One Word...WOW!!!
The technology exhibited yesterday was simply amazing with regards to the surgery.
I went in at 10:30 got admitted and then off to have a "stealth CT scan" taken. They took 200 pictures of my head in about 3 minutes. They then took those images and made a "Stryker Model" model of my head...inside and out. This is a 3D replica of my noodle that they calibrated their instruments to.
The procedure started about 1:30, and took about an hour and a half to perform. I got to see this "Stryker Model" right before I went under with the general. Dudes, it was an incredibly trippy thing. You could see every eye-lash, out of place eye-brow hair, every small skin imperfection etc; truly amazing. The model went deep as well. Into the sinus, brain. I can't wait to see that bill. $1300 for a miter saw isn't that bad...lol.
They started by straightening my septum, and then bore out all 8 sinus cavities. A bunch of tissue removal during the reaming.
The most amazing part to me is the recovery. Before I came out of the General, I was given a dose of Morophine. There was no pain after waking up. I hung out with Darlene at the hospital for about an hour after coming to and then went home. Fully coherant, and felt a bit tight through the schnoze, but not uncomfortable at all.
Upon arriving home I took a pain pill in anticipation of pain. I believe the Doc referred to it as "pain management." I am on an anti-biotic, steroid, and afrin for a few days and that's it. Before bed (upright in the lazy-boy) I took another pain pill in anticipation. I actually stopped bleeding through the nose (not serious at all....sounded worse than it was) around 8:30 last night and did not have any spotting at all when I woke up this morning.
Speaking of waking up, THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO PAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE SCHNOZE THIS MORNING. Once again, I was a bit stuffy, but not bad. I got to do the nasal irrigation this afternoon and that has helped immensely. Feeling good, and no pain pills necessary at all. I could have gone into work today, but Darlene took my truck keys away and hid them because she knows that's exactly what I would have done. After 19 years she knows me pretty good.
I wanted to thank all those again who called and wrote to wish me well. The procedure went off without a hitch, and I AM ABSOLUTELY AMAZED BY THE LACK OF PAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROCEDURE. All of the anticipatory anxiety I had felt towards the recovery was so not necessary. I hope that others that have similar issues and are going to have this procedure are as fortunate as I have been.
So the pic below is my way of once again saying "It's all good in junkieville".
The technology exhibited yesterday was simply amazing with regards to the surgery.
I went in at 10:30 got admitted and then off to have a "stealth CT scan" taken. They took 200 pictures of my head in about 3 minutes. They then took those images and made a "Stryker Model" model of my head...inside and out. This is a 3D replica of my noodle that they calibrated their instruments to.
The procedure started about 1:30, and took about an hour and a half to perform. I got to see this "Stryker Model" right before I went under with the general. Dudes, it was an incredibly trippy thing. You could see every eye-lash, out of place eye-brow hair, every small skin imperfection etc; truly amazing. The model went deep as well. Into the sinus, brain. I can't wait to see that bill. $1300 for a miter saw isn't that bad...lol.
They started by straightening my septum, and then bore out all 8 sinus cavities. A bunch of tissue removal during the reaming.
The most amazing part to me is the recovery. Before I came out of the General, I was given a dose of Morophine. There was no pain after waking up. I hung out with Darlene at the hospital for about an hour after coming to and then went home. Fully coherant, and felt a bit tight through the schnoze, but not uncomfortable at all.
Upon arriving home I took a pain pill in anticipation of pain. I believe the Doc referred to it as "pain management." I am on an anti-biotic, steroid, and afrin for a few days and that's it. Before bed (upright in the lazy-boy) I took another pain pill in anticipation. I actually stopped bleeding through the nose (not serious at all....sounded worse than it was) around 8:30 last night and did not have any spotting at all when I woke up this morning.
Speaking of waking up, THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO PAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE SCHNOZE THIS MORNING. Once again, I was a bit stuffy, but not bad. I got to do the nasal irrigation this afternoon and that has helped immensely. Feeling good, and no pain pills necessary at all. I could have gone into work today, but Darlene took my truck keys away and hid them because she knows that's exactly what I would have done. After 19 years she knows me pretty good.
I wanted to thank all those again who called and wrote to wish me well. The procedure went off without a hitch, and I AM ABSOLUTELY AMAZED BY THE LACK OF PAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROCEDURE. All of the anticipatory anxiety I had felt towards the recovery was so not necessary. I hope that others that have similar issues and are going to have this procedure are as fortunate as I have been.
So the pic below is my way of once again saying "It's all good in junkieville".
;D 
Fred
