Thanks. When that time comes, I'm gonna work on my sleeping position (I've read side sleeping with a pillow between your thighs is ideal).
Also, how is breathing through your nose? Better than pre-op? Did you have any nose breathing issues pre-op? Arnett is gonna be doing a septoplasty for me during surgery so im hoping for an improvement there + an end to my mouth breathing. I wonder how long until i would be able to use a neti-pot/nasal irrigator after surgery? Sorry for all the questions! :p
i never had any nose breathing problems, i just naturally breathed through my mouth - im assuming because of my open mouth and jaw issues? in any case, ive been breathing through my mouth less, but i still do it without realizing it sometimes. my lips still don't seal 100% yet. i had a small airway, does that encourage mouth breathing?
immediately post-op, my nose was stuffed up with dried blood. at the office gunson/arnett have a tool that can suction out whatever is trapped in your nose, but that's not till your next appointment (usually the following tuesday after surgery). you're allowed three doses of affrin i think, one my nurses was sort of belligerent and gave me another dose even though i told her i didn't think i was supposed to have any more doses.
i dont think gunson/arnett want you shooting anything up your nose. at least that's the impression i got. i was more distracted by my sore throat (multiply scratchy throat by 1,000) than breathing problems. not sure if arnett does it but gunson likes to empty the stomach i believe after surgery is done, and the tube used scratches the throat?
