Scheduled for Septorhinoplasty on Feb 15 - Toronto, ON

I'm on day 4 post op, and I can't look into the mirror without crying....my face is so swollen, think chipmunk. The first day was swelling in my eyes I could hardly keep them open, but now the swelling has been travelling down my face. I heard day 3 and 4 are the worse in term of swelling and bruising, well i hope so. I don't have an issue with the shape of my nose, i actually like it, what is getting to me is the face swelling and the pain....if i knew I was going to get so depressed I don;t think i would of gone through with this. Sorry for being so depressing, hopefully tomorrow Day 5 will be a better day...Goodnight

My first night post-op, I'm still a little drowsy and keep taking my meds every 4 hours cause I'm in pain. I wasn't able to eat all day as I feel nauseous so i just drank ginger ale. my eyes were so swollen after surgery that the nurses start applying ice to them when i was in recovery. And now I have "purplish" rings under my eyes and they are still swollen. I'm happy about the surgery because I can see the change in the shape of my nose already even with this cast, but i'm getting depressed about the way i look. i didn't know i was going to bruise so badly. I'm blessed to have such a strong support system, my 2 brothers and sister all came to stay with me and are taking care of me (as my husband works nights) that' so nice of them, they are all spending the night to make sure I'm ok and keep reassuring that i will look better shortly...

I went for my preadmit appt today, but unlike many people in this blog they did not do a blood test, they said it wasn't required. I guess that's the norm in Canada. I don't know??? Better for me because i hate needles anyways... she gave me my instructions for pre and post op. and I was on my way. I'm counting down the days, I'm super excited....