Rhinoplasty in South Australia

I'm booked for surgery in just under two weeks to have a rhinoplasty and septoplasty. I thought I would post so others who are considering surgery can follow my journey. Australian reviews are lacking. At this stage I am SO SO nervous... I am even worried my face with look so different it could be worse. Have found reading other girls reviews so helpful especially knowing what the bruising looks like on each day as I didn't know how long I would need off for work etc. Keep you posted.

so I have survived the worst... Which wasn't actually as bad as I thought. I went through a pretty emotional few moments in the lead up, wondering why I was worrying about my nose when there was so many other things I care about. It all seemed so incredible superficial. I woke up in pain in recovery but last night I only had one dose of panadeine and it was more to try and sleep. On that note I got zero! Unable to breath at all through my nose and everytime i nodded off I woke myself up cause I was snoring or dribbling - so gross!
Professor David saw me early and took the packing out of my nose which was an awful feeling but I felt like my nose might clear a bit after he did that. I have the most incredibly swollen right eye and I can't believe how badly I have bruised. I am so thankful for reading other people's reviews and seeing photos so I knew what to expect. A few girls have nailed it though ... It feels like I have the worst head cold. My nose keeping a dripping small amounts of blood. I know being house bound is going to kill me but I am not going anywhere looking like this. To make it worse I can see as my eyes are too swollen to put my contact lenses in and I am not allowed to wear glasses.

So its Saturday and I had the surgery Monday.. slowly starting to feel a bit better but tire easily. I really have hardly done a thing since being home. Im not eating much as I cant taste a thing. I really want this to clear up soon . Its amazing how much you rely on food and drinks as enjoyment.. without taste life is really quite dull and you hardly eat. Key to weight loss maybe??? I still cant breathe at all through my nose but occasionally things clear slightly and I get the most revolting smell. I have looked it up on other people posts and it is a common feature. I am hard to sleep next to at night apparently, My poor finance says I make so much noise - all that mouth breathing. I am really sick of myself at the moment. I finally managed to get my contact lenses back in today so can at least see better now - but my eye are still a bit swollen and the cast is obstructing a portion of my vision.
For anyone else considering this surgery.. be prepared for how house bound you will be. I made a list of all these jobs I was going to do while I was home, thinking I would have energy but so far nothing has been achieved. You can't bend down as you get dizzy ... I squat instead. I thought I could at least go for gentle walks but really don't have the energy and no point in cooking anything as you can't taste it. I can't wait till Wednesday when I get this cast off. I don't even know if there is more packing to come out or if he did all the day after surgery. I wish I knew when my nose would clear a bit... its so uncomfortable. Oh well... must remember.. this is all my doing.