Surgery in Bangkok. Rhinoplasty and Breast Augementation - Thailand

Some photos of the hospital I chose in Bangkok. Would recommend, very clean and tidy.

The next morning I was picked up from the apartments by destination beauty and taken to the hospital, where I had my baseline obs taken, xray of my chest and bloods taken. After which I met with doctor Montien and discussed what I was wanting to achieve through the surgery. He was very well spoken and really knew his stuff. He was able to pick up on a breathing problem I've had my whole life that I wasn't even aware could be fixed and offered to address it during surgery. Following the consult I was taken to my hospital room to wait for the nurses to come get me. This was probably the scariest part of the whole experience. I think you need to prepare yourself for this part. It was pretty daunting lying on the surgery bed with people speaking a foreign language working around me, having my arms strapped down to the table, knowing your in a different country and there could be complications or you could maybe not wake up. But the anaesthetist introduced himself soon after being wheeled in and explained how he was going to put me to sleep and I didn't have to think about it all for very long, because I was out within three seconds. Waking up was hard, like the surgeon explained previously, I had a very sore and scratchy throat from having the breathing tube removed. I didn't expect it be quite so bad and to not be able to talk properly, it felt like having a sore throat from a cold and lasted until day two. Also I was extremely tired but in no real pain. Surgery took about three hours but I didn't wake up completely for another 6 hours. When I initially woke, I was in minimal pain, my nose didn't hurt at all but was very blocked due to the packing the surgeon had put in to stop the bleeding. My chest was uncomfortable and it was painful to pull myself out of bed, even with the bed tilted up completely, although I was able to get up unassisted. I was lucky, I had implants on top of the muscle and required no drains, so I was fairly mobile. The following morning was ok, my arms were sore to move still and even feeding myself was a mission. Although I was starving because I hadn't eaten since being on the plane. The food post surgery was like thickened blended chicken soup. Looked like ass, but I couldn't taste anyway because of the swelling in my nose, so I ate the whole thing. On the first morning, the surgeon also removed the gauze around my face, in my nose, and breasts and cleaned up the dry blood to help stop infection. He then showed me how to irrigate my nose to keep it clean which was all pretty painless. I also removed the compression bandage on my chest on day one as I didnt like it and just wore a sports bra to hold my boobs up.

Day two and three were a lot worse. The swelling and bruising in my face had set in and the nurses had stopped the morphine after the first day and I was in a lot of pain from my breasts. Although my nose continued to be fairly pain free. I managed to shower myself on day two but it wasn't easy. Especially lifting my arms high enough to wash my hair while keeping my nose dry and clean, but I'm a clean freak and couldn't go a day without showering, so I made it happen. I'm also extremely proud so didn't want to ask the nurses for any assistance, but usually you can just call for them and they'll help you with all personal cares. I also dressed myself on day two and was walking around. Although walking was pretty sore and I literally walked like an old person hunched over, putting on clothes sucks and opening doors is nearly impossible, but I'm not really one to sit still. I would recommend taking soft and comfortable sports bras that have no wires, these were my best friends for the first few days, and take baggy shirts or singlets and comfortable shorts so that you don't have to stay in the hospital gown and can put real people clothes on. Also, don't have ice in any of your drinks, or drink or brush your teeth with tap water as it can have bacteria in it. A few of the ladies I met didn't shower because they were afraid the water would infect their wounds, but not showering for me wasn't really an option so I risked it and I had no problems :)

By day four the pain is slowing starting to ease, but still definitely there. Swelling had nearly all gone and bruising was improving. I was discharged on day four and went back to the apartment with mum where we both felt sorry or ourselves and did nothing.

Day 5 I went back to hospital to have the stitches removed in my nose, this was a little painful as the area was raw but over all the process was fairly quick.

The next week was pretty easy, I was given pain killers, antibiotics and a medication pack to continue cleaning my nose with. I was out shopping day 5. However by the time I was discharged from hospital, although my nose had been pretty painless, the stint on the bridge of my nose was insane. Always itchy, felt dirty, restricted the movement of my nose, I honestly couldn't sleep at night because of it and on day seven I was so happy to have it removed. By this time, my swelling and bruising had gone completely. It was tender and I couldn't touch it without a little pain, it also was extremely swollen so I didn't see a massive difference in the tip, but the bridge was a lot thinner and the nostrils had been moved in to make my nose appear smaller. That was my last consult with the surgeon and he gave me his email address to contact him at any time if I needed. Moving around is a lot easier after day 5 but avoid tuk tuks, you feel every jolt and I literally had to hold my boobs to stop them bouncing up and down from all the bumps in the road. From here until week two things were good, my breast still felt a little numb in places and I was still getting pins and needles for the first month post op, however my smell and taste still haven't gone back to where they were before surgery. I can taste and smell faintly, but nothing like it use to be. Swelling in the tip of my nose has slowly started going down which is noticeable. After week three I was able to lift heavy objects again without pain in my chest. My breasts have lost a bit of size due to the swelling reducing though. Even now two months post op, I'm still unable to run without my boobs getting sore though and I'm unable to lie on my chest at night. I'm still waiting for the tip of my nose to come down more. Hopefully it will a bit more. Although some days I wish I went bigger in my boobs and the tip of my nose was smaller, overall I'm extremely happy that I had the surgery and feel that both procedures were definite improvements :)