So I’m getting a septoplasty in December and I am super nervous about it. I’m afraid it will hurt, I’ll wake up during the surgery or I’ll act stupid after waking up. I’m also afraid of being put under, despite having done it before.
I wasn’t originally this nervous, I was actually pretty excited after scheduling it. I’ve had a deviated septum all my life, but over the last three years have had chronic post nasal drip and a stuffy nose. It makes it hard to exercise and sleep at night since my sinuses are always clogged. That’s why I want this surgery, but also because I have an intense fear of throwing up, and this post nasal drip has been making me extremely nauseous lately. The only thing that relieves it is frequent saline rinsing.
Has anybody else felt like this? If you’ve had a septoplasty, how did it go?
I had a septoplasty a few years ago! It was honestly very painless, even immediately post-surgery. I outright refuse opiate pain management for anything and Tylenol/ibuprofen was sufficient. You'll have a sling holding gauze to your nose for a week+ which kinda sucks and looks goofy but otherwise it was a simple procedure.