Alright, on Thursday night, I finally slept through the night without waking up in pain. It was rather nice. On Monday, the doctor took the splints out of my nose. It was amazing. I thought the splints were small pieces of plastic but they were larger than a book of matches. He took them out of my nose whole. He also cleaned out all the congestion that I had. For the first time in a week, I could breath through my nose and it definitely felt easier than it had ever been. But, the congestion hasn’t gone away. I can barely breath through my nose again.
My nose is also still very sensitive. If I push on the end of my nose enough for it to change shape, it hurts. Understandably, the harder I push, the more severe the pain.
On the food front, I am able to eat Trader Joe’s cheesecake. I’ve also been eating eggs on occassion, though the doctor still wants me to stick to clear liquids for the most part. On Monday, I’ll be going back to make sure that my stitches are all looking good, and to receive clearance to return to work on Tuesday. Not exactly excited about that, but the time has come.
Cool. Is it better now? Do you sleep throughout the night?
Glad to hear you are feeling better.
I sleep through the night, but don’t know if the sleep apnea has been cured. It typically takes a month or two for all the swelling to go down, and for things to normalize. We’ll see.
hey when u got your splints out of your nose did it hurt? explain how long it took and what the doctor did?
There was some discomfort when the splints were removed. They are relatively flexible though, so it wasn’t like I was gasping in pain.