SURGERY!!!

So as you probably already know, my nose sucks! For as long as I can remember I haven't been able to breathe right. And I always believed and was told by Astoria doctors, that was my first mistake, that it was due to my allergies. I even saw a ear nose throat specialist in Astoria a couple of years ago, and he told me nothing was wrong other than my cartilage looked a little thick, believing this was my second mistake. Well over the last few years it has gotten worse, to the point where now I have completely lost my sense of smell. I get several sinus infections a year, and I am constantly congested, I don't sleep well, etc. So I decided to see a specialist, and after a CAT scan it turns out I have a deviated septum along with bad polups built up in my sinuses.

"A deviated septum is an abnormal condition in which the top of the cartilaginous ridge leans to the left or the right, causing obstruction of the affected nasal passage. The condition can result in poor drainage of the sinuses. Patients can also complain of difficulty breathing easily, or of sleeping disorders such as snoring or sleep apnea."


"A polyp is an abnormal growth of tissue (tumor) projecting from a mucous membrane"

I have tried everything to avoid surgery, but nothing has worked and now it is time to go under the knife. So tomorrow I go in for surgery at St. Vincents. I am a little nervous because I have heard some horror stories about sinus surgery. Basically they are have to break it to fix it, then scrape all the polyps out of the inside of the sinus cavities. Just getting hit in the nose hurts like hell, but at this point it really can't get any worse. I can't wait to be able to breathe again let alone smell and taste my food! The up side I guess is time off from work, I go back June 2nd. Anyway wish me luck.