Wow, that poor woman’s sinuses were a mess! I’ll bet she felt at least a million times better after that surgery.

I also love the way Dr. J has fun with his videos — it’s serious stuff, but he always tosses in something lighthearted for our entertainment.

WARNING: GROSS SURGERY DESCRIPTION AHEAD – READ AT YOUR OWN RISK!
As regards having ENT work done while awake, I had a deviated septum corrected and openings into my sinuses enlarged and I was WIDE awake for the whole thing. I felt zero pain — the anesthetic the doc used was, interestingly, pure cocaine; it instantly numbed everything in my sinuses, so all I felt was pressure. But I also heard the noise of bones crunching in my face. ::shudder:: Again, it was NOT painful. But between the bone crunching and the cocaine anesthesia, that was the best aversion therapy money could buy — I have never, ever even for a second contemplated using that dreadful stuff!

So it’s quite possible to have sinus surgery while wide awake, just not entirely pleasant. Like watching the doc take 8-inch-long tools and sliding them 6 inches into my face … you guys are the only ones I’d dare describe this stuff to because everybody else I know would be too grossed out! I know you guys are grossed out, too, but at least you like being grossed out by some of this stuff.

Anyway, it was not fun. But he did a wonderful job; that surgery was 35 years ago, and I’ve never had sinus trouble since beyond the occasional normal colds and such.

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