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I had surgery to open my nose up inside (simple surgery, just to clear the airway, not septum construction) in December. IT was not enough (and I KNEW it would not be, but the insurance wanted me to prove that my CPAP is not really working, and it really doesn't always work that well.
SO, after more tests, the insurance agreed to pay and they did it today: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty THey took my Uvula, tonsils and a lot of tissue/cartiledge in my throat and from around the back of my nasal cavity.
Not sure when I can go back to work, certainly by the 27th. I can't drive cause the pain med is a narcotic and I don't think I'm quite 'right' mentally at times.
On the ohter hand, I can tell that my airway is wide open, or it feels like it - maybe that's just the sensation of the air moving over the torn up area. I'll be down for a few days, they say the pain will be the worst on days 3-4-5- or so - not cool. I won't be driving due to the drugs, not sure when I'll go to work, certainly by the 20th. I did manage to eat semi-solid food: Scrambled eggs, Sherbert, crushed peaches, bread dipped in Chicken soup - with nothing much to drink but apple juice.
This is the most painful surgery recovery I've ever had. The surgeon actually told me last year, "The insurance won't pay unless the CPAP is proven to not be effective, and fact is, you don't want me to do this unless it is absolutely needded - it is awful to recover from". So he was honest with me, not that I listened but fact is, the CPAP has let me down and I've woke up out of breath a few times in the past six months - which can lead to a return to Atrial fibrillation. And THAT I do NOT want to go thru again.
SO, after more tests, the insurance agreed to pay and they did it today: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty THey took my Uvula, tonsils and a lot of tissue/cartiledge in my throat and from around the back of my nasal cavity.
Not sure when I can go back to work, certainly by the 27th. I can't drive cause the pain med is a narcotic and I don't think I'm quite 'right' mentally at times.
On the ohter hand, I can tell that my airway is wide open, or it feels like it - maybe that's just the sensation of the air moving over the torn up area. I'll be down for a few days, they say the pain will be the worst on days 3-4-5- or so - not cool. I won't be driving due to the drugs, not sure when I'll go to work, certainly by the 20th. I did manage to eat semi-solid food: Scrambled eggs, Sherbert, crushed peaches, bread dipped in Chicken soup - with nothing much to drink but apple juice.
This is the most painful surgery recovery I've ever had. The surgeon actually told me last year, "The insurance won't pay unless the CPAP is proven to not be effective, and fact is, you don't want me to do this unless it is absolutely needded - it is awful to recover from". So he was honest with me, not that I listened but fact is, the CPAP has let me down and I've woke up out of breath a few times in the past six months - which can lead to a return to Atrial fibrillation. And THAT I do NOT want to go thru again.
Just kidding bra. I do pray for relief for you. That's a serious thing. Once I get through this cuff thing, I've promised my wife I'll do a sleep study and probably end up with a cpap. Until then, the sound of sawing wood sends my wife if 27 years out if the room to finish her sleep somewhere else. If I'm congested, I keep the kids up in their rooms. Hopefully, that will help, and I won't be forced down your path of surgery. Be well, my brother.