Well I saw Mr ENT this afternoon and I was somewhat surprised that I was absolutely correct in my CT analysis. Hmmm...Radiologists get paid heaps of money for what I did. Makes me even more cross with the report on my previous scan. How can someone mix up the index and middle finger??? Anyway...I digress...
The doc was really nice about my GA phobia and found a couple of anaesthetists who are REALLY nice. The one I'm getting (if the date we picked goes ahead) actually has a special interest in regional anaesthetic as opposed to general. I can't ask for much more than that.
Finding a suitable date is such a pain. In theory I could be sliced and diced in less than a week but with DS starting back at school it's more practical to wait until just before the next school holidays.
I'm booked in on Wednesday 6 April which is in the last week of school. It's a morning op so we have to BE THERE at 7am. DH is going to love me *lol*
So...as far as the gory bits go - he doesn't use packing (yay!) OR splints which surprised me. Instead he uses "lots and lots" of industrial strength sutures which come out after 6 weeks. I'm not sure I prefer that alternative!
DH wants me to have a sleep study BEFORE as well as after the op. Doc and I both think it's pointless but he said he'd arrange one to keep DH quiet.
So I'm down for a septoplasty along with a FESS to trim down 3/4 of the offending turbinates and suck out the ball of goo from my sinus. The 4th turb that I was worried about can be left well alone so no risk of getting poked in the brain by accident.
As gruesome as it all sounds and as fed up as I am of surgery, I'm really looking forward to breathing better. The Doc is very optimistic and confident that I'll notice a big difference.
Not much craftiness to report. It's toooo hot to even look at a quilt much less make one! We don't have air con so I'm uncomfortable to say the least. We spend little time at home!!!
Other than that we got DS some new uniforms for school and monday is the big day (again). I really should be used to it by now but I'm not!!
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