Hello I am looking for information to help my mother with an upcoming decision. Her most recent flare of Wegener's caused a perforated septum and slight deformity to the appearance of her nose. The ENT would like to go in and repair the perforation now that the flare is under control. The dilemma comes in where the dr can offer no information on wether or not this would be successful in a patient of my mother's health. She would love to be able to breath normally again, regain the shape of her nose, and not have to endure monthly treatments to clear the crusting from her nose but is unsure of her desire to risk infection, pain and recovery time on a procedure that may not work or may only be a temporary fix only to return to the same place in another short while. My mother has lived diagnosed for around 25 years and it is believed in retrospect that her first flare was over 30 yrs ago when she was pregnant with me. She recently celebrated her fiftieth birthday, a feat most of her original drs never believed attainable. We have all learned from this disease to plan, reasonably, for tomorrow but live for today. We are interested in any information you may have on if this procedure could improve her nasal troubles or if anyone knows of an ENT in the DC metro area that may have experience with wegener's patients. Thanks for any help.
Sarah
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