exhaustion
I wanted to run some things by you regarding post-implant progress. I have had major swelling and congestion, due largely to humid, hot weather and my Vasomotor Rhinitis/Postnasal Drip. It was impossible to fall and stay asleep, until I started using Sudafed, and mucinex and Rhinocort AQ again. This seems to be helping the past few days, although I hate the Sudafed jitters. I will try Xyzal again tonight to see if it is as effective as Sudafed; I can't say I ever noticed real effects, as I don't even have any allergies according to -*test*-('")s. I don't know if allergy meds are supposed to be effective in treating Vasomotor Rhinitis and Postnasal Drip...I guess I am just sensitive or "allergic" to normal things like temperature and weather changes. The thing is, even when I get sleep, I always wake up exhausted with a massive headache and feel groggy all day, like I have been tossing and turning all night. Whether or not I use breathe right strips, I end up mouth-breathing on my back and wake with a dry mouth and throat. Maybe I will try sleeping sans BR strips now that I am on Sudafed. I have signed up to get another sleep -*test*-('"), on advice of a local sleep doc I went to see because of this exhaustion. I had a sleep apnea -*test*-('") done pre implants and it showed just mild apnea. I had been snoring somewhat again, too. I am also getting a dental appliance to prevent bruxism. I hope I can even wear it, since I end up mouth-breathing. All this will hopefully happen within the next few months. I don't know if CPAP will work this time, since I de-*test*-('")ed it before. I do feel like my sleep is pretty useless, since I wake up feeling much worse for hours than when I went to sleep. I read about Provigil in the Economist and was wondering what you think. I have been trying to get off all meds (as much as possible), esp. ambien (causes hangovers for me) and drying allergy meds, etc. But my exhaustion just won't subside no matter how well I am doing, it seems. I have felt this way for ages and is one of the reasons I got my initial turbinate surgery. I actually asked the sleep doc if I could try it, but he wanted to do all the sleep -*test*-('")s and for me to practice with dental appliance and CPAP first. Since it is made for narcolepsy! I am a zombie! Gratefully, Erika

Another sleepless night. I don't know if I can wait out the swelling to go down. I have showered tonight for the steam, used Rhinocort AQ, sudafed 12 hour during the day, xyzal, and did irrigation. Put on a Breathe Right strip and still am so stuffy and swollen on the septum implant side, I cannot get an airway on that side. I am at the end of my rope. Should I just give up the wait and come in to get the implant reduced?

I have not been terribly impressed by Provigil to be honest. If you are this miserable then perhaps it is time to come back and I can reduce the implant in the office per coblator. I would need like 45 min. for the procedure. You can call the office to arrange. I am sorry you are suffering so!

don't be sorry
I have had this weird swelling/blockage craziness ever since the second procedure on my turbinates. I have never known what to do other than try everything. Sometimes it feels more like sensations - of dryness and narrowness than of total blockage. I will wait it out a bit longer just to see, experiment some more, then come in. Sorry! I tend to get a little crazed without sleep. I am just not able to use sleeping pills without major hangovers. I really don't want to have to come back before 6 months, but I think it's the weather and my seemingly untreatable vasomotor rhinitis/drip. I wish I had known and thought to do this whole thing in the wintry, dry months.... Thanks for hearing me out, despite my craziness :)