BALLOON SINOPLASTY AND DEVIATED SEPTUM SURGERY WENT WELL 

Just under 2 months ago another ENT surgeon in Harlingen failed at the surgery.  I am not against PAs.  When properly trained and used they provide an important service.

A good example, with my brain surgeon and spinal surgeon, during the annual checkup I see a nurse practitioner with one and a PA with the other.  But on year 4, I have to see the actual surgeon during the annual visit.

The Harlingen ENT doctor requires you see his PA twice before you can see him.  I am there with a massive infection, and nothing is getting done.

I have done enough research to know I had zero chance of being healed unless the surgery included the deviated septum.  When the PA told me I did not have a deviated septum, I should have left and asked the VA for a new surgeon.

After the surgery she told me the surgery failed because of the deviated septum. 

I got into it with the VA doctor because he wanted to try a 4th antibiotic.  That is dangerous so I forced a new CT scan.

Yep, there it was a massive infection.  I was then assigned the ENT surgeon in McAllen.

On Tuesday I saw the actual ENT surgeon. He looked at his CT scan and said the surgery failed because nothing was done to fix the deviated septum.  Two days later I was scheduled for the two surgeries, and all went well.

Also, the McAllen surgeon uses anesthesia.  The Harlingen ENT doctor used numbing medicine.  It does not work.  The pain was horrible.

These procedures can now be done in a surgical room at the doctor's office.  This saves the cost of the hospital.  

Everything went well.  I think my body is recovering.  Some mild discomfort yesterday, but nothing today.  I will not use the Tylenol 3.  

No idea why, but I could not sleep last night.  I took my sleep medicine and fell asleep for three hours.  I have been up since then.

I will try and sleep today, to allow the recovery to continue.  But all is well.

The negative is, there are rules to follow.  I know people and they will not comply.  It is hard not to blow your nose, or sniffle.