries. I suffered from a badly broken nose. The first was for a deviated septum and to clear the sinus passages. They restructured the inside and it made no change to the outside. The second was shortly after to repair the damage to the outside. And of course, it did change the appearance. With any surgery there is always an amount of risk. The risk that it affects the outside is very small, however, it's always a possiblity.

Answer 3

Wow...sounds like I was!!! Same problems!!!

I had the surgery....It has made a world of difference...I won't lie to you...it's miserable for about a week and a half after the surgery....A lot of drainage and the packing is miserable (it's horrible when they take it out!).

You won't notice a difference for about a month, but once you do, it's all worth it!

I had headaches every single day, but not any more....and I can breathe out of my nose!

Answer 4

YES YES YES and I can breathe again and talk without a nasal twang. The only pain was the removal of the packing. But i did not want the Morphine so i did it myself without the drug I wanted to be able to drive home The Morphine shot would have delayed me another 4 hours.