I’m due to have a sinuplasty for a deviated septum over the next few months. The hospital has told me that I shouldn’t exercise for 2 weeks post surgery which will be difficult as I have a big cycle event in the summer which I’ll be training for. Anyone had any experience with sinuplasty and exerci…

I had the following done in July 2020, Septoplasty, Balloon Sinuplasty, and Turbinate Reduction. I had lived with a badly deviated septum for most of my life and finally decided to get it fixed. The procedure itself only took about 20 minutes and recovery was very quick. Modern septoplasty is much s…

Thanks both for the input. Sounds like you had very different experiences.

Mine was a long time ago, and the doctors screwed up. I’m sure you will have a much better experience than me.

I took a few days off while the packing was in my nose, then came back with easy rides for a couple days and was good to go. But I would go with what your doctor says within reason.

I wasn’t training when I got mine done (septum-straightening and turbinate reduction), but I didn’t rest as much as I should have. I did a 4 hour drive something like 3 days after the surgery and it was more than I should have; my body was repairing itself and couldn’t really spare the energy. I’d t…

Thanks for all the replies folks.

I’ve had 2 sinus surgeries. First one included deviated septum correction and I was definitely slower to recover but started easy riding on the 10th day. After just a few workouts, I felt ok adding in sweetspot and threshold. The second one was largely polyp/sinusitis related and I recovered much so…

[image] gcarver: I’ve had 2 sinus surgeries. First one included deviated septum correction and I was definitely slower to recover but started easy riding on the 10th day. After just a few workouts, I felt ok adding in sweetspot and threshold. The second one was largely polyp/sinusitis related an…

Hey guys, so had the procedure on Friday. I felt that breathing had improved quite a bit immediately after, but overnight the normal nasal blockage commenced. Have to say it’s pretty miserable recovery, not so much pain, but just being wiped out / struggling to breathe / poor sleep.

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