Nervous but Excited! - Quad Cities, IL

I'm 19 I'm having a rhinoplasty and a revision otoplasty on May 17th, both are surgeries i've wanted to have for years. I had an otoplasty when i was 10 to have my ears pinned back a bit because they were protruding, and unfortunately the surgeon i used completely botched the job, and my ears have looked completely different from each other since then, leaving me incredibly self conscious, so much so that i never wear my hair up, and even when i'm at a hair salon getting my hair dyed, i hate that my ears are exposed. And i'm getting a rhinoplasty because i had my nose broken in middle school, and i have a deviated septum and can barely breathe from my nose, which leaves me with a ton of sore throats from sleeping with my mouth open. The main things that bother me about my nose is the huge bump on the bridge, and the tip seems to turn to the left. So i finally am able to afford to get both fixed and picked a surgeon in my area that is board certified, highly recommended, and is a facial plastic surgeon. I had my consultation back in July and i'm just now getting around to schedule it. My Pre-Op appointment is May 4th, and i'm getting pretty nervous! Any tips on supplies for my surgery or suggestions for after-care? Any help would be appreciated, thank you! :)

My pre-op has been moved up to May 2nd instead of the 4th. I'm mainly getting this done because i hate how my nose looks from the profile and in pictures. I'm extremely insecure about my nose in pictures and whenever anyone sees me from the side. My hopes for the surgery is that it will improve my breathing, fit my face better, and balance my other features instead of being the first thing you are focused on. T minus 21 days and i can't wait!

Just left my pre-op, and just excited/anxious now because the only thing left to do is wait for my surgery date. 15 days! My surgeon gave me my post-op meds like antibiotics, arnica tablets, and percocet for pain. I feel really confident in my doctor because he asked several times, "do you have any more questions for me?" and took over an hour to answer all my questions. He was honest about how difficult fixing the tip of my nose would be, because it's been broken and my tip turns to the left, but he feels confident that with removing cartilage and using stitches he can get it straight. The main things he said he was going to work on is fixing the deviated septum, removing the hump from the bridge, fixing the tip so it's straight, and then removing some of the fullness from the tip of my nose as well. I can't wait, only two weeks left. :) I could not feel more confident in my surgeon.