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X-rays and a Deviated Septum

January 3rd, 2016 at 07:23 am

So my son has had the worst time in the last year trying to breathe and shake his chronic sinus infections. It had been 3 years since he had sinus x-rays, so the doctor ordered some when I took him in on the 31st.

We were all shocked to see how bad of a deviated septum he has. He hasn't broken his nose or had any trauma to it. The only thing I can think of is that about a year ago he started getting bruising on his nose that he couldn't trace to anything, but it was always coming up. It would fade and come back. It was a small bruise, but it was noticeable.

Anyway, almost his entire left side is blocked off. He is pretty much only getting air through his right nostril. On Monday we call the ENT doctor and make an appointment, but he will likely have to have surgery to repair this. I did and mine was not nearly so bad. Of course it might be now, being as I broke it in the summer, but that is neither here nor there.

So it is very possible we will be looking at a big bill coming up. Our deductible is $5000, so we would have to pay that before the insurance will even cover anything. It would be a major chunk from our Emergency Fund and it would take some time to get it back up to size, but that is what the fund is there for.

We will have a sizable tax refund again this year due to this year's medical expenses, so we will be able to build the fund back up, but I had been hoping to dump all but $1000 into the down payment fund and the $1000 would have gone into building the EF even higher.

It will slow everything down, but the kid has to be able to breathe. So priorities. But still.

6 Responses to “X-rays and a Deviated Septum”

  1. VS_ozgirl Says:
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    Very sorry to hear this, and hoping after your son's operation he will be much much better.

  2. Dido Says:
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    Yes, breathing first! (grin). Hope all goes smoothly and only puts a small bump in your road.

  3. ceejay74 Says:
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    I hear ya! Was about to post on my own possible-big-unexpected-expenses woes.

  4. rob62521 Says:
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    Wow, your poor son! Sure hope it all goes smoothly.

  5. FrugalTexan75 Says:
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    Ouch! I hope he is able to have it fixed up right.

  6. CB in the City Says:
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    He must have had some kind of trauma if bruising appeared. I had an operation for a deviated septum years ago. We kind of figured out it traced back to the time I got hit on the forehead with a baseball bat. (Accidentally, of course.) It must have jarred my nose as well. The operation was quite simple. I was awake throughout and recovery was no big deal, though I had some impressive shiners for a while! Insurance completely covered the cost, but those were the old days!

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