Oh CJ i wish i knew you were going through this because i had a total emotional breakdown last week. I agree that this surgery is very hard both mentally and physically. Please pm me so i can encourage you more!
I can totally understand your distress over still having your bump! Mine still feels kinda soft so I am hoping its swelling... At least you are still smiling in all those pics which shows you have a great attitude. you are young so this second one will hopefully be worth it, and your last attempt. I am old and if I am left with a little bump I think I won't go back, because this IS a revision. Ugh. It's harder than you think, huh!
CJ mine's not perfect when I smile either. My doctor was very straight up with me that he could improve my nose but not perfect it. I was great with that! Yours is barely noticeable and it really does look super. You are so lucky! Keep the faith and don't obssess. I try not to examine mine everyday and I only check the profile two times a week!
CJ you look so great when you smile! I have noticed that I have the OPPOSITE problem as you, i have a BUMP. He says he shaved it off but it is there! I could live with it because the new tip is so nice, but it is spoiling a near perfect nose. Doc says it is filled w water and will go down but it definitely feels like bone to me. My husband is going crazy. I am at week five now and it seems like the swelling is really slow t o go down now. I guess its a waiting game. My columella area still feels stiff but maybe loosening up a tad. Thanks for your comments! Karen
Hi CJ I love your photos and journal because I am just a few days ahead of you. I hate that "hard" feeling in the tip, and especially above the columella (he brought it up). I had an open rhino too, and when you really have to smile, it somehow works itself out so don't worry about that. I have ZERO stitch marks, can't believe it. He had to open it to repair my weird tip, which now looks like a normal nose. I too am drippy, but I also had the septoplasty done. Inside my nose are stitches that poke and all sorts of unmentionable barnacles. I am travellilng on Sunday (that will be week four mark) and I feel good enough for a long plane ride to Paris. My swelling came down fast up to week two, but now it seems to have really slowed down, held the line. Yours looks really good. I don't think when I commented before I was in my right mind, still all doped up on Vicodin. Thanks for your story here; it makes me feel better about the healing.
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