Broken Nose Surgery question?!


Question: About a week and a half ago at baseball practice a grounder took a bad hop and hit me dead on the nose, I had x-rays the next day and they didn't find anything broken, but then they sent the x-rays to a nose, ear, and throat doctor and they found I do have a broken nose, they said yesterday that my nose was curved and since I'm 14 and still growing it will look all weird when I get older.

So this Monday I'm having surgery done to put it back in place, they have to put me to sleep and I was wondering if there is any side affects with the sleep thing. And will my nose hurt a lot when I wake up?

Plus after it they have to put some strip on my nose that molds to it and I wear glasses so will I still be able to wear them without any problems?

Please respond!


Answers: About a week and a half ago at baseball practice a grounder took a bad hop and hit me dead on the nose, I had x-rays the next day and they didn't find anything broken, but then they sent the x-rays to a nose, ear, and throat doctor and they found I do have a broken nose, they said yesterday that my nose was curved and since I'm 14 and still growing it will look all weird when I get older.

So this Monday I'm having surgery done to put it back in place, they have to put me to sleep and I was wondering if there is any side affects with the sleep thing. And will my nose hurt a lot when I wake up?

Plus after it they have to put some strip on my nose that molds to it and I wear glasses so will I still be able to wear them without any problems?

Please respond!

The first interpretation of your x-ray may have been by a general ER doc. The ENT specialist may have seen something the first reading missed. (Or not, hard to tell). Depending on the curvature you may have sinus problems without surgery (be careful with cosmetic reasons because insurance compaines balk at paying cosmetically-related surgeries). Your parents are aware of this.

As far as anesthesia, you may have some constipation for a day or 2, eat fiber and drink liquids. Some people are tired and groggy for a day or two, some not. May have dry mouth. Make sure you are urinating and your bowels are moving. Medical professionals will monitor that before you leave and on your follow-up visits. Just follow doctor's instructions. You will be fine.

Pain is also subjective. You will be tender, but each person's pain tolerance is different.
The medical professionals are very good at assessing and providing pain relief medications. The strip will probably have some sort of accommodation for those who wear glasses.

All in all, be thankful you are getting the surgery now, correcting anything that may cause sinus/breathing problems, and the added benefit of the cosmetic nature.

Just follow physician orders and you will be better than ever in no time, batting 1000.

Relax.





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