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Cant Wait to Be Personally Satisfied with my Appearance - Owings Mills, MD

Name: Cant Wait to Be Personally Satisfied with my Appearance - Owings Mills, MD
Item: Dr. Mark Mashburn
Rating: 4
Author: AmberMarie

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Hi, in 24 years old.Ive always hated my nose....

AmberMarieJanuary 7, 2013

WORTH IT$5,000

Hi, in 24 years old.Ive always hated my nose. Always. Was made fun of since I can remember. My newfoundland dog broke it when I was younger, and that just made matters worse. I can not wait to finally look the way I want to, regardless of who thinks I shouldnt have this proceedure. Im super nervous, anxious, and constantly reading these blogs. My surgery is a week from tomorrow and im already having trouble sleeping at night just thinking about it, imagining the process, and anticipating my recovery. My pre-op is tomorrow and my final consultation with my doctor. I keep thinking to myself how i just cant wait until Next month when all of this will be behind me. I have a good support system, My mother is going with me to the surgery, and so is my boyfriend ( who hates the idea that im getting my nose done.) and all of my friends think it is a good idea and they cant wait to see the results. Im writing this blog because I know everyone elses blogs helped me with what to expect and gave me a litle more confidence that everything will be okay. I also think that writing my feelings down will help me get rid of the anxiety a little bit. although, I am just so nervous.

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Dr. Mark Mashburn

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My Primary Care physician referred me to Dr. Mashburn. My mother had sinus surgery about 10 years ago by another physician in his office. Everything seemed right, and he made me feel very comfortable.

Replies (10)

gabsalotxoxo

January 9, 2013

I know exactly how you feel! The anxiety, nervousness and restless nights. We've all been there. Everything will be fine & your new nose will look stunning :) I'm four days post op & I'm doing great. I'm sooo excited for you! It's like a new beginning or starting a new chapter in your life. Keep your head up pretty girl you've got this! :)

Angie_M

January 9, 2013

You're a beauty and I actually think you have a cool profile, but believe me, I understand wanting to have a smaller nose. Mine was enormous and I haven't regretted my rhinoplasty for a minute.

Make sure you're very communicative with your surgeon about what you want and don't want done to your nose.

Here's a list of supplies for recovery.

AmberMarie

January 11, 2013

Thank you for the compliment. I definitely do not like my profile haha, but it could be worse, i agree. Thank you for the list of supplies. I wrote them down.

Clara from switzerland

January 9, 2013

Hi! Sure you do the right thing...but do not forget to ask your doctor about the new perspective of your whole face ! I did not do it as I did not think about that point but only looked at the nose and now I do not like my face when I smile. The nose itself is perfect ! Only when I don't smile ! I can't get used to the new expression of my face with the new nose when I smile.. Thought I give you this advice just in case... But don't worry about the operation....

AmberMarie

January 11, 2013

Very good idea. I did already speak to my surgeon about the look I will have afterward, I told him i wanted my nose slightly smaller than what he showed me, and he said that If i were to get it that small it wouldnt look proportionate, so Im sticking to the look he drew for me. thank you for the advice!

gift2myself

January 10, 2013

Best of luck to you! I know what it's like to obsess over a nose... it's normal !!! I had many, many moments where I would just sit back, close my eyes, and try to imagine exactly how my surgery day would unfold. With your mom and boyfriend supporting you, you will be just fine! Keep us posted :-)

AmberMarie

January 11, 2013

thank you. Im very nervous, I definitely close my eyes and imagine the whole process, im sleeping a lot better at night now. I think the worst part is the anxiety im having, the surgery itself cant be nearly as bad as the stress of it approaching haha.

AmberMarie

January 11, 2013

I am surely anxious, however its really only at night, after my boyfriend rolls over and goes to sleep my mind goes insane. I think about the proceedure and what i think will happen and how he will do the actual surgery. I honestly think the worst part of this whole thing is the wait. I wish I was getting surgery tomorrow, rather than waiting this past week. The doctor said that the specific surgery I am requesting will not have a lot of pain. He said that form 1-10 pain scale my pain shouldnt peak beyond a 5. Lets hope hes correct. thank you for the encouragement.

UPDATED FROM AmberMarie

1 day pre

Soooo, tomorrow is the day. Im actually...

AmberMarieJanuary 14, 2013

Soooo, tomorrow is the day. Im actually surprisingly not that nervous, yet. Im more excited than anything. I think Im not as nervous because I was so nervous last week, that I lost sleep and now Im looking forward to it and to get the anxiety over with. I spoke with the nurse at the Surgery center, she explained things like taking out all of my piercings (i have 20 eeek) and make sure I dont wear my contacts, and wear comfy clothes, like a button down. Im scared tho, because mom just texted me, and she said she has the Stomach Flu ( i just had that New Years eve and it was bruuuutal) so I know she wont be able to come with me tomorrow =/ Luckily my boyfriend will be there, but no one compares to a Mom when you're scared and are afraid of coming out of the anesthesia. Im a big girl tho, ill be fine I suppose. Im all prepared at home, got my gauze and neosporin, and that "arnacia" gel that everyone is raving about. I will hopefully post more later, I need to run and go get mom some gatorade and chicken noodle and go drop it off to her, The Stomach bug makes you so sick that you're immobile. Update later.

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Newnose4me

January 14, 2013

All the best for your surgery. I had mine about 15 hours ago and am still in hospital. It went really well and I look forward to adding pics when I get home. Don't stress, you are in great hands :)

AmberMarie

January 14, 2013

wow 15 hours and still in the hospital? is that normal? Im getting mine done at the Drs. Surgery Center that he is partnered with, so i assume the line up of recovery and legalities are different. How do you feel now?

texasbb

January 14, 2013

no, I was at the surgery center in and out the door in about 4 hours

Newnose4me

January 15, 2013

I live in Australia and my PS likes to keep his patients in hospital overnight to recover.

AmberMarie

January 16, 2013

Ah, I see I see.

texasbb

January 14, 2013

Good luck today! I think you are going to look fabulous! You have beautiful eyes and now they'll get all the attention :) I'm excited to see your transformation.

AmberMarie

January 15, 2013

Thank you for the compliment, I leave for surgery center in one hour. I'll update according to how I feel afterward.

gift2myself

January 15, 2013

Good luck tomorrow! You will be fine!

UPDATED FROM AmberMarie

Day of treatment

Holey moley, I leave for surgery center in one...

AmberMarieJanuary 15, 2013

Holey moley, I leave for surgery center in one hour, I was up at 1240, 230, 430 and then just stayed awake from 430 till now. I had horrible cold chills and night sweats, which really freaked me out. I suppose I'm just nervous. I texted my friend who is a Respiratory Therapist (she works nights so luckily she replied to me right away) and she said I was just psyching myself out and to breathe in my mode and out my mouth and try to relax, it helped a lot. So other than being terribly scared I am doing ok. And Mom texted me and said she's feeling much better and is in fact going to be able to come with me. I'll post more later. Everyone please say a prayer for me, God is the only one right now who can calm me and give the surgeon wisdom and precision. Thank you!

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