Has anyone here had something cauterised? What was it like?

[Anonymous]

I need part of my nose cauterised due to an old injury that’s been making my nose bleed everyday for the last 2 months, but I’m scared since I’ve heard that it can be really painful and effect your sense of smell & taste for weeks afterwards? If you’ve had it done, what was it like?

[rigmarole]

I've had wounds cauterized with silver nitrate. It's not pleasant, but the pain isn't too harsh for me. The doc asked me it it hurt and I said hell yeah but didn't flinch or recoil. I just blanked it out in my head. She said the last person she did it to said it hurt so much they wanted to punch the doctor in the face over it. Everyone has a different threshold I guess.

[Asker]

I was told that they’ll give me a cotton swab with local anaesthetic to put on it for a few minutes before they start. So hopefully that helps.

[rigmarole]

Yeah that would work. If you are numbed up, you shouldn't feel much. I had a local anesthetic on one wound that needed to be stitched and could feel the pressure of the needle poking through skin and flesh for running stitches, but the pain faded out. Another wound during the same visit couldn't be stitched so they just hit it with the silver nitrate to stop the bleeding. The one with the local, no pain. The one without, was painful but bearable.

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

Years ago I had an old time doctor cauterized these warts on my arm where my arm bends and trust me the pain wasn't bad, and it healed up with no problems, but I did hear that certain parts of the body can have that done. My aunt had that done because the tip of her finger would not heal up and or stop bleeding, so her doctor did that, and it healed up with no problem.

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

Thanks for MHO :)

[MORPHEUS_12]

I had the tear ducts in my eye cauterized to seeled. For starters, they inject a local anesthetic that numbs the area. The only thing you might notice is a burning smell that smells like hair burning. Very quick and easy. Nothing to be worried about.

[Mansearching]

Had my nose done bc of nose bleeds. Dr had to do it twice. No nose bleeds since.

Ex employer had me drug tested. Bc they thought i was on coke.

[Asker]

How was the healing process? Did it effect your sense of smell and taste?

[Mansearching]

A few days of healing while packing is in. Then 2 weeks of taking it easy with nose. I didn't loose any of that afterwards.

[BoopBoopBeep]

a few times actually. the smell is probably the worst part. Goes away though.

[Asker]

How long did it take to go away? And what was the smell like?

[BoopBoopBeep]

Few hours? I don't remember. Was a while ago. Smelled like chemicals and burning flesh.

[Alex8736]

TBH Getting cauterized for spans of nose bleeds does not work. I'd recommend holding off on it.

[Asker]

The nose bleeds are caused by a wound in my septum that won’t heal over because it keeps bleeding. It’s been months, how long am I supposed to keep holding off on it?

[Alex8736]

Are you on any kind of blood thinners?

[Asker]

None.

[Agape93]

Kinda, if a brand counts

[Date_a_Snob]

you were branded?

[Agape93]

Mhm by choice. Religious dedication.