I had surgery less than a week ago (59 year old woman). I was told not to blow my nose, but I was not told that I should not sniff either. I have really bad allergies, so my throat is always full of phlegm where I have to clear my throat to be able to breathe or talk for that matter. Today I got out of the shower and sneezed and all be darn if I reached for a tissue and did a light blow because I realized, oh wait a minute no, you can't blow your nose. I am nervous because after I blew my nose I googled what could happen. I then seen no sniffing for 6 weeks! Oh great that is all I have been doing so I can breath. Did I just mess my surgery up? Thanks ahead of time for your time.