prayers please (UPDATE!!!!!!)

longtermsurvivor

ekdennie said:

UPDATE
I went into surgery on Monday for my sinuses and to remove a growth from left side of my hard palate. the ENT decided, after doing more fine needle aspirations and re-examining of my CT's that it actually was bone! he says that the reason that I don't have a similar structure on the right side is either that I was build asymmetrical or that radiation actually dissolved the structure. either way, I am very happy to not have had to deal with a mouth wound as well as my sinuses! we will keep an eye on the area, just in case, but for now he is pretty confident is is just bone!
my sinuses however, took him over two hours to work on. he straightened my deviated septum, he removed a ton of old scar tissue (which was blocking my airways), he opened up any narrow or blocked sinuses and I have been told that he had to work on all but one of them. he told both my husband and myself that he did everything to my sinuses that he would have done if I was his wife or member of his family. which is good, as that is always my first question to ask a doctor...what would you do/ recommend if I was your wife or family member. and when my kids are ill, I ask...what would you do if my kid was yours. I like knowing who/ what they think is the best. that is actually how I found my ENT. I kept asking my doctors who would you want to go to/ who would you send your family to. they all agreed they would want to see my ENT.
He is amazing, not just with his surgical technique, but in that he likes to do research to make sure he is doing the right, most current treatment methods. but beyond all of those things, he is a man of God. he asks permission to say a prayer every time we meet, thanking God for his help/aid in healing, his aid in guiding his hands when he operates, and for lending support during the time of healing. he said before this surgery a prayer that God guide his hands to help my breathing be better and to aid me in a swift recovery so that I can get back to my children and to my daily activities quickly. he also prayed that the lump be benign and not be a recurrence.
I am thankful for so many things in my life, my loving family, my amazing children, my supportive husband, but I am also thankful that God led me to a surgeon who I have faith in. whom I know doesn't have all the answers, but most of all, whom knows that he doesn't heal alone...that he is an instrument of God, that God guides his hands.
thanks for the prayers...I believe in the power of prayer and in the power of faith...whatever form that faith may take!
HUGE HUGS coming your way!

I'm sure this news broke your heart:)
Seriously, good for you! This is another one of those situations that reminds us how fruitless the emotion "worry" is. Wishing you a speedy recovery from your sinus surgery.

Pat

Skiffin16

ekdennie said:

UPDATE
I went into surgery on Monday for my sinuses and to remove a growth from left side of my hard palate. the ENT decided, after doing more fine needle aspirations and re-examining of my CT's that it actually was bone! he says that the reason that I don't have a similar structure on the right side is either that I was build asymmetrical or that radiation actually dissolved the structure. either way, I am very happy to not have had to deal with a mouth wound as well as my sinuses! we will keep an eye on the area, just in case, but for now he is pretty confident is is just bone!
my sinuses however, took him over two hours to work on. he straightened my deviated septum, he removed a ton of old scar tissue (which was blocking my airways), he opened up any narrow or blocked sinuses and I have been told that he had to work on all but one of them. he told both my husband and myself that he did everything to my sinuses that he would have done if I was his wife or member of his family. which is good, as that is always my first question to ask a doctor...what would you do/ recommend if I was your wife or family member. and when my kids are ill, I ask...what would you do if my kid was yours. I like knowing who/ what they think is the best. that is actually how I found my ENT. I kept asking my doctors who would you want to go to/ who would you send your family to. they all agreed they would want to see my ENT.
He is amazing, not just with his surgical technique, but in that he likes to do research to make sure he is doing the right, most current treatment methods. but beyond all of those things, he is a man of God. he asks permission to say a prayer every time we meet, thanking God for his help/aid in healing, his aid in guiding his hands when he operates, and for lending support during the time of healing. he said before this surgery a prayer that God guide his hands to help my breathing be better and to aid me in a swift recovery so that I can get back to my children and to my daily activities quickly. he also prayed that the lump be benign and not be a recurrence.
I am thankful for so many things in my life, my loving family, my amazing children, my supportive husband, but I am also thankful that God led me to a surgeon who I have faith in. whom I know doesn't have all the answers, but most of all, whom knows that he doesn't heal alone...that he is an instrument of God, that God guides his hands.
thanks for the prayers...I believe in the power of prayer and in the power of faith...whatever form that faith may take!
HUGE HUGS coming your way!

Septoplasty
I just had a septoplasty late December....best thing ever.

I can finally breathe in/out of both nostrils, first for that in about forty years.

Even on my worse days with allergies or sinus irritations...I can still breathe out of both nostrils...ahhhhh.

Hoping for fast recovery, and a long healthy life.

John

sweetblood22

ekdennie said:

UPDATE
I went into surgery on Monday for my sinuses and to remove a growth from left side of my hard palate. the ENT decided, after doing more fine needle aspirations and re-examining of my CT's that it actually was bone! he says that the reason that I don't have a similar structure on the right side is either that I was build asymmetrical or that radiation actually dissolved the structure. either way, I am very happy to not have had to deal with a mouth wound as well as my sinuses! we will keep an eye on the area, just in case, but for now he is pretty confident is is just bone!
my sinuses however, took him over two hours to work on. he straightened my deviated septum, he removed a ton of old scar tissue (which was blocking my airways), he opened up any narrow or blocked sinuses and I have been told that he had to work on all but one of them. he told both my husband and myself that he did everything to my sinuses that he would have done if I was his wife or member of his family. which is good, as that is always my first question to ask a doctor...what would you do/ recommend if I was your wife or family member. and when my kids are ill, I ask...what would you do if my kid was yours. I like knowing who/ what they think is the best. that is actually how I found my ENT. I kept asking my doctors who would you want to go to/ who would you send your family to. they all agreed they would want to see my ENT.
He is amazing, not just with his surgical technique, but in that he likes to do research to make sure he is doing the right, most current treatment methods. but beyond all of those things, he is a man of God. he asks permission to say a prayer every time we meet, thanking God for his help/aid in healing, his aid in guiding his hands when he operates, and for lending support during the time of healing. he said before this surgery a prayer that God guide his hands to help my breathing be better and to aid me in a swift recovery so that I can get back to my children and to my daily activities quickly. he also prayed that the lump be benign and not be a recurrence.
I am thankful for so many things in my life, my loving family, my amazing children, my supportive husband, but I am also thankful that God led me to a surgeon who I have faith in. whom I know doesn't have all the answers, but most of all, whom knows that he doesn't heal alone...that he is an instrument of God, that God guides his hands.
thanks for the prayers...I believe in the power of prayer and in the power of faith...whatever form that faith may take!
HUGE HUGS coming your way!

Yay!
Thanks for the update. Happy for you!

Pam M

ekdennie said:

UPDATE
I went into surgery on Monday for my sinuses and to remove a growth from left side of my hard palate. the ENT decided, after doing more fine needle aspirations and re-examining of my CT's that it actually was bone! he says that the reason that I don't have a similar structure on the right side is either that I was build asymmetrical or that radiation actually dissolved the structure. either way, I am very happy to not have had to deal with a mouth wound as well as my sinuses! we will keep an eye on the area, just in case, but for now he is pretty confident is is just bone!
my sinuses however, took him over two hours to work on. he straightened my deviated septum, he removed a ton of old scar tissue (which was blocking my airways), he opened up any narrow or blocked sinuses and I have been told that he had to work on all but one of them. he told both my husband and myself that he did everything to my sinuses that he would have done if I was his wife or member of his family. which is good, as that is always my first question to ask a doctor...what would you do/ recommend if I was your wife or family member. and when my kids are ill, I ask...what would you do if my kid was yours. I like knowing who/ what they think is the best. that is actually how I found my ENT. I kept asking my doctors who would you want to go to/ who would you send your family to. they all agreed they would want to see my ENT.
He is amazing, not just with his surgical technique, but in that he likes to do research to make sure he is doing the right, most current treatment methods. but beyond all of those things, he is a man of God. he asks permission to say a prayer every time we meet, thanking God for his help/aid in healing, his aid in guiding his hands when he operates, and for lending support during the time of healing. he said before this surgery a prayer that God guide his hands to help my breathing be better and to aid me in a swift recovery so that I can get back to my children and to my daily activities quickly. he also prayed that the lump be benign and not be a recurrence.
I am thankful for so many things in my life, my loving family, my amazing children, my supportive husband, but I am also thankful that God led me to a surgeon who I have faith in. whom I know doesn't have all the answers, but most of all, whom knows that he doesn't heal alone...that he is an instrument of God, that God guides his hands.
thanks for the prayers...I believe in the power of prayer and in the power of faith...whatever form that faith may take!
HUGE HUGS coming your way!

Wonderful News!
Very, very cool. Now you can breathe easier in more ways than one.