Revision Rhinoplasty and Septoplasty - Boston, MA

So 2 days ago I still had a good amount of swelling and he said I had a good amount of squishy swelling which was unusual. So he put me on a prescription of methylprednisolone . Definitely that's helping take down the swelling as I'm in the middle of day three of it. I still have swelling inside and can't breathe through without a good amount of effort. But I can finally see some definition in my nose which is so nice. I'm actually headed to work now and this is the very first time I have put on make up in over two weeks. I definitely still have swelling on the side of my nose but I can deal with that right now.

I sneezed this morning and besides the fact that it hurt like hell to sneeze and I really tried not to, I felt my cast loosen and pop off. I cleaned up my nose, took pics... But should I put the cast back on and tape
It on or is that it? It's off, it's off. I took pics immediate so I could see things before I swelled. I can see I still have a lot of swelling in the left side of my nose, which does surprise me because that's where he had so much scar tissue to remove. I will be waiting to see when that swelling goes down. I'm not gonna freak out because I see the asymmetrical look because I have to just use my head. I can feel the heaviness of my nose and know it's still swollen. I'm trying to take emotions out of the equations right now. Almost 10 days past an extensive surgery. I'm gonna alcohol out the gooey was of the inside of the cast and then see if I should tape it back ? At this point, will it be worthless? Normally he would have taken it off last Wednesday and he told me I would get another 2-3 days out of the cast before it popped off and I got 5. (Not counting today because it's 7am). I can also see the top of my nose is STRAIGHT. THAT is pretty cool. I haven't seen that since my pictures before I was 11 and my nose was broken by a rogue basketball (the start of all this mess). So another question to those who have braved this before me.... Should I ice my nose?

Today was my first good day. I showered and did my hair. The welling in my cheeks is almost down and a lot of the bruises are yellowing. Under my eyes there are still bright purple splashes. I sat outside today and felt the sun. And biggest thing I noticed: I had more energy. So I wanted to do a bunch of stuff but I made myself NOT Because then I know I'd be exhausted and kick myself for overdoing it. So the shower and doing my hair was it for me. The cast is still locked onto my face which is good. Going to relax over the weekend and hope I see improvements day by day.