1.                  Expect to be very congested after surgery.

2.                  Expect a small amount of oozing out the front of your nose or down the back of your throat.

3.                  Tape a gauze drip pad under your nose and change as often as necessary.

4.                  Do not blow your nose.

5.                  Sneeze with your mouth open.

6.                  No heavy lifting or straining.

7.                  Call the doctor if bleeding becomes persistent or increases.

8.                  Take antibiotics as prescribed

9.                  No aspirin, ibuprofen, Motrin, Aleve or Advil. Use only regular Tylenol or the prescription pain medicine given to you at the time of surgery.

10.             There are absorbable dressings in your nose. If they come out, do not worry about it. Crusts that come out may look like plastic or gelatin. You DO NOT need to call to let a doctor know about this.

11.             Begin saline irrigation to your nose 48 hours after surgery. Use this 4-6 times a day. We have found that Neilmed Sinus Rinse works very well. This is available at a pharmacy.

12.             At night, coat the inside of both nostrils with Ayr Saline gel.

13.             Return to see the doctor 1 week after surgery. He will remove crusts inside your nose at that time. You will breathe much better after that procedure. Further instructions will be given at that time.