If I could give Dr. Krueger 10 stars, I would! He is a life saver! For the 1st time in my life, I…read morecan breathe!!!
I've had sinus problems for YEARS! I'm always congested, mouth breather and I ALWAYS get sinus infections! My face hurts, my teeth hurts, my ear hurts, my head hurts, everything hurts! Allergy meds don't work, nose sprays don't work and even antibiotic sometimes doesn't work! So one day I've decided that I've had enough! I've seen an ENT at UWMC about 2 years ago, didn't f/u bec I have decided that I no longer want my care at UWMC. So I googled for an ENT doctor in Seattle. Dr. Krueger showed up with outstanding reviews so I was like "Wow, this guy must've been really good." So I called that same day and Bonnie answered the phone. I was able to get in right away. Their little office is located in Mukilteo close to the ferry terminal.
The first thing I noticed at Dr. Krueger's office was the darn air freshener! I've had this problem for so long that my sense of smell had become VERY sensitive. Perfumes that I used to like, I can no longer use. My poor husband who likes to shower himself with cologne had to stop too. hehe Bonnie greeted me and gave me ppwk to fill out -she is such a nice lady and very prompt in answering the phones! Kaitlyn took me back and then I met Dr. Krueger. My first visit, I don't know if I like him yet but I liked the fact that he ordered a CT scan of my sinus to establish treatment. I've seen 2 ENT MDs in the past, 1 suggested nasal sprays and 2nd suggested surgery on my 1st consultation (without any imaging). I was impressed.
2nd visit was to review my CT scan and yes, I do need surgery. I wasn't able to do the balloon sinuplasty because my insurance doesn't cover so I decided to go with the traditional surgery. He did a septoplasty, bilateral turbinate reduction and bilateral ethmoidectomy and I think he fixed my deviated septum as well (I'm pretty sure that's what he did...?) Anyway, I was super nervous about the surgery because this is my FIRST SURGERY EVER. He was teasing me about how nervous I looked when he was explaining to me what he was going to do. I was very nervous.
Surgery day, I went to Edmonds Center for Outpatient Surgery (I had a very positive experience there as well and wrote them a nice review on Google) I only remembered the pre and post surgery since I was knocked out and I'm not going into details about that because that's more meant for the centers review. Let's focus on Dr. Krueger and his awesomeness, shall we?
But I want to share with ya'll how GREAT my post surgery went! First of all, I was stressing out about the post surgery because I have an infant and I am a nursing mother. I was worried that I'm going to be in too much pain, that I have to pump and dump my precious milk etc. I was so surprised how well it went. OMG! The worst days will be the 1st 2 days after surgery. My throat is the one that hurts the most actually. My nose was ok, it was hurting a little bit but nothing too intense. Plus, I just felt tired and wanting to sleep due to the general anesthesia. 2nd, I've got this intense headache and eye pain from pressure and maybe too much sleeping. I couldn't even stand to watch TV and I was in and out of sleep from the pain meds. I was able to nurse my baby the day after surgery (new guidelines per anesthesiologist) with no problems. 3rd day, I feel better and I was actually already out shopping for Christmas tree hehe and I just get better and better everyday after that. No more pain, just congested (still not ok to blow my nose).
Today, I had my 7 day post-op appt and he removed my nose splint. I CAN BREATHE! OMG its like a miracle! There's air coming in everywhere! HAHA! I am so thankful for him I was getting all emotional earlier but I was able to hide it! I feel so great like I have a brand new nose! HAHA I am so happy that I went to Dr. Krueger for my treatment! Him and his staff are just exceptional! I couldn't be any happier! Today, my husband probably heard me say "I can breathe! There's air everywhere!" a million times already and I already warned him that he's probably going to hear this for a few more days. HEHE
Long post, I know! #sorrynotsorry Ya'll know the importance of reviews. That's how it led me to Dr. Krueger. So if you have sinus problems, stop what you're doing now and call his office TODAY!!! Thank you, Dr. Kreuger!