Epistaxis

[Gewehr98]

Tampons and Maxi-Pads make good First Aid Kid essentials, as anybody in the military medic role will tell you.

[RocketMan]

It's the drugs, Gewehr98, the drugs.  That's my story and I am sticking to it. 

[Gewehr98]

So what's going to prevent future nosebleeds?

Did they cauterize or otherwise tie off the bleeders up there?

[RocketMan]

Don't know as yet what will be done.  A chemical cauterizing was done Thursday morning.  That failed, so the packing went in that evening.
They took the packing out this afternoon.  If it doesn't start bleeding again, then we're good.  The bleeding I thought was happening earlier today was just seepage of old blood from my sinuses down past the packing.
If it does start again, then things will get more serious.  Electrical cauterizing if they can find the bleeder, or tying things off if it comes to that.
I hope it's done.

[RocketMan]

So far, so good.  A bit of a runny nose, but no gushes of the red stuff.  Some sneezing this afternoon that about knocked my socks loose.  A little residual pain in the sinus area that had the packing, but Tylenol is handling that well enough.
It's kind of scary when you find yourself choking on your own blood as it courses down your throat.  I don't want to experience that again.

Thank you very much for the well wishes, everyone.

[Uncle Bubba]

Glad you're doing better, RM.

[roo_ster]

I used to get a lot as a kid.  In retrospect, the likely cause was untreated allergies.

A few times, I had some rather LARGE blood clots that I had to snort or choke out.  I swear one was the size of a hen's egg.

[S. Williamson]

Had a random bout tonight just sitting on the back porch with a friend.  Thought I had a runny nose... until I looked down and saw the spots on the concrete.  It was fun freaking out his fiancee when we went back inside and I told her he'd punched me.