How painful is deviated septum surgey with stitches instead of stints and recovery time

Talk to your doctor: There is no way for someone who has not evaluated you to predict your course. Talk to your operating surgeon.

Depends: It depends on many factors. Chief among them is who is doing your surgery. Typically I do not use stents and i sew the septum together. I do use some sponges in the nose overnight because when i fix patients septums i also reduce the size of their turbinates. My patients typically tell me that it is uncomfortable but not painful. I do give them vicodin overnight in case they are in pain.

Stuffy not pain : Patients usually report stuffiness and congestion rather than pain following deviated septum surgery.

Septoplasty: Pain after surgery is a variable experience. Be sure to follow your surgeon's postop instructions.