In 4 hours, I will be hungover, but my head will be free! Free dammit, FREE! (TMI)

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
1

Well, today is my big day. In 4 hours or so, I go in for a drilling of my sinuses to literally clear my head of shit. I will be hungover from anesthesia, I will smell nothing but cotton packing, my mouth will taste like tin, but my head will be free and clear.

I was going to title this thread “Ask the guy who just had his sinuses drilled. . .”, but that would be jumping on the bandwagon. I like to ride the stagecoach, shotgun.

I’ve been suffering from clogged-up sinuses since my little vacation over to the desert. Whilst over there, I got a head cold, which stuffed me up good. I got over it, and three weeks later, I got another one. All the mucous from the first head cold got re-infected, and I spent the next few months hacking, wheezing, and my Frank Sinatra impersonation suffered as a result.

That July, I had a CT scan done, and the doctors were literally amazed I was walking around. They said I was the worst case they had ever seen. Seeing the pictures was cool, too! The doc showed me ‘normal’ sinus cavity, which is shown as a black void on the scans. Then he showed me mucous–a light gray. I had less than 45% clear sinuses. We figured we’d let it try to drain naturally, and see how progress went, deferring my sound-alike Macy Gray karaoke skills to my overall health.

Then, the Monday before Thanksgiving, I went in for another CT scan. Marginal improvement, but I was still under 50% clear. In other words, I was still “full of shit”. So, that’s when I decided to ‘John Wayne’ it, and just go for broke. So, today, after fasting for 12 hours, staying sober for the past 48, forcing people to suffer through a nasal Bobby Darin, and waiting nigh on six months for this spectre of snot to go away . . . “I’m going in. . .”

I’ll post when I get back. Cotton packing and all . . .

Tripler
Yes, for six months, I have been full of shit. But just six months.

2

Are you gonna ask em to save the snot in a jar? We need to know how much they got. I mean, since this is already TMI, we may as well go for broke. :smiley:

3

YAY! I know exactly what you’re going through, my sinuses have been infected and plugged for over a year. My doctors are still waiting for them to drain though. :dubious: Anyway, I’m glad you get em drained! Tell me how it feels to have a head free of infected mucus, I don’t remember! Good luck and try not to hurl too much after you wake up.

4

Sinuses can get so bad they have to drill? Aww, man… I wonder if I’m close to that threshhold…

5

I don’t mean to tell you your business Trip’, but if you have shit in your sinuses, you’re doing something wrong. If you leave it there for the better part of a year, you should really try to do better.

Good luck with the whole nose reaming though.

6

Shit in your sinuses.

Does this mean your head is an a#$h&le?

I’m just wonderin’

:smiley:

Yay for you getting drilled! Can I send my sinuses over to you and get a group discount or something?

7

Good luck with your cranial enema.

8

I had my schnoz drilled back when I was a teenager. Best thing any doctor has ever done for me. Once it heals up, you’ll love it. Helps get rid of future sinus infections much faster.

9

Good luck, Tripler. It must be something of a blow to the ego to have a doctor actually diagnose you as “full of shit”. Ouch! :slight_smile:

10

I’ll have the handkerchiefs and a box of Kleenex on hand…

11

Ow, my fuckin’ head. :smack:

I got back about two hours ago, but have been sleeping the whole time. I’ve got this gauze just underneath my nose which I have to change out periodically, making me look like a Benzite from Star Trek: The Original Series.

The doctor did actually save some pieces of cartilage, “just in case he needs to put 'em back in. . .”. :eek:

I’d type more, but I gotta go change this tampon under my nose. I’ll be back later.

Tripler
I swear, this had better be worth it.

12

I think I just pissed myself laughing. Thanks, I needed that :smiley:

13

::cuddles poor Trips head to my bossom:: There, there you poor baby. I hope you feel better soon. Now where is the kiss blowing smilie when I need it ?

14

Yeah yeah yeah.

So how’d the chili turn out?:wink:

15

Don’t worry, I didn’t forget about that one. I just had to shift it a weekend. That’ll be my first science project. Number two is going to be the bullet-resistant effects of an old Celeron computer. All will be properly, scientifically documented and posted on the Internet for your edification and research purposes.

In other words, I spent most of the weekend staying sober/fasting for this head drilling, and cookin’ yummy chili didn’t fit into the plans of the doctors or nursing staff. Those damned Communists. :mad:

Tripler
And look what those Commie pinkos did to my nose! :frowning:

16

So, when they drilled, did they find oil ?
::d & r::

17

Hmmm…earlier the Bad Porn community had a link to some “snot porn”. Maybe he could donate?

18

I hate to say it, but I had a similar operation about twenty years ago and it produced only marginal improvement. I hope that your outcome is better than mine was Tripler.

PS Have you eaten all of the Vegemite yet? :slight_smile:

19

Halfway there, my friend. I usually don’t eat breakfast in the morning, but I squeeze a slice of toast in where I can.

And here’s hoping I do do better as a result. I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again, this better be worth it.

And the Vicodin don’t do shit. I thought it was supposed to knock me out or something. . . :mad:

Tripler
But that Demarol they gave me earlier, now that’s some good stuff.

20

I am kinda curious on the entire Cranial Enema/Chili-this-weekend/Shoot-the-computer festivities you have going on there.

I have a feeling that if the chili is spicy you just may be feeling it alot more in your noggin than you have ever before. Which could be alot of fun.

Cranial Enema…great word combo.