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Thank you to everyone!
UPDATED FROM tracileigh
19 days post
Hey Everyone, thank you so much for your kind...
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Hey Everyone, thank you so much for your kind words towards me regarding my nose over the past month or so. It is something I will always hate, but something I can live with. Most of the people that I have told that I wanted a nosejob were completely shocked and didnt see anything wrong with my nose. I think I need to just remember that and close this chapter of my life. I think I have gotten to carried away and obsessed with my nose and everyone else's these past few months. I think that became evident yesterday when I criticised my husband on this website. It has just gone too far and I need to come back to reality. I want everyone to know I have a great husband who has been brought to tears because he is so scared for me and my health and what could happen to me in surgery. My husband has supported me in a lot of things in our marriage: me getting braces, me going back to school to get my masters degree, just to name a couple. I think I let people get a one-sided view of my husband and only see the difficulty we had seeing eye to eye on this one issue and made him look like a bad husband when he is certainly not. So anyway, suffice it to say, this will be my last post on realself. I would appreciate it if no one said anything negative in response. I'm sorry I initiated the negativity in the first place. Thank You and Best Regards to All! -Traci
UPDATED FROM tracileigh
17 days post
Hello Everyone, I'm enjoying reading everyone's...
Hello Everyone, I'm enjoying reading everyone's stories and seeing your awesome new noses. I'm getting kind of discouraged because although my hubby says he will not stop from getting surgery he tells me pretty much every day how pretty I already am, reminds me about how things can go wrong even if you have a good surgeon, and how the money for a nosejob would be so much better spent on paying off the house, etc. It just wears on me. He loves me and doesnt want me to go through any pain or dissapointment, but this is just wearing on me. As I wait for my other consults, I just keep wondering if this is every really going to happen for me. I feel like the deck is stacked against me. Any of you other ladies feel this way? Just feel bummed out today.
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UPDATED FROM tracileigh
17 days post
I lilterally had to take a picture of my cell phne...
I lilterally had to take a picture of my cell phne screen with my camera. And the picture on my cell phone was a picture that I took of a computer screen! (LOL) Long story, but there was no other way I could do it. Considering ALL of that, these pics are pretty decent and I think you all will get the idea. It really would not take a huge change to make me feel a whole lot better about my nose. See for yourselves.
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I know exactly how you feel. My husband was the same in the beginning of this whole thing. He has calmed down a lot since then. He doesn't constantly try and talk me out of it anymore and has come to accept it all. Although he still really wishes I wouldn't do it, he doesn't talk about that anymore but instead keeps our conversation more positive and uplifting for me. The consult I just had was really good. My husband actually really liked him too! He loved the before and afters and loved how the PS got straight to the point. I hope the same happens for you over the next few weeks. I know exactly how you feel right now. But it did get better for me. I just stopped talking to people about it and that helped a ton too! Keep up the good researching and you will be fine.
Thanks "Rayah" ! I appreciate that. Hugs!
To be honest with u, I really want to have surgery and have a better looking nose, but then I thing what if anything goes wrong and I don't like my new nose or I could use the money for something else, or what other people will say about it and then I tell my self if I don't do it I will regret it in the future, there are just so many emotions that I don't know if one day I'll go through with the rhinoplasty
I know what you mean.
Thank you everyone for sharing. I pretty much have it scheduled and still have these thoughts sometimes! But I really appreciate these posts. I think we all are going through the same thing and only we can understand it. And reminding myself how minimal it is and how it won't be the extreme and invasive procedure I had always thought it'd be before I did all the research is helpful (yes still aware of the risks etc). Tracileigh- thank you for sharing this journey with us.
Holy cow, your morphs are GORGEOUS! My jaw dropped at your frontal morph - it sounds like if your result was similar to that, you'd be very happy, and that's what matters most, but personally speaking, I think the morphed image really flatters your other features and softens you up overall (although you were always very feminine-looking). :) The surgeon is very talented in those morphs - I can't get over how wonderful they look. Also, I'm sorry that your husbands words keep bringing you down. Sometimes, the people around us think that simply because they've stopped telling us directly that they're against something that they're no longer guilting us into making the decision that they want us to make. But there are two kinds of ways that a person is not supportive: (1) they tell you outright that they don't support you, or (2) they say they do but then continue to make comments to the contrary, as if that doesn't count or something. But those little comments they continuously make - about how beautiful you are, how you're perfect the way you look now, how the money can go towards something better, etc. - wear at you more and more every day, and it isn't fair of him to put that pressure and guilt on you. It kind of sounds like what my dad was saying to me before my surgery; but once he saw the change, how I still looked like me (only better), and most importantly, how happy it made me, he completely came over to my side. I think part of the problem is that, unless you do the research and see that rhinoplasty surgeries are not as invasive and complicated as most people misconceive them to be, everyone has this idea that the surgery is going to make you come out looking like a completely different person. A lot of people are also not open to the idea of change. And sure, perhaps there are more practical things you can spend this much money on, but you only get ONE life, and you can't always spend your life doing the practical things that makes everyone else happy - when will it be YOUR turn to do something for YOU? My rhinoplasty was one of the best investments I've ever made for myself; I'd do it 100 times over, that's how happy it's made me. And I think that the chances are great for it to be just as positive of an outcome for you. It's okay for your husband to be concerned and worry about you, but part of being a team is to GENUINELY support the other person if what they're doing will make them happy, even if you don't necessarily agree with their decision. I know it's easier said than done, but I'd gently tell your husband exactly how his words are hurting you, and you appreciate his concern but if he doesn't ACTUALLY plan on saying anything supportive, then you'd rather he not say anything about it at all because this is your decision to get this done, not his, and that's all there is to it. I know you can do this!
Thanks Sarah - My husband actually asked to have a talk with me this morning before I had a chance to tell him that I wanted to talk with him. He told me that he cant make the efforts anymore to be supportive of a surgery that he has always been 100% against becasue he feels it is dangerous, not medically necessary, expensive, and results are not guaranteed to make me happy. So I'm right back to where I was weeks ago. My 9 year old son doesnt want me to do it either. Of course. So, I'm back to having no support at home and basically feeling like I'm being a selfish person if I do the surgery because I have children to think about and the money could be spent on more practical things. So, I think am really going to have to just forget it for good this time. I cant keep being put through this emotional roller coaster. I will have to continue to live with a nose I hate in order to make everyone else in my family happy, and I have to pretend that I changed my mind and dont want a nose job anymore and be happy about it, to spare my husband's feelings and not allow him to feel like he is a jerk and a bad husband for not supporting me in doing what I want to do to. This is the position I have been put in, if i want to keep things running smoothly at home with my husband. It just kills me to see almost everyone else on this website having great results that they love and know that I cant enjoy that too. This sucks.
Wow! That made me almost cry.... So sorry you aren't getting the support. But can I just say that you aren't the only person being selfish there... Your husband is being selfish for putting his feelings about it before yours. I guess it just makes me sad( and almost mad) that ANYONE can tell you what to do with your nose.
I am so sorry. Your husband is the number one person who should be by your side and supporting you with this. I hope, you will not resent him for his stand. It's sad. My 14 year-old also was against the surgery but he loves the result now. I had wait two months between my consult and my surgery.... and let me tell you, I was obsessed over noses. I could not focus on anything else but that. It will be hard to suddenly turn off your feelings, and I am positive you will be having a surgery if not this year than years from now. Good luck.
It's not fair of you to have to do that; I don't mean to be rude but your husband is being very unfair and pretty selfish. :(
I agree with Rayah. YOU are not the one being selfish. You've had to live with something that you've disliked about yourself, that has made you feel insecure and there is nothing wrong with wanting to change it to feel good about yourself. You DESERVE this. Everyone around you will be happier because YOU are happier. No offense to your husband, I'm sure he's a decent guy, but what about your happiness? You can pretend all you want, but you'd just be living a lie and in the end that won't be good for anyone involved. I hope he comes around for your sake. I am sorry that this has been such an emotional roller coaster ride for you. :(
As I think about how you said "you will just have to pretend" I realize I've done that for years in another area of my life. It had only caused me to be more and more angry about it and had made resentment fill my heart. My relationship with the person I "pretended" to be ok with had become a hateful one in my heart. I finally talked about it with them and things are much better. BUT OH how I wish I hadn't acted like everything was all good for so long and let the resentment control me. It was liberating for me when I finally let it all out. I just want to encourage you to have a good long talk about that and about everything with your husband. I hope things work out for you.

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