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Had my one-week followup this morning. I learned that the little roll of "gel film," which is made of 100% gelatin, was in fact intended to be put up there in roll shape, and is meant to be a spacer to prevent the passages from swelling completely closed. She said there are actually a total of 6 rolls left in there after surgery, and that they will either come out on their own like the first one did, or she'll remove them at subsequent followups, when they're ready. She did easily remove one from the other nostril, and said she can see the next one up the line in both sides, and they are still firmly gripped by swelling, so they will stay in place for now.
She also referred me to a hematologist, because she thinks my unbridled bleeding warrants further examination. They did run a battery of tests on me back when things were going wrong at the hospital, and everything came back within normal ranges, which makes it that much more confusing. She also wants the doc to look into why my vitamin K usage might be relevant. She told me I need to be a case study, and depending on what the hematologist says, she may begin recommending the vitamin K drops for a few of her other chronic nosebleeders.
She also warned me that almost all Hematologists are also Oncologists, but that I definitely don't have leukemia so don't worry. Whew, good to know.
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