Quote Originally Posted by 646guy
I just had some intense nose and throat surgery done yesterday and was hoping that someone on here has gone through the same thing (or at least one part of it) and can give me some advice: I have mild sleep apnea and I had my tonsils removed, my uvula removed (UPPP) and my septum fixed.

They did not pack my nose with cotton and the saline solution isn't helping clear up the dried blood and stuff up there which means I have to breathe through my mouth and my throat is still quite raw. On top of that swallowing is a problem too. The pain meds have dulled the pain but not gotten rid of it (which I was told would be the case)...

Has anyone else gone through this and what did you do to make it a bit more bearable?
Yeah. Had my septum straighten out, but none of the rest of the stuff which sounds extremely painful. The septum surgery was great. I would do it again for the benefits. As far as the pain, I feel for you, but I think your just going have to suffer through it. Get someone to buy you Popsicles and ice cream to help with the soreness in your throat and obviously keep taking the meds. You should be better in about 5-14 days depending upon how much work you had done in your sinuses and who did you surgery. I was up running around at 4 days.