{"id":124599,"date":"2010-01-01T16:54:55","date_gmt":"2010-01-01T21:54:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blisstree.com\/?p=137761"},"modified":"2010-01-01T16:54:55","modified_gmt":"2010-01-01T21:54:55","slug":"endoscopic-sinus-surgery-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/124599","title":{"rendered":"Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Results"},"content":{"rendered":"

Endoscopic sinus surgery can be an intimidating experience with some serious risks involved, yet for some the payoff is big. According to new research, more than 76% of patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) reported great quality of life improvements after endoscopic sinus surgery<\/strong>. The findings were published in the January issue of Otolaryngology \u2013 Head and Neck Surgery<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n

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I had endoscopic sinus surgery in July of 2008. I’ll share more on that, but first I want to explain what the procedure is. During surgery, a thin fiber-optic tube called an endoscope is inserted into the nose for visual examination of the openings into the sinuses. Using high-tech micro-telescopes and instruments, ENTs remove abnormal and obstructive tissues. Endoscopic sinus surgery is much less extensive than traditional sinus surgery. In fact, it’s often performed on an outpatient basis.<\/p>\n

However, don’t think it’s not an expensive surgery just because it’s outpatient. I was amazed at my hospital charges, even with my insurance covering 90%. And there are some annoying post-surgery things to deal with: feeling like you can’t breathe through your nose and being unable to blow your nose for several days.<\/p>\n

My ENT wanted me to stay in town for a week or so in case I had any bleeding issues. As for pain and bleeding, I had no problems. Yet, perhaps my experience wasn’t typical. My ENT<\/a> was shocked at how alert I was when he called to check on me after surgery and similarly surprised that I had no bleeding and pretty much zero pain.<\/p>\n

If you’re planning on having sinus surgery, know this: You must commit to post-op care. You’ll likely be instructed to start a sinus rinse<\/a> several days after your surgery and continue it for a few months. (Please note: Your experiences may be different, and you should never start a sinus rinse<\/strong> after surgery unless your ENT has instructed you to do so.) You’ll probably have several follow-up appointments so that the ENT can look into your sinuses with a scope to make sure everything is still fine. Though that’s done in the office, it’s still considered surgery by many insurance companies.<\/p>\n

I wasn’t expecting so many follow-up appointments. I’m going back again in May for a final sinus check with the scope, but I’m not complaining. Compared to many surgeries out there, endoscopic sinus surgery was a snap, for me anyway.<\/p>\n

Though I did have some problems with CRS prior to the surgery, I wasn’t a miserable sinus sufferer and I didn’t have the surgery primarily for that reason. That means it’s difficult for me to comment on the surgery helping with CRS. However, I haven’t really been sick sinus-wise since the surgery.<\/p>\n

If you’ve had endoscopic sinus surgery, were you pleased with results?<\/p>\n

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Endoscopic sinus surgery can be an intimidating experience with some serious risks involved, yet for some the payoff is big. According to new research, more than 76% of patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) reported great quality of life improvements after endoscopic sinus surgery. The findings were published in the January issue of Otolaryngology \u2013 Head […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-124599","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124599","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=124599"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124599\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=124599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=124599"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=124599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}