ESS with tissue removal, septoplasty, and more
Hello friends...
Next week I'm getting quite a bit done. Maxillary anstromy with tissue removal, total ethnoidectomy w) removal sphenoid tissue, frontal sinusotomy, septoplasty, and resection inferior turbinate submucous.
I'm absolutely losing my mind as the days come closer. I'm terrified of the recovery. Pressure pain I can handle I think as that's pretty much what I live with every day. It's the bleeding, the discharge, and the weird other pains I've read about like eye burning and whatnot. Im just flat out scared.
Does anyone have any advice on ways to help get through the first few days? I see I'll need a humidifier, chapstick, lozenges....Anything else? General feedback on your experience is also appreciated.
Thanks everyone! I don't mean to be a crybaby about this. I'm usually not the type to panic.
Posted Sep 17, 2026, 3:27 AM UTC