| asn |
I had the surgery performed to square off the back of my palate, along with several other things last Wed (8 days ago), and my throat still kills. I still can't eat anything, and the meds are not working.
Anyone else have this done? Anyone using CPAP? |
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| husak |
I *had* sleep apnea and used CPAP for about a year.... then I lost some weight and haven't needed the CPAP at all.
I looked at the surgery options at the time of diagnosis and glad I held off. |
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| JMT2004 |
This is normal. I assist in many surgical procedures. Depending on how aggressive the surgery was, it may take a few more weeks before your 100%. As for the meds, request a change.
Good luck!:) |
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| JMT2004 |
| Post-operatively, did you do the recommended rinsing, several times daily to decrease the chance of postoperative infection? |
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| weth |
I am a physician at a major west coast medical center and deal with our sleep disorders clinic on a daily basis.
CPAP is almost always the best treatment for sleep apnea, but as with anything in medicine, exceptions can and do exist. Sometimes CPAP is the only treatment that works. I consider it usually better than any surgical procedures for sleep apnea.
The uvuloplasty is MAJOR surgery with a prlonged recovery period. Someone who has had this procedure would expect to have weeks if not months before the throat was "back to normal."
Having said that, anyone who has had this procedure, and has pain in the surgical area and they are concerned or question if it is normal need to consult with their surgeon. There are complications that can occurr, some of which can be serious. These need to be ruled out. The chances of such complications are low, but not zero.
And now the legal requirements my lawyers tell me I have to say:
These statements are general medical information. They are not intended nor are they to be interpreted as medical advice. This medical information is not intended nor are they to be interpreted as a solicitation for business. No patient-physician relationships have been established by any of these statements.
Sorry for the impersonal wording, but that is what the lawyers want. In real life I am really much friendly
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| asn |
The CPAP didn't work for me, it actually caused central sleep apnea. I have issues with my septium that was also worked on last week that with CPAP was causing the central apnea. As of today I don't feel as if my septium is any different then before (which is very frusterating) - I have had it worked on 3 times not.
I am not over weight, so I don't have any weight to loose, surgery was my only option.
The Dr didn't recommend any washes, or really give me much info. He does come highly reccomended. I see him in the morning for a followup, hopfully some of my questions will be answered.
I guess, it will feel better, when it stops hurting. |
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| hondacuraworld |
I had this exact surgery performed in January 1989. I couldn't eat anything nor talk for about 3 weeks as I recall. Swallowing was not only painful, but damn near impossible.
The surgery changed my voice slightly as my airway was very tight before, the only drawback to the whole thing is that it left me with a constant 15 year case of post-nasal drip. Gets worse going from warm to cold and back again. |
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| Tom-TX |
I was diagnosed w/ apnea almost a year ago. I did a little research (try www.sleepnet.com) and found out that surgery did not always fix the problem by it self and a CPAP might still be needed. My Dr. was pushing the CPAP as a first step and if it didn't work then the surgery. I didn't like the idea of constantly using the CPAP but decided to go that route. I'm glad I did not jump into the surgery.
CPAP made a world of difference (it's amazing how you don't realize the effect apnea has on you) and I don't have any of the complaints others talk about after the surgery.
Good luck..... |
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| XStatic |
Since we have some "experts" here... (by experience, not looking for diagnosis by email which can not be done...)
I broke my nose as a your child and as long as I can remember the left nostril has not vented well. This hadn't really been an issue that I know of until the last couple years. Spring allergies kick in that I never realized I had before and my sinus quickly blocks up since it is really 1/2 clogged already. The pressure is internal, I don't really get drainage out of my nose.
Before using claritin I had awakened with an extreme sense of anxiety on a few occasions when I had the allergies that I could only compare to a one time occurrence when I choked slightly in a car after coughing from sinus drip which seemed to cause my throat to close off. It wasn't like I felt I couldn't breathe either in the car or at night. But it was certainly a very tense feeling, hot sweaty, and very nervous. I suppose a shot of adrenaline to open up the passages?
In any case this extreme reaction has led me to consider the daily effect this restriction of the left nasal passage. I also, for as long as I can remember, have had a very difficult time waking up and have felt tired in the mid afternoon. At times is so severe that I feel like I have been drugged and can not physically get passed it regardless of my motivation to do so.
On the other hand I can easily stay up for very extended times, it is not difficult, once I make it past the afternoon slump, to stay up until 6 - 8 in the morning and then just get 3-4 hours of rest to continue the next day. The afternoon slump is not related to the sleep. It occurs regardless of the amount of sleep I have the night before and I try to get at least 8 hours. I also do not smoke, drink alcohol, or coffee. I do have soda but not on a regular basis although I have considered that maybe my problem is that I don't get any caffeine? I also try to do about 30-45 min of cardio in the evening if I don't feel like I can easily go to sleep.
So my question is, from your experience, what would you suggest as a course of action to try to address clear breathing through the nose. ENT, Sinus specialist. And should I be concerned about the afternoon slump. Is that normal, might it be related, do I need a sleep study? I really don't like it and would like to do something to eliminate it. |
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| hondacuraworld |
Well, for me, I was born with a deviated sceptum. My right nostril is very constricted, so for the most part my air comes in and out of the right side. That doesn't help my case much.
For the majority of my life until '89, I wasn't able to breathe out of my nose at all most of the time. The surgery in my case was both a blessing and a curse, as while my airway is larger now, this damned post nasal drip will be with me the rest of my life. I wonder if there was a less radical procedure that would have cured me, rather than what I've been through. I refuse to have surgery to correct my deviated sceptum, because it doesn't bother me enough to want to go under the knife.
I was under sleep observation for two nights before the final decision of what had to be done. I would stop breathing, and wake up sitting up, which is a scary thing. |
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