Cast is off! Surgery was Monday, 6/4 - Indianapolis

Well, I fell off the updating wagon since the cast came off, because life has been 100% back to normal since day 7. I still can't believe how easy the whole thing was! I feel like I have a little bit of asymmetry from the front (sorry no pics), but I don't think anyone would ever notice. My nose was far from perfect to begin with, so I'm totally fine with a bit of imperfection. My favorite things about the whole experience are 1. wearing my hair in a ponytail and 2. not being self-conscious about people seeing my profile. I would have had this done ten years ago if I'd known how easy it would have been. If you're trying to decide whether to get this done or not, feel free to email me with any questions!

Woooohoo!
I went in today to get my cast off, and oh my GOSH does it feel amazing. I have to say that my immediate reaction was disappointment, because my nose looked, well, not much different, even though it's obviously still swollen. After taking a thousand profile pictures of myself today, and realizing that my ideal "after" wasn't that much different to begin with, I'm already pretty happy. It's smaller and less pointy, and I know it will only continue to look better!

By the way, getting the cast off wasn't painful. They did do a suction thing inside my nose (barf...you know exactly what they were getting out), and THAT hurt.

I thought based on reading a million of these reviews that I would have to tape my nose up at night or all the time or something, and I don't, which I am THRILLED about.

Now, I'm off to take the longest, hottest shower I have taken in a week! =) =)

Well, today is day 5. I feel better than yesterday, and haven't taken any pain meds at all, even Tylenol. I woke up today and could breathe out of BOTH SIDES OF MY NOSE! I don't think I'm supposed to yet, so I'm still being mostly a mouth breather, but at least now I don't feel like I'm about to suffocate. I can almost completely cover the remaining bruises with make up, but it doesn't matter since I'm not planning on going anywhere.

I can drink without a straw, and am pretty much back to normal food, even though I have to cut everything into tiny pieces. On a side note, I don't know what on earth I would have done for the last week without Netflix streaming. Just wrapping up the entire series of The Office.

I'm adding a pic of me today (notice what seems to the typical "I've just had a nose job" immobile upper lip), and a picture of Max, who has been my faithful companion 24/7 since I walked in the door from surgery =)