I had several follow up visits after the operation and each time, the doctor
drained out all of the blood with some kind of sinus vacuum cleaner. I was also
not supposed to lift anything or drive. Altogether, it took a month in my case
for the bleeding to stop. But everyone is different. I had the surgery several
years ago and it saved my life.


--- In helpsinuses@yahoogroups.com, "Heide" <bearfan1974@...> wrote:
>
> I had asked if I would want to go anywhere after surgery and most of the
replies said I most likely wouldn't feel like it. I made no plans- and boy were
you all right!!! I was in a good amount of pain the first week and very
uncomfortable with the splints. It felt so great to get the splints out after a
week, and I finished my antiobiotics, but today the doctor called me.
Apparently they couldn't find my lab cultures after surgery, but now have. I
guess they are pretty bad, lots of stapp and streph and other stuff. I have
been feeling crappy yesterday and today- pain in cheek bones and forhead bone.
Last night I was using ice packs for pain, and I'm almost 2 weeks out from
surgery. The crud in my nose is thick mucus/blood clots. It's made me really
stuffy and congested, and I can't get it out unless I cough and hack it out and
spit it. I know that's gross, but I keep having blood clots draining down the
back of my throat- it's really annoying and taste bad. How long does that
last???
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