I had surgery to straighten out a deviated septum, remove pollups and turbinates and open up the sinus cavities. I get it when the previous posters say it was the worst surgery in their lives but it was well worth it. It's the recovery that was a drag. The surgeon has to clean out the sinuses every two days by essentially picking your nose with various clamps. You've never seen such huge boogers. But there is a certain relief when he pulls them out. You can breath again.

As uncomfortable as the recovery procedure is, it's not particularly painful and it's great to have working sinuses again. In that respect, it was the best surgery I've ever had. LASIK is a close second.