Deviated septum

[2020firsttimemum]

Has anyone ever been to the GP and had surgery to fix a deviated septum?

I've had this for as long as I remember and it's only got worse with age (I'm only 27 but you know what I mean) and even worse since I had my little boy 20 months ago.

I have to use a nose spray every night or I struggle to breathe properly through my nose and it affects my sleep.

Just wondering if anyone has had similar and had surgery for it? How long was the process? How was the recovery etc?

Pic attached

I had mine straightened when I had a tumour removed from my sinus cavity but over time, it seems to be deviated again. It was a simple, quick surgery with an easy recovery (I wasn't allowed to bend forward for a while though) and I needed a couple of weeks off work due to the nature of my work.

What kind of work do you do?

I'm an electrical surveyor so spend a lot of time driving and at building sites / houses which are being renovated

Do you think looking at the pic that it seems like something they would be willing to fix? 😳

@2020firsttimemum

What kind of work do you do?

I'm an electrical surveyor so spend a lot of time driving and at building sites / houses which are being renovated

Do you think looking at the pic that it seems like something they would be willing to fix? 😳

At the time I worked as a teaching assistant in a special school.

Mine was straightened because they needed to in order to get to the sinus cavity but it could've been done as a standalone surgery. I was told not to blow my nose or sneeze (and if I did to do it with my mouth open, to avoid dusty or smoky places and to avoid impacts to the nose (hence the time off work)

Eldest had it done last year, the bupa hospital here is taking nhs for to covid and it was 4 months from initial appointment to day surgery. He had to do nasal rinses with a nettipot for a month after and was pretty tired but 3 months on he's fine

He lost his sense of smell and had to use sprays etc but it's all fixed now and he can smell gain

Thanks both

@poodlepoop did he have to stay in at all?
I did read nhs can be up to 18 months waiting

Part of me can't think of anything worse than getting it done cause I'm terrified of any surgery (c section was bad enough) but the other half of me knows it would help in the long run 😩

It was day surgery - the op took around 1,5 hours and he was out around 4 hours after that