My goal is an overall thinner nose from bridge to tip - 2 months post op - California, CA

Wow, what a helpful website I stumbled upon. I figured I would post some photos when it's not 4am....can't sleep since thats all I've been doing.... as things come along to help some as I was helped during the past couple weeks of lurking. I've wanted a nose job since I could remember but was always afraid it was too costly, too much down time and frankly, was worried I'd look like a different person. After consults with 2 local facial surgeons (one with the same doc from 6 years ago), I plunked down my money without much hesitation. I didn't tell my family or most friends since I didn't need the second thought and judgement. They don't see a problem with my nose but I hate having photos taken at certain angles. Especially from my right and front.

My goal is an overall thinner nose from bridge to tip and while I don't have much of a dorsal hump, I do have two bumps, one on each side of my bridge. So at a 3/4 view it looks pretty wonky at least on my right side. the even larger bulbous tip on just the right sucks, too.

I wasn't really nervous leading up to surgery since I had other things on my mind so the night before Valium wasn't necessary. I did take it before surgery and got in my gown and did a last minute talk with the doc. My friend brought me since she always makes me laugh so I would highly recommend bringing someone like that to keep it light.

After the quick IV, the nurse said he was pushing propofol to make me sleepy. The last think i remember thinking was" isn't that what killed Michael Jackson?!?" Next I was awake, so refreshed and wondered if they started! No pain at all, I could, and still can, breathe thru my nose. I have some bruising along my eyes like I have shadow with a tad bid of swelling there. Not much blood dripping onto my pad. He taped the pad as an upside down triangle which does the trick so I giggle at the pics of the big full rectangular strip of pad that runs the face. Way bigger than necessary.

Vicodine and a Valium when I got home with a little water, crackers and banana. Not nauseous at all!!!! And I get sick in the passengers seat of a car! So impressed with whatever concoction they added to my sleep meds. I was definitely fully competent a short while after I got home and was even returning work emails. I should probably go back and re-read what I wrote tomorrow lol.

The things I couldn't live with out during this process: someone to change your pads and make you drink/eat/medicate when you get home. A u pillow--life saver. Cough drops. Chap stick. Bottles of water with bendy straws. Write down when you took your meds; I promise that you will not remember!
Looking forward to having the cast off next Tuesday! Will give dr's info at that time if all goes as planned! Photos to come..

I'm on day 3 now and still no real pain but feeling very itchy under the ca st. If anything, I have a light dull headache by my eyes and moving too many forehead muscles makes my nose pull up and ache. No big time swelling but the bruising looks like purple eye shadow. All I've wanted to do is sleep because of the Vicodin and Valium. I can't sleep at night it I don't take it but them wake up groggy. Bleeding stopped day after surgery and I've been able to lighting breathe thru my nose this whole time. The only thing that sucks is buying stuff online while under meds!!! Lol I have 3 packages coming this week.....

Dr sent me after pics as i lay on the table. I sure hope the final result is different. The side view was pretty pudgy looking, which it not what we talked about and the front view still shows a residual bump that i specifically wanted removed. Im trying not to freak out. But I asked for the pics!
Finally took a bath and was able to kind of wash my hair. I feel a bit more human since I'm not in the same clothes for 3 days but head is achey. So tired! I haven't taken an vicodine in fear that it will start up the cycle of feeling crappy later on. I will just stick to the Valium to help sleep for a couple more days.