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Another surgery
So I knew that it had to happen, but I am SO not looking forward to having another nose surgery. Yes, this goes back to the fall where in my 3rd week in teaching elementary a student ran (literally) into me and broke my nose. I had a closed nasal reduction in October, but found out in March that it didn't hold, and now I'm going in for a "Septo Rhinosplasty with spreader grafts" on May 2. It was bad enough with a 5 month old, but the whole thing (to be honest) sucked. I got sick from the anesthsia, couldn't shower for like 5 days, dripped blood from my nose for days and obvi couldn't blow it... and that was the "easy surgery." Now I've made this my goal for weaning (which I'm sad about as well as I have LOVED BFing), and am missing another week of work, but you know... that's not the end of the world...
So I guess I'm just getting nervous since the date is getting close. Anesthesia scares me and even more so with MJ in my life! Plus I hate being sick. Really really hate it, I'm not good at it. Ok, sorry, I guess I just needed to put that out there. Thanks for listening.
Re: Another surgery
That's not good. I hope that this will be the last time.
Are you at least getting workman's comp to cover the days you are missing?
I'm sorry you have to go through this, but I have to ask have you considered a second opinion?
A loooooooong time ago (20 years ago, actually), I had a complete reconstruction of my septum and sinus cavities because I had apparently broken my nose a gazillion times as a kid and things grew all wonky (as in, the doctor said my nasal cavities and inner nose structures no longer looked human). Back then, general anesthesia was nasty and I don't go under well-- between that and the fact that they had to keep me under for an unexpected extra 2 hours because my damage was so bad, coming out of the general anesthesia was HORRIBLE (apparently, they had give me-- a 17 year old, 135 pound girl-- enough to knock out a 35 year old, 250 pound man for 4 hours). Enough that the next time I had a surgery, I made them do a nerve block and keep me awake for the whole thing.
But even with all that, the recovery was not NEARLY as complicated, painful, or even as long as what you're describing. And I had a surgery that required them opening up my face (GORY ALERT: they literally had to open up my nose and peel it up). After coming home and sleeping for 6 hours, I actually had some friends pick me up and we went over to another friend's house to watch movies. I didn't leak anything (I had about 30 pounds of packing in my nose and sinuses) and just felt a little fuzzy.
I'm wondering if it may not help to at least talk to another surgeon to see what's up-- because what you went through does not seem "right" to me, especially given how techniques, tools, and anesthesia have all improved in the past 20 years.
Either way, good luck because I know this really bites. I can't even fathom the challenge of doing it with a child to care for as well...
I'm so sorry you're having to deal with this. It's never easy and with a kiddo it is just more to boot. I hated when I had my sinus surgery before I got pregnant. The blood coming out was not fun. I wore a half mask over my nose. We were moving the day after so all of my friends saw me in my glory lol
I hear ya on being more worried. I worry about so much now. When I thought I was having another stroke/seizure episode after I got home with DD I just looked at her and cried.
hang in there! It will hopefully all be over soon!
Thanks so much for the thoughtful response!! The rest of the story is that since it IS workers comp, the first dr. I saw (family med) assured me that the plastic surgeon wouldn't want to see me until the swelling went down. So when I Finally saw him 3 weeks after the accident, he was pissed and told me that if the swelling is gone, it's already healing. So he told me before he even did the surgery that there was a good chance it wouldn't work at all.
It sounds like this one is the same that you had, "peel the skin back..." and go from there. I am thrilled to hear that your recovery went so well, though. Definitely gives me hope that this one is very different than the first.
On another note, everyone has assured me that this surgeon is fantastic, and the facility seems to be where everyone goes to have this sort of work done (plastics and hand.)
Thank you ladies for the responses!!! I'll keep you posted!