I wasn’t thrilled. A sinus problem was relieved, and that was necessary; it was bothering me greatly. The deviated septum was an extra finding that the doctor tossed into the package, and I said go ahead without giving it much thought.
Outcomes:
• The aftermath for me was exceedingly painful for a week—a lot of pressure, and very bloody.
• I have never been able to blow my nose properly since. It’s like trying to suck through a straw with a hole in it. I can’t even sniff back a little bit of a runny nose—I have to be right there with a tissue very, very fast. There’s no margin, no leeway. It’s as if a little antechamber had been removed.
• And—afterward my voice was different: a little higher, thinner, more shrill. I didn’t like that at all. I worked for months to learn to pitch it lower habitually because I didn’t want to have a screechy voice.