You May have had Sinus Surgery If...

1.  You are VERY familiar with the taste of  8 oz of water mixed with  1/4 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp baking soda.  This you are told to spray up your nose twice a day for THREE WEEKS!!  Only when administered properly (as any perfectionist will do) much of it will go down the back of your throat.  Yummy.  If you are my dad you won't mind the taste because he actually prefers baking soda and water each night as his antacid medicine.... I, however, DO NOT!!!

2.  You pay $1000.00 for your initial portion of the surgery (I'm sure there will be many more bills later) for a procedure that gives you pain, pain, and more pain.  Oh... and then there's the pain.  (did I mention the pain???)

3.  You are given a billion instructions of things to do to maintain your nose all while on pain killers (personally I think it is a test of intelligence and endurance while under stressful conditions that they are running concurrently with the sinus surgery... can the patient track all of these instructions while under duress).

4.  You learn to sleep at a very uncomfortable angle.  Actually that's not true at all.  You learn to lay there NOT SLEEPING at a very uncomfortable angle for many days.  

5.  You see how many days you can go without blowing your nose.  I'm not kidding.  I'm on day 

six.  No nose blowing.  It's torture.  My body subconsciously couldn't take it and for the few minutes at a time when I would fall asleep I would blow my nose gently in my sleep and the sound would wake me up.  I tried commanding my body to stop but it wouldn't.  Stinkin' body wouldn't listen to me!!!  Then when my husband caught me doing it and woke me up I stopped.  hahhahaha!!

6.  If when you hear your neighbors dogs barking you have the thought "hmmm... I wonder what they would taste like with barbeque sauce."  Well I guess that thought would go with anyone who has had surgery and is on pain killers.  At least I HOPE it was the pain killers that gave me that thought.  ahahahhaha!!!!  If not my neighbors better hide their dogs.

7.  When your kids go to hug you you hold out your hand for a low five instead cause you are afraid of anyone or anything getting close to your nose (remembering that morning when you got out of the shower and toweled off your face like you regularly do and you about went through the roof when the towel touched the tip of your nose).

8.  You get to wear a piece of gauze taped to the end of your nose to catch all the blood and ooze that comes down from the many things that were done to you.  It is also a great reminder to yourself and others that you had surgery so no throwing objects around your face, no flailing arms around you (like last night when your six year old thought he was being funny and swinging his arms around your head).

9.  You have great friends that bring you yummy food and help with kids.  Thanks for taking such good care of me and my family while I have gone through this surgery.  Thanks also to family for well wishes and prayers and for Roxy for taking care of the office so Brett could be here at home with me.  Every one has been so awesome!!!