Deviated septum

sanchezf

sanchezf

Little ol' Me
So my son has a really bad deviated septum, we were told he needs to have surgery to fix it and straigten his nose from a previous broken nose. It causing breathing problems.

Has anyone had a child go through this?
Can anyone recommend a good doctor for me to take him to?
 
Vince

Vince

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vraiblonde said:
What exactly is a deviated septum?
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You've seen my nose, well that's what it looks like. :lol: Don't know if he's still around or not, but Dr. Marinelli at Calvert Memorial did my nose quite a few years ago. Might be retired by now. :shrug:
 
sanchezf

sanchezf

Little ol' Me
Pete said:
A septum that goes / or \ instead of l
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Exactly..... :killingme

It is the cartledge in the nose is bent and not straight up and down like it should be and blocks the airway in your nose. Makes it hard to breath and smell...
 
kwillia

kwillia

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I have a deviated septum but it is not severe enough to have required surgery to correct the breathing. It does get in the way when I'm doing cardio exercises as the nose breathing intake does not flow well and I sound like I have a boogie stuck in my nose. :ohwell: I am a firm believer my septum got deviated by my older brother who constantly did the "Mug!" nose musher manuever while I was growing up...:cussing:
 
sanchezf

sanchezf

Little ol' Me
Vince said:
With my nose, you can see it from the outside. It was a lot worse before the surgery. Wasn't looking to make it pretty, just functional.
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That is how my son is, you can clearly tell by looking at it (not up it) that its not straight. He plays soccer and doctor says it would help him breath and sleep alot better.

Thanks for the doctor info Vince.
 
Sweet 16

Sweet 16

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sanchezf said:
So my son has a really bad deviated septum, we were told he needs to have surgery to fix it and straigten his nose from a previous broken nose. It causing breathing problems.

Has anyone had a child go through this?
Can anyone recommend a good doctor for me to take him to?
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I would start by asking the doctor that diagnosed him for a referral. :shrug:
 
Vince

Vince

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sanchezf said:
That is how my son is, you can clearly tell by looking at it (not up it) that its not straight. He plays soccer and doctor says it would help him breath and sleep alot better.

Thanks for the doctor info Vince.
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Get a good doctor. I had mine first surgery done at Bethesda. They screwed it up. Dr. Marinelli had to do mine in two surgeries. Post surgery he'll have packing in his nose for a week. A little difficult sleeping, but when they pull that packing out and you can breath again.....he'll love that part.
 
sanchezf

sanchezf

Little ol' Me
Vince said:
Get a good doctor. I had mine first surgery done at Bethesda. They screwed it up. Dr. Marinelli had to do mine in two surgeries. Post surgery he'll have packing in his nose for a week. A little difficult sleeping, but when they pull that packing out and you can breath again.....he'll love that part.
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Can you tell me what to expect? bruising, soreness, black eyes????
He's been asking me and I am not really sure what to tell him.
 
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royhobie

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sanchezf said:
So my son has a really bad deviated septum, we were told he needs to have surgery to fix it and straigten his nose from a previous broken nose. It causing breathing problems.

Has anyone had a child go through this?
Can anyone recommend a good doctor for me to take him to?
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Dr. Diadoine in Prince Frederick, MD, office in a building right beside Calvert Memorial Hospital. Outstanding ENT. She is a short lady, but as nice as you could ever find. An outstanding doctor. Since I used to work at NIH years ago, I knew quite a few ENT doctors. I believe you will like her. Breathing problems caused by a DS is something that should be corrected early in the child's life. This is because the allergies caused by the DS can become a problem. Good luck.
 
sanchezf

sanchezf

Little ol' Me
royhobie said:
Dr. Diadoine in Prince Frederick, MD, office in a building right beside Calvert Memorial Hospital. Outstanding ENT. She is a short lady, but as nice as you could ever find. An outstanding doctor. Since I used to work at NIH years ago, I knew quite a few ENT doctors. I believe you will like her. Breathing problems caused by a DS is something that should be corrected early in the child's life. This is because the allergies caused by the DS can become a problem. Good luck.
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Thank you very much, thats exactly what his primary doctor said!!!
I'll check her out...
 
DosGattos

DosGattos

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I had mine fixed several years ago. The worst part was the super huge "tampons" shoved up my nose and in my sinus cavity. There was some bleeding afterward but I had gauze taped to my face to help staunch the flow. I didn't have black eyes or anything afterward. Only had to have the packings in for two days. After they were removed my nose was tender and swollen but in less than a week I was pretty good to go. Good luck to your son. The procedure really isn't bad at all.
 
sanchezf

sanchezf

Little ol' Me
DosGattos said:
I had mine fixed several years ago. The worst part was the super huge "tampons" shoved up my nose and in my sinus cavity. There was some bleeding afterward but I had gauze taped to my face to help staunch the flow. I didn't have black eyes or anything afterward. Only had to have the packings in for two days. After they were removed my nose was tender and swollen but in less than a week I was pretty good to go. Good luck to your son. The procedure really isn't bad at all.
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Thank you! Now I can tell him what to expect. This doesn't sound like it will be to hateful....
 
flomaster

flomaster

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Dr. Cindy Daly out of leonardtown. She fixed mine when I had my apnea surgery. She was great. Surgery hurt so expect to keep your child juiced up on meds. Good luck
 
sanchezf

sanchezf

Little ol' Me
flomaster said:
Dr. Cindy Daly out of leonardtown. She fixed mine when I had my apnea surgery. She was great. Surgery hurt so expect to keep your child juiced up on meds. Good luck
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Thanks

How long? I will need to take off work to be home with him. What kind of time frame am I looking at?

So I should take video for the up coming girlfriends he should bring home:killingme
 
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