I walked into my first Ear, Nose & throat appointment and had no idea what to expect, but when they called me into the back and told me to have a seat here, I almost turned around and left. Does this not look like it is out of some demented doctor horror movie? I sat though, and when the doctor came in and had a look, she said, "Ok, here is what we are going to do. We are going to cauterize the nose and then you are going to spray saline up your nose 4 times a day after that for 2 weeks and keep Vaseline on it" Great, I thought, another appointment! But nope, she then says... "We're going to do this right now" and started cleaning blood out of my nose. There are 2 parts of your septum (or something) in each nostril and she had to cauterize all 4 parts on mine because she said that everywhere she touched with a Q-tip was bleeding. It may take 1 or 2 more times to completely stop these bleeds, but you may not... she said as she sprayed numbing solution and then the silver nitrate in one quick move. "I'm done"... after I wiped the tears from my eyes, I asked "ok, done with what... the numbing? hehehe. Nope, she was done, cauterization complete!! Though it felt kind of like I stuck my head in water and took a deep breath through my nose.... it wasn't that bad, and it sure will be nice to not have to worry about a spontaneous bleed at the wrong time. And... Maybe, since I won't be loosing blood constantly, I will have some energy and won't be so dizzy all of the time.... is that to much to ask for? I think not!!
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