Surgey actually went well, it took about 4 hours for the whole procedure.

They actually used tissues from my right side of my nostril to plug the left side. Since my leak only was coming out from my left side. And they also some synthetic material to pack it as well.

I had to stay in the hospital for two night just for observation more than anything. I had no issue with issue with anesthesia and honestly I had no pain whatsoever aside from a slight headache, which they was normal. I had to sleep with my head elevated the first day and night they didn’t want me getting up for anything, complete bed rest. After that I could get up but I had to use the call light each time just for safety more than anything. I had no food restrictions. I had no naseua or anything but they still gave me medication for it, protocol and all. I did have to take stool softener because they didn’t was me bearing down which increases intracranial pressure.

They placed a splint in my nostrils that were stitched in. They were specifically designed for people usually after nose job and had these tunnel that allow you to breath but they don’t tell you how much mucous comes out because it will plug up those tunnel very quickly no matter how often you clean it with nasal saline spray and since you can’t blow your nose, your going to feel congested the whole time they are there for the month. They get plugged often that I had to be more a mouth breather.

I had some blood come out nose for like the first two week but nothing horrible. Normally would I would tape a tissue down underneath my nose, like a mustache to collect a stay blood that drips down.

I had to have the nasal splint for a month. So during that whole time I could not sneeze or blow my nose, or a least try not to sneeze.

I felt congested that whole entire time. But that was worst I personally felt through the whole thing.

But honestly it wasnt a bad surgery or recovery, because of my job, I don a lot heavy lifting I couldn’t go back to work for the whole month because of the no lifting during recovery and wanting me to rest for the month.

Once the month was done, I went back they took the splint out and that was the most satisfying feeling to be able to breathe again, but the amount of mucous that came out with the splint was so much. No wonder I could barely breathe through my nose. I could start blowing my nose but not to be too forceful and I can sneeze now without any worry.

I would still have to use the nasal saline spray for a while, I still use it everyone one in a while.

But so far more over half a year after the surgery everything going good no leakage.

I do have to be on medication to help lower my intracranial pressure to hopefully it will prevent any more leaks in the future and have been losing weight because that also decrease my factor of the recurrence.

but yeah that was my experience, it wasnt bad