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Hs anyone out there had bad results following a sinus surgery.... if so ... how did you overcome it?

Being an RN by trade I have to ask what did you have done and why?
Ifn you dont want to go public with the details you can contact me through my profile and I will attemp to get you some information related to your condition. Best advice though is to consult back with your surgeon.

Thanks for responding,

I had a septoplasty and my sinus cavities (I think Frontal and Ethmoid) were opened up ... so that they would drain properly...... Now ... I have a terrible "Nasal" feeling ... Hard to describe ... but it feels like I have lost power in the Upper ranges ... and nothing "Feels" right any more. My surgeon says that everything looks fine. It's driving me to the point of MAJOR discouragement and I have a pretty big show in a few months.

Thanks,
Gary

Ok Gary how long has it been since your surgery. Generally there is a lot of edema that coincides with any surgury. This may be part of the problem. edema and scarring can greatly decrease the flexability of soft tissues. Also you must consider how you form those high range notes.
Seems there would need to be a lot of constriction in the nasophaynx area to hit and sustain high notes. If it is a matter of edema this could take six weeks or more to resolve and continued irritations will hamper this progress. If it is not edema related you may have to retrain yourself to create and hold the higher regester. Not knowing your medical history, allegies and the like it would be foolish of me to recomend any type of medication. But some type of anti inflamatory regeme seems to be appropriate as well. You will become acustomed to the new configuration in time dont fight it to hard you will just slow the progress.

Thanks for your response (again)... The operation was feb 5th.... I have lined up a Vocal coach to help me re-train ..... I'm just afraid that the ease of singing that I used to have .... won't return. Strange thing is .... When I run through Vocal exercises/warmups .... The "Nasal" tone is not there .... but when I try and perform songs like "Bring it on Home - Little Big House" .... "Meet Virginia - Train" or almost anything of Chesney .... the Nasal feeling returns. I wish I could explain the feeling more ... But I am at a loss for words .... I just hope that I can get the "Confidence" back that I once had .... Thank you again for your sincere response.

Gary

Wow! I feel for ya... I'm told I hafta get carpal tunnel surgery in my left hand eventually (got it done in the right years ago) You're talking about 2 months "down-time" on my guitar! That aint happening!

Glen: I know you can wok it out my man you are headed in the right direction: And if worse case persists you can always find an rock band

Crip: Carpal tunnel surgery seem to be rarely as effective as the MD says. I do massage and the full passive range of motion exercises that I was taught for Chin Na (Chinese joint imobilization training) on my wifes right wrist, and at times she wears a brace on it at night. These seem to be beneficial.

I had surgery on my ulna nerve...didn't help one bit! My ring & little fingers are still numb, but if it stopped the progression, I suppose that's something.

Sans...any exercizes that would help my lil prob?

I'm askeered to do much in the way of solo stuff anymore because of this. I won't book anything for more than 2 hours. It's a real problem when you can't feel the strings, & I'm not nearly as aggressive as I used to be. Some o' that's gotta be in my head, I'm sure, but I WANT THE FEELING BACK!

I feel for ya, GH. Nothing worse than losing something you once had & depended on.

Best wishes for a full recovery!

Thanks for the Sentiment Phil.... I hope so ... otherwise I'll need to pick up Brass full time again ....

philbyon, unfortunatly nerve damage is a whole nother story, If you have full range of motion, exercises will maintain it, but I know of none that will help with nerve regeneration.
I have heard tales in my martial past that accupressure and accupuncture can help with these types of problems but that kinda thing is best left to the TCM MD (Traditional Chinese Medicine) If you are open to that type of thing you could seek out an accupuncturist. Be sure to varify their TCM education and credintuls.

Well.. since we're on the subject. I've been avoiding this one for months-

I played guitar feverishly for about 13 years straight and never a problem. For about 8 years I played only an hour a week, if that sometimes. About 2 years ago, I started playing regularly, 2-3 nights a week adn have slowly stepped it up to almost 3 hours daily. (not sure if any of that matters)

About 3 months ago, I started noticing a 'tingling sensation' in my left arm and hand, identical to the 'falling asleep' feeling. might be the same thing.

Sometimes it starts happening while I'm playing, usually when I first start warming up. Sometimes it lingers, other times it goes away. Sometimes it happens when I'm not even playing. I do streches and stuff to make it go away, but I'm worried about it. Haven't seen a doctor yet. I wondered if it was poor bloodflow, but then why would it only be my left arm/hand and not the other, or my legs?

It does affect my playing, my hand gets 'tired' when this effect is on, so to speak, harder to hit leads and stuff correctly.

well .. just curious if anyone else has/had this issue and how they resolved it-

Kramerguy; What you are describing could be circulatory or neuro of origin.
These are also symptoms often desrcibed by people whom have CTS.
The streaches will help in most cases, but I wonder, does your forearm wrist alignment stay fairly constant during your extended practice? Do you change the position of the guitar strap over your shoulder or are you seated. Does your hand feel swollen or just a loss of sensation? That whole body part falling asleep thing can happen anytime you hold a joint (that would be a body part not a tightroll) in a fixated position for an extended period of time. If your standing to play could be as simple as adjusting your strap length or frequently changing the angle you hold the neck at.The older we get our veins and other soft tissue in general loses some elasticity. kinda like a water hose thats been too many years in the sun. Very long winded Sorry, Just try adjusting your posture and see what happens.

PS: I have noticed that a lot of players who sling the guitar really low have a very steep angle at the wrist. that cant be good for you over the long haul. Kinda like the loud music. eh, what, what ya say, oh you want me to turn it up, ok.

hmm well I don't sling it low by any means, I'm about mid to upper really, I've found that going low is not only uncomfortable, but more difficult to play.

I don't think it's anything with the strap simply because I now play 5 different axes, all with their own varying weights and straps, and that this happens when not playing also, although playing does seem to onset the problem more often than not playing.

I was thinking CT also, but haven't really looked up the symptoms yet. What a bummer.