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Had sinus surgery month ago and felt great breathing week after. now having trouble breathing through nose with increased pressure. normal?
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Follow up: Do you have a follow up appointment with the doctor who did the surgery? They may do an exam to see if it is healing well and no scar tissue is forming a blockage of the nasal passageway. If there are no problems with healing from the surgery, you could simply be having congestion related to seasonal cold.
Answered 10/26/2017
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Probably not: But if your nasal congestion (allergies?)was the cause for your sinusitis in the first place, the surgery would not prevent this from coming back. Thus you will have to control the nasal congestion in order to reduce the risk for sinus infection. Since sinus surgery is only 50% successful, for chronic sinusitis, you may also have another bout of sinusitis.
Answered 10/30/2017
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Not normal: Need re-evaluation by your surgeon
Answered 10/26/2017
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