Well, they are designed to dissolve, but only over a period of weeks. She said many patients accidentally swallow one, rather than blowing it outward like I did.
I am on the road to recovery, but slowly (which is the normal pace, I'm told.) I still feel like I got punched in the nose, and my airways are still blocked like a very bad cold. But I am moving about my normal routine without needing naps, and easily picking up my daughter if not throwing her in the air. The neti pot rinses I do 2-3 times a day still result in lots of bloody mucus, and the doctor kindly removed a couple more large clots for me while she was in there. The expectation is I won't be completely back to normal for another two or three weeks.
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