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Every day I cough up what looks like a scab with ugly mucous and blood
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) | Last Active: Jul 6 8:31am | Replies (390)Comment receiving replies
Sorry to hear you now have more issues with this.
Septoplasty/ bi lateral turbinate reduction seems a bit much and really are only done if someone has a confirmed breathing issues.
So now your drainage pathway has been altered/opened more, which will naturally cause bit more dryness due to the opening of those areas. This is why you now probably have more a day because it’s more dry in there now.
Did the ENT give a through explanation of what this recovery entails? These are only adjuncts to assist in the issue, and you are correct a “here and now” bandaid as you said for these issues.
Also-allergies aren’t the cause for everything in the nose, although that is a common ENT “catch all”. Dryness is the cause for a lot of mucous issues in the nose and can be solved with some diligent practices and environmental assessments.
Many people have small isolated dryer areas in their nose. It’s no reason to do anything bilateral or remove functioning parts.
Pre surgery-did you use a nasal rinse regularly with humidification and do you drink a lot of water and stay hydrated through other means like fruits and vegetables?
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I should rephrase and say that I was feeling congested and had some sinus pressure; however, in general, I never felt that I had trouble breathing. Along with this mucous "plug" issue, I also had daily headaches. It all seemed to be residual from a nasty cold I had several months prior. My primary treated me several times for sinus infection prescribing antibiotics and nasal spray. The nasal spray gives me a screaming headache on contact, so I was never able to use it as prescribed. I was doing 2x/day saline rinses and using a humidifier both prior to surgery and have continued since surgery. With the exception of 1-2 cups of coffee in the morning, I drink only water and a lot of it. When the treatment that my primary was offering wasn't helping is when I was referred to the ENT dept. I had an MRI and found enlarged turbinates and a bone spur on my septum. So while I wasn't having breathing issues, the findings on the scan really drew me in to believe that this must be the cause of my constant hard mucous and headaches.