I recently underwent my second surgery for a deviated septum and, once again, I'm concerned that it won't address my inability to breathe properly through both nostrils due to a blockage on the right side. I'm interested in hearing about others' experiences.
I'm now two weeks post-surgery and aware that there's still significant healing required.
1,000It helped me a ton! I've had nasal congestion for most of my adult life. Got a septoplasty last year and I can breathe much better now.
One interesting indicator is: when I drink from my water bottle while on an exercise bike, I don't end up gasping for air. (Before the septoplasty, any moments when my mouth was full of water meant I couldn't breathe. Now, I can breathe through my nose instead.)
I think one thing that helped my recovery a lot was that I was very diligent about nasal rinsing during the weeks after surgery. In my 2-weeks-later visit, the surgeon said that it looked like I'd gotten all the clots out thoroughly, which supposedly helps limit scarring afterward.