Originally Posted by
topflightpro
The one I am looking at is a lot more intensive, as he would not only be repairing the septum, but also removing some sinus sacs, expanding my sinuses and then rebuilding the exterior walls of my nose, which have insufficient cartilage in them and collapse. It's more akin to a complete nose job than anything else. I think they even have to basically open half my face to do it. (I haven't looked into that part too much as I am incredibly squeamish.)
I had a version of this done, although it did not require fully opening my face. My ENT surgeon called my nose "the worst he's ever seen". It was done in July 2016, and I was only off the bike about 5 days. It was done on a Friday morning at 7am. I was home by noon.
I had chronic sinus infections lasting 90 days a pop, 2-3 times a year, that would only get cleared with a massive dose of antibiotics. The sinuses couldn't drain, so they'd get infected real fast. And I'd get an infection, even when fully healthy, from simply riding outside in the cold.
Things are a lot better now, less frequent and more mild infections when they do come. And I can actually breathe. I do however, severely limit my riding outside during the cold, for fear of getting sick. I'll probably get 5k miles+ on the trainer this year... but what are you gonna do?
As far as a list of what was done in my surgery, deviated septum + a half dozen other things.