Rhinoplasty: Stories

How are you doing? Its been awhile since you last posted. I hope things are going well.

Gosh, I hope you don't need revision surgery later on! Why do you think you might? What was the difficulty with your surgery?

I hope you are doing well. Post some pictures of your new nose. I bet its beautiful. :)

Cast Off!!

Tell me about it. You will know within 6 weeks what your nose will pretty much look and 3 months most swelling will be gone. Hang in there you will be fine.

Congratulations on having the cast taken off! I can understand how mentally-emotionally it all could be. This has been a huge thing to go through & I suspect it takes our internal self time to catch up & process the changes. Take care & happy healing :)

Haha you are asking the same questions I was thinking while having these problems but never posted anything and tried to keep things private. They are very good questions! Ok eating properly; probably not for a good two weeks and after the cast removal. However you will have a stiff upper lip for about 6 weeks, less or more depends on what was done to your nose and if its open or closed surgery. Smell and breathing will not start until after cast removal and following maybe a week or less depends on how well your surgeon cleans you out and how much you get stuffed up but once your cast is off you should start smelling things lightly and it gets better as time goes on. Sense of taste, I am not sure it should be probably within a week. I don't think I lost that all together I was just not hungry and could not eat anything but soup for several weeks. I could not even chew a small sandwich, which was pretty sad. Remember time is on your side and that is what you are going to need in order to get through this. Six weeks is what all surgeons say is the biggest hurdle to get through. I am going to be 6 weeks this coming Wednesday and I have to say that I can finally smile and laugh without feeling like my nose is going to come off of my face while I do that and my tip is starting to feel soft and less stiff. The tip however is still swollen and I still wakeup everything morning with my nose swollen and by mid day its better and one sides swells up more the other. Its frustrating but I keep reminding myself that I am still less than 6 weeks post-op and I need to give more time. I am visiting my surgeon next Friday right before Christmas and hoping he can tell me what I am seeing on my nose is either swelling or can be fixed without a revision. I have not posted anything about my surgery other than the fact that I was doing it but I will at some point. So keep in mind swelling is never even on your nose so things may look a little off or a lot after cast removal that is normal. Also you may look like an avatar to yourself once the cast is removed and that is normal. That look does go away but it did freak me out. It took about two weeks to have that looking better but the swelling will be pretty persistent. However you and your doc are the only once that will tell how swollen your nose is but others are not going to be able to tell unless your nose changed by a lot. So don't freak out and good luck. Your cast should be off within 5-10 days depends on your surgeon decision.

One more day... you'll make it through! Can't wait to see your new nose. Fingers crossed for you!

I had the same problem. I could not leave my bedroom because I was either drinking every 5 minutes or going to the bathroom because of drinking so much. I went through two 24 pack water bottle cases in less than three days. Not kidding. I think it took about 4 days to start somewhat breathing through my nose and not drink as much. However it all depends on whats in your nose right now. I didn't have any stuffing or splints in my nose but the cast was so tight that I could not fully breath. When the cast came off is when is when I was able to breath better. Hang in there it will take a little time to get back to normal. I say two weeks and you will feel way better. Make sure to post your photos and keep us posted. Congrats on going through with this.

A huge round of applause & congrstulations on making it through. The worst is over and all that's needed now is rest and time to heal. All the best recovering. Remember to breathe deeply and think happy thoughts to help stay calm.

Good luck from California!

Hey Girl!! Our surgery is on the same day!! I'm so scared! but I know everything will go ok. Good luck and take deep breaths:) I'll be praying for you!!