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Septo-rhinoplasty 2 months (most stressful experience ever!)
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SingingSatelliteMarch 29, 2013
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Other posts are helping me get through this so I will also give a little background information.
I had my rhinoplasty done on Tuesday march 26th and the pain has been tolerable with the help of my T3s of course. My swelling and bruising have been getting worst by the day with today having woken up all puffy with purple eyelids!
My nose continues to be congested although at times, I did feel slight rush of air through my right nostril...oh that was awesome, but gone again. It freaks me out to clean it! When I did this morning, I'm pretty sure one suture came out bc it hurt horribly! Maybe I should notify my Dr. :-/
Food-wise I've been eating soups, mashed plantains and shakes its really hard to swallow bc of the congestion and I feel like everything pops (ears,nose) if I don't swallow carefully.
I've been able to tolerate the discomfort what I'm having most problems with is the nose itself, the front view appears quite flat, snout-like with protruding nostrils which has me terrified and gives me mini panic attacks intermittently.
My parents are awesome trying to keep me optimistic and I've finally let go of my drip gauze as I had left it on all these days bc the view of my nostrils freaked me out :$ and even on my postop direction it says it will appear pig-like in the beginning and its normal but of course I still freak out and almost cry... :-/
I will be gettin my cast removed on Monday so we shall see then...hoping the tip drops a bit more so my nostrils aren't so visible!!! I will update later...
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UPDATED FROM SingingSatellite
March 30: Day 5 My nose continues to be congested...
SingingSatelliteMarch 30, 2013
March 30: Day 5
My nose continues to be congested still that right nostril will at times have some flow of air but not for long. My left nostril there's still a bit of mucousy blood-tinged discharge and find it that it is most sensitive one when being cleaned. I did have left deviated septum so hoping that's why.
Slept all night last night, and napped again this morning. Probably the bet sleep I've had. I haven't take. Pain medication as its just pressure I have from the congestion, my extra strength Tylenol were good enough yesterday. No more T3s they make me feel too drowsy and constipated!! lol I haven't drank enough prune juice so last night I started drinking Metamucil lol TMI
My periorbital bruising and swelling are still present although I'm finding that near my cheeks it's getting more yellow but like mentioned still quite puffy..I will try to drink more fluids and am taking the arnica pellets but after procedure I forgot to continue my vitamin C
Trying to remain postive although quite difficult. I just look so different from the front... I have very supportive parents and BF so that's great. I will upload front pictures. I'm not ready to tell everyone yet so I've tried to edit them to the best of my crappy abilities lol! My upper lip is still quite stiff so my attempt at a smile wasn't too successful... I have dried blood on the steristrip that's holding my nasaltip and like i mentioned my left nare still has discharge . If you want other pics lemme know I can email them to you..
My nose continues to be congested still that right nostril will at times have some flow of air but not for long. My left nostril there's still a bit of mucousy blood-tinged discharge and find it that it is most sensitive one when being cleaned. I did have left deviated septum so hoping that's why.
Slept all night last night, and napped again this morning. Probably the bet sleep I've had. I haven't take. Pain medication as its just pressure I have from the congestion, my extra strength Tylenol were good enough yesterday. No more T3s they make me feel too drowsy and constipated!! lol I haven't drank enough prune juice so last night I started drinking Metamucil lol TMI
My periorbital bruising and swelling are still present although I'm finding that near my cheeks it's getting more yellow but like mentioned still quite puffy..I will try to drink more fluids and am taking the arnica pellets but after procedure I forgot to continue my vitamin C
Trying to remain postive although quite difficult. I just look so different from the front... I have very supportive parents and BF so that's great. I will upload front pictures. I'm not ready to tell everyone yet so I've tried to edit them to the best of my crappy abilities lol! My upper lip is still quite stiff so my attempt at a smile wasn't too successful... I have dried blood on the steristrip that's holding my nasaltip and like i mentioned my left nare still has discharge . If you want other pics lemme know I can email them to you..
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March 30, 2013
Congrats on making it this far! I had my surgery on Monday, so I can relate as far as timing goes. Fortunately for me, I have had next to zero bruising.... I guess I am one of the lucky ones. I don't look like I even had surgery now :) (except for this cast on my nose haha) As for the popping and what not, I can relate to. I am still swolen inside my nose, and I still have so much blood dried up in there. Try not to worry to much right now about how it looks because it is going to change, and change, and change over the next few months. I can definitely see a positive difference already in your pictures you posted. Good luck with everything!
March 30, 2013
Thanks for sharing! Had my septo/rhino on Thursday so not long after. I'm trying to read all the q&a on here to remind me that it's normal right now for the tip to look wide & bulbous. I think you look great already! Congrats to us for being in recovery :) I'm just worried about returning to work/social life as I didn't tell anyone really, but I guess we just have to take it day by day!
March 30, 2013
Ah yes. It's especially difficult if you've had a long nose and then you get this little bulbous snout. I was attached to the mirror days 2 and 3-horrible idea! Like yourself, not too many people know of this (which is why I've uploaded such horribly-edited pictures) so that worries me a bit as I just want to look better and not a completely different person. For now, I think we just need to focus on ourselves and getting better...I actually broke out the news to a close friend yesterday by texting her a pic of my purple eye n telling her I got in a fight lol...so when I did say it was a rhino she was happier lol :P
March 30, 2013
Yes totally know what you mean, bc I had a very narrow/long nose! I already can breathe better than before, which is amazing bc it was only about 48ish hrs ago (I had an extremely deviated septum). I agree most impt just to take care of ourselves!!
March 31, 2013
ooh it feels so good being able to breathe!! Pretty much this is how I see myself
before : :---)
after: :8)
March 30, 2013
I had mine done this past Wednesday. I am a little freaked out about the dissolvable packing as it seems to be sitting at the bottom of my nostrils near the stitches but I don't want to touch it. Hoping my nostrils don't stay like this but after reading all the stories I think it's just a normal part of the process. Good luck, I hope you are happy with your results!
March 30, 2013
What's dissolvable packing? It's very scary cleaning with these sutures present! My nostrils are the scariest part right now :-/ .
March 30, 2013
They put somwthing in your nose that your body absorbs wirhin two weeks so that you dont have to have packing removed, its kind of gross cuz it starts to come out your nose but I can breathe thru it a little so its ok. Im terrified to clean my sutures, afraid they will bust. Yawning feels weird too lol.
March 31, 2013
Oh. I hadn't heard about the absorbable packing, it does sound scary! I wonder what it's made out of. Haha it's funny you mention, yesterday I kept yawning and I felt like my face was being tugged from the nose up :-/ also had an uncontrollable laugh and felt like I shifted my nose. I'm very paranoid even with cast on, we're you scared when sleeping to hi your nose? I can't imagine 3 days PO with no cast I would've freaked out. Hope the bruising continued to diminished
April 2, 2013
My doctor didn't pack instead I had this weird drip pad that went across my entire face lol
March 30, 2013
Did you have an open procedure done? I did, and my tip was elevated some from it. I read that during an open procedure the tip will go up around 5-7 degrees (which works for me because that is what I wanted). You nose is still taped and swelling, so I am sure there will be some changes will occur over the next few weeks. Personally, I think it looks good. Good luck!
March 31, 2013
Hey! Thanks and yep I did have a open procedure so we will see what happens on Monday when I get my cast removed. My nostrils just appear so flared haha it's weird having them so present. How are you doing? When will you be getting your cast removed?
March 31, 2013
Yeah I can see how that would be weird since you are not used to seeing them like that. I get my cast off Monday, too! At 9 am... haha. I am pretty nervous about it swelling up a lot, but I guess that is a part of the entire process in the beginning. I am doing alright. I am just ready to be able to breathe and move on with my life haha. I have just been sitting around looking at mine and other people's noses for 6 days straight........ lol. What about you?
March 31, 2013
haha same story. I finally was able to get some air flowing through my nares as of 30 mins ago so that's the excitement of the day. I think I read you were using neti-pot? My cast comes off at..1120 lol. And I am nervous as well as I've been told it swells up once the cast is removed and I will be so paranoid of touching it in my sleep!!I I am also obsessing over noses and got my poor mother doing the same as well...I know what you mean, I haven't left my house since Tuesday and I want to be able to smell again. :S I'm a bit scared going out in public with my bruises, my Drs clinic is shared with 3 other surgeons so I will be getting some looks from others in the waiting room. :S.
April 1, 2013
Yeah he had my using a neti-pot after a few days to try and get the gunk out. My nose looked pretty odd when I got the cast off. I mean it didn't look bad, but it was already swollen, and now it is even more. My Dr. seems to be pretty good about getting me straight into the room when I get there so I am not out and around others, which is nice. I am worried about going in public as well. I am still not used to how it looks all the way, and it is swollen.. Anyways good luck with everything, and I am glad I have someone I can share this odd experience with lol!
March 31, 2013
I'm just about right where you are recovery wise. My tip is really taped up too, but I'm pretty sure it will drop when the swelling goes down and the cast is off. I have the nasty blood on the "nasal tip strip" as well. I could almost see myself going out into public, but it just looks so gross! :) Here's to better breathing for both of us! Good luck with your recovery.
March 31, 2013
Hey! I'm still congested now my one and only nare that had some airflow is closed up as well. How is your breathing going? I tried to really clean yesterday but left nare is still quite sensitive and a bit of drainage here and there- and yeh that crusted dried blood in strip doesn't help either!! hope all is going well
March 31, 2013
I'm still pretty congested. Occasionally I'll get a little airflow, but not too much. My sense of smell and taste is pretty diminished. My one nostril is so sensitive, I'm hoping it's just healing from the sutures. I still have a lot of disgusting drainage too. So gross!
April 2, 2013
I am 6 days post op my tip dropped on day 4 it still has some dropping to do but I can tell a difference it was awful on the second day. I almost flipped out. It can also be somewhat turned up if you still have swelling
April 3, 2013
Yeah. I'm hoping its the swelling! :( I'm getting depressed as well with the mirror in one hand :-/
UPDATED FROM SingingSatellite
April 1st- Cast removed I had my cast taken off...
SingingSatelliteApril 1, 2013
April 1st- Cast removed
I had my cast taken off today! As you can see on my left side especially there are little bumps and a dent just before the tip. My nose from the front uneven especially the nostrils. Anyways, the surgeon told me to give the swelling some time first of all. The nurse took off my cast, it wasn't too painful just a lot of pressure. She told me to give it two months to see the "real" results.
In all honesty, my nose was sooo projected and had the biggest hump that apart from the dent I wouldn't mind the small bumps :-/. Also, the front still scares me and I hope the nostrils even out. Anyways, it's all a waiting game from here and just trying to take care of myself...
I uploaded some pics they're the OK pics haha.. Ill do some of the dents and crookedness but I don't want to focus on that so much because of the swelling. It could get better or worse...ooh and I can chew :D...I need a break from my puréed diet
I'm finally starting to get that slight sense of smell and it is as everyone has mentioned a really disgusting smell, Dr said it was Ok. And I won't see him for another 3 weeks.
I had my cast taken off today! As you can see on my left side especially there are little bumps and a dent just before the tip. My nose from the front uneven especially the nostrils. Anyways, the surgeon told me to give the swelling some time first of all. The nurse took off my cast, it wasn't too painful just a lot of pressure. She told me to give it two months to see the "real" results.
In all honesty, my nose was sooo projected and had the biggest hump that apart from the dent I wouldn't mind the small bumps :-/. Also, the front still scares me and I hope the nostrils even out. Anyways, it's all a waiting game from here and just trying to take care of myself...
I uploaded some pics they're the OK pics haha.. Ill do some of the dents and crookedness but I don't want to focus on that so much because of the swelling. It could get better or worse...ooh and I can chew :D...I need a break from my puréed diet
I'm finally starting to get that slight sense of smell and it is as everyone has mentioned a really disgusting smell, Dr said it was Ok. And I won't see him for another 3 weeks.
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April 1, 2013
Hey your pictures look great!!!! It looks like it will really turn out well.Congrats.
April 1, 2013
It looks amazing! :)
April 1, 2013
You look great! Also one of the things I realized re: front view is when we take iPhone pics or any pics, we are waaaay closer up than most people are going to be. I think you're looking great!! Congrats :) and so glad you can chew and smell!
April 1, 2013
Looking good! I'm sure it feels great to have the cast off - congratulations!
April 2, 2013
thanks. I'm super scared of accidentally bumping against something and of myself when sleeping. How are you doing?
April 2, 2013
I had rhinoplasty the same day as you my sense of smell is just now returning today but my cast is still on bc of the extensive ness of my surgery. I get it off Friday I can't wait. I did get my stitches out today but am still having some pain. My nostrils are uneven too I'm hoping they start evening out soon. I have been using ocean spray it seems to help let me breathe.
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