I'm grateful to read your surgery was successful and you are on your way.

"I remember when the surgeon pulled the packing out it was like some sort of magic act - I swear he pulled a beach towel out of my nose! I remember thinking I can't believe all that was stuffed inside my head. Eek"
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That was my experience in 1994. It seemed like he pulled about three feet of plastic out of each nostril.
The pain wasn't too bad, except after the first follow up office visit. He hooked me up to a vacuum, powered by something about the size of a garage air compressor. The suction was so powerful it made my eardrums thrum like a loose shingle in a hurricane. The pain for a few hours was the worst I've ever felt.
It was also totally worth it.