I am a 23 year old female who went in for a septoplasty/turbinate reduction on Tuesday morning for a severe deviated septum.
Pre-existing conditions include moderate to severe
asthma, bronchitis, hyperthroidism, inappropriate sinus
tachycardia,
anxiety, possible
pheochromocytoma. I take medications for most of these conditions including inhalers, beta-blockers, and anti-histimines.
Anyways the surgery went well, but when I came out of anesth. my Oxygen level dropped below 90. They believe that latex on one of the surgical tubes may have made contact within my nose and produced a reaction (I have had mild latex reactions in the past that they were aware of). After being doped up on Benadryl and Nebulizer treatments for a few hours I was released.
I did fairly well the first day or so, but near the end of the second day I started having significant shortness of breathe. The ENT removed the packing and loosened the splints but I told him that I had a large amount of blood coming up my throat. I knew some discharge was normal but this is still occurring as well as the
shortness of breath. I take the neb. treatments and other
asthma meds to control it, but I can't help but feel very uncomfortable. The ENT does not seem all that concerned.
Originally I thought maybe the Vicodin was giving me trouble with the breathing but I stopped using that 2 days ago.
I haven't eaten solid foods since Monday, and am getting by on a couple spoonfuls of jello and a few cups of water a day. I am exhausted and dizzy and know that is most likely from the lack of food/drink. I would think by Day 4 the drainage into my mouth and
shortness of breath, as well as the lack of hunger would have easied up.
Am I overconcerned with this?
