Brittany Dunlap
Tonsillectomy, UP3, Septoplasty and Turbinate Reduction
August 30th 2010 12:47
I had surgery on Monday the 23rd of August to aid in my obstructive sleep apnea and bad snoring. I had a tonsillectomy, uvulectomy (removal of the uvula), my soft pallet shaved back, straighten a deviated septum and turbinate reduction. Lots of surgeries for a complicated problem, sleep apnea. I've heard the success rate is not very high but for those it does help, it does wonders for them. So I gave it a go. I'm always tired and sleep a lot throughout the day. Hopefully once my pain is gone and I'm all healed up I'll be able to sleep through the night just fine.
I'm currently taking 10mg of Percocet mixed with 650mg Tylenol (2 pills) every 4 hours to control pain. I did try only one pill ever 3 to 4 hours yesterday and by the end of the day I was in pretty bad pain, so I started up the 2 pills every 4 hours regime again. It's working for me.
I just had to call and make an appointment to see my ENT surgeon for the 2 week follow up. I go September 7. I also had to call and have them call in a new prescription for me as I've only got 2 doses left of meds. Uh oh!
I know I'm beginning the healing process because I've coughed up 4 scabs in 2 days. 3 of them being yesterday and one the day before. I'm taking cough medicine so I'm not always on the verge of coughing due to the scabs releasing and irritating my throat and lungs via nerves. And hopefully that'll give the scabs more time to heal the new skin before falling off.
My nose is still super stuffy from the surgery but I'm using saline nasal spray several times a day so that should be helping some to keep it moist in there to aid in healing. So that's what's going on with me these days. I'll try to post more here and the months progress. Thanks for reading.
I'm currently taking 10mg of Percocet mixed with 650mg Tylenol (2 pills) every 4 hours to control pain. I did try only one pill ever 3 to 4 hours yesterday and by the end of the day I was in pretty bad pain, so I started up the 2 pills every 4 hours regime again. It's working for me.
I just had to call and make an appointment to see my ENT surgeon for the 2 week follow up. I go September 7. I also had to call and have them call in a new prescription for me as I've only got 2 doses left of meds. Uh oh!
I know I'm beginning the healing process because I've coughed up 4 scabs in 2 days. 3 of them being yesterday and one the day before. I'm taking cough medicine so I'm not always on the verge of coughing due to the scabs releasing and irritating my throat and lungs via nerves. And hopefully that'll give the scabs more time to heal the new skin before falling off.
My nose is still super stuffy from the surgery but I'm using saline nasal spray several times a day so that should be helping some to keep it moist in there to aid in healing. So that's what's going on with me these days. I'll try to post more here and the months progress. Thanks for reading.
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