Wish Me Luck!

I normally do not post about my real life on here, but as it is the most prominent thing in my life right now, it is news-worthy.

Tomorrow I go for my surgery - sinus surgery. They are going to fix a deviated septum, widen the passageways to the two sinuses in my upper cheeks, remove some 'honey comb'-like material from the two sinuses above my eyes, while widening the passages to those as well, and remove soft tissue from my turbinates, which tend to swell up at night when lying down because of fluid build-up during the day.

Over the years, I have had many, countless sinus infections, growing more and more frequent as I get older. After moving to DC, I noticed I was getting sick far too often. Finally, after being on antibiotics for a sinus infection the first week in January, only to have a cold strike again two weeks later, I went to a specialist. (My colds typically always lead to a sinus infection if left unchecked.) After a CAT scan, they determined that my sinuses were never completely draining. Because of it, the fluid in the sinuses would become infected. After a round of antibiotics, things would clear up, but the fluid would remain trapped, thus creating a time bomb just waiting to get infected again.

This cycle continued for years - I just lived with it, thinking that it was normal. But tomorrow, that will hopefully change.

The procedure is fairly safe with very few risks of complications. I should be under the knife for only an hour or so; they perform the entire operation via the nasal passage, therefore there will be no visible scars or cuts.

I will be in FFXI hopefully for a while during the recovery, assuming my pain medz do not completely knock me out.

So, cross your fingers, and wish me good luck!