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Breathing Issue!!! Not happy.
Aesthetic wise my nose is still swollen but looks how I wanted more or less, but as for function... I'm very upset - I can hardly breathe out of both nostrils, I'm having a few headaches and inside my nose I can feel flappy bits of skin sort of.. unsure if it's nasal collapse but when I push my nose to the side I can see my septum more to the right side almost if it has leant or diviated to one side.
Breathing swaps from left to right depending on position etc. I cant believe I paid 5k for a non functional nose! Im dreading that I will be told I will have to have a reduction! I cant afford 3 weeks off work or the travel up there either. I'm so unhappy...
Breathing swaps from left to right depending on position etc. I cant believe I paid 5k for a non functional nose! Im dreading that I will be told I will have to have a reduction! I cant afford 3 weeks off work or the travel up there either. I'm so unhappy...
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After a lifetime of bullying I was finally able to...
After a lifetime of bullying I was finally able to have a rhinoplasty, to be honest it was a decision I had been thinking about but didn't really think was possible so, when I went to Harley Medical in Chelmsford Essex and I couldn't have felt more welcomed by the staff, even on the phone were lovely and I didn't feel like I was just another £ sign. Went in for my Consultation with the surgeon who I decided to be Mark Solomos I was worried because I had seen some unsavery reviews but he surpassed all my expectations! He was so kind, understanding but also very serious - making me aware of the risks and managing my expectations! Surgeons aren't miracle workers. Definitely what a young person like me, like anyone considering Cosmetic surgery needs!
Once talking out my wants and needs we arranged for the procedure to be on the 5th of July. Surprisingly I wasn't nervous, I didn't actually believe it was happening until that needle went into my hand on surgery day.
Skip 6 weeks to surgery day! Me and my dad went into the Highgate Harley Medical Centre in London who I CANNOT thank enough for being so attentive, caring and unbelievably kind over the day/overnight stay I had. We went in at 9:45 and I didn't have my surgery until 2. Got put in my attractive compression stockings and gown and wheeled down to the dreaded room!
I was met by a lovely nurse and Anaesthetisation who made me feel so relaxed and explained each step so I was prepared. I felt so so anxious by this point and got a little upset but through the entire time I was kept calm and reassured by both Anaesthetisation and Nurse the entire time.
My surgery started at 2 an hour and a half later, from what I can remember I was waking at around 4, was immediately told that I was fine and the surgery went very very well! But I was tachycardic so I didn't care much! My heart was beating at 132 beats per minute so I didn't get out of recovery until 5pm! Special thanks to the nurse who held my hand when I asked, it's scary having a very dangerously high heartbeat. Back to the ward and I think my dad was more frantic than me! They did try, throughout the afternoon to get me to eat but I felt awful, no appetite and some nausea which they quickly nipped in the bud by giving me anti nausea meds through IV. The MIRACLE was I had NO PAIN. Which was so so odd after getting your nose broken but still. Bruising started almost immediately and grew steadily throughout the day.
A few nurses came in and out to check my blood pressure and such overnight. Giving me pills and a temperature check. I threw up blood 6 times which was frightening but normal as you're asleep during surgery and can't spit out the blood that trickles down during the procedure. More gorgeous anti sickness meds sorted that!
This is the scary part. 8am the next morning another amazing nurse came to do the thing I'd been thinking constantly about since making my appointment all those weeks ago. PACKING PULL. 7cm of sponge shoved up my nose to absorb the blood and mucus. 3,2,1 PULL! People have said it doesn't hurt, pulling the packing out *just uncomfortable* lol no. It burnt and felt like my brain was being yanked out. BUT, it only lasted a 6 seconds. Then it's over and the worst it done.
10pm we were in the waiting room, cleaned up and ready to go. Was given supplies to change the gauze, antibiotics and pain meds. Which, I noted that I still didn't need. I was just tired and ready to be in my own bed.
The next 7 days were the utter worst. 2 hours sleep a night, an aching back, no breathing through the nose and I looked horrific very unlike myself. Horrific. Food was hard to eat and drink too. By the 6th day I was SO ready to get the cast off.
Cast off day! The nurse at Harley Medical just literally yanked the cast off!!! No glue remover just a great painful pull! I didn't like that and I really don't think it should be performed that way! But nonetheless it was off. She cleaned it as best she could, but I did have a fair bit of pain and tenderness. Then it was time to finally look at my nose! At first I hated it - it was thin and no longer the long beaky bulbous nose it was before and I didn't look like me. But it was small.
The next days were a shock, passing the mirror and doing a double take, the bruising went down 5 days after cast removal. But the nose kept swelling and no longer looked thin as it did when the cast came off which is natural! SO don't worry about that. The most infuriating thing was not being able to breathe, I hated it because I could breathe so well before. Also I developed a cold which I thought was infection so I did go back to Harley Medical who were SO lovely about it all and did a good cleaning. I could breathe! But as of now - nearly 2 months post op, I'm still having trouble breathing! It feels like deeper into my sinuses is blocked up and inside one nostril is a little more swollen - it almost looks like scar tissue??
I breathe in and one side takes in less air and I pulled at my cheek and I could breathe better - which is usually an indicator of nasal valve collapse which is frightening me. But there is still a lot of swelling inside the nose so I'm putting it down to that right now. I clean it and pull out boogers everyday! So you've got that to look forward to. In all honesty, I've had more problems after cast removal but they're so minor and I'll be talking to my surgeon on Monday so I might update how that went.
Overall, everyone was SO attentive, kind, caring and genuine. My nose looks amazing, even with swelling and some snot! The nurses and my surgeon were amazing and it was definitely worth it! I reccomend the Harley Medical and Mark Solomos to anyone!
Once talking out my wants and needs we arranged for the procedure to be on the 5th of July. Surprisingly I wasn't nervous, I didn't actually believe it was happening until that needle went into my hand on surgery day.
Skip 6 weeks to surgery day! Me and my dad went into the Highgate Harley Medical Centre in London who I CANNOT thank enough for being so attentive, caring and unbelievably kind over the day/overnight stay I had. We went in at 9:45 and I didn't have my surgery until 2. Got put in my attractive compression stockings and gown and wheeled down to the dreaded room!
I was met by a lovely nurse and Anaesthetisation who made me feel so relaxed and explained each step so I was prepared. I felt so so anxious by this point and got a little upset but through the entire time I was kept calm and reassured by both Anaesthetisation and Nurse the entire time.
My surgery started at 2 an hour and a half later, from what I can remember I was waking at around 4, was immediately told that I was fine and the surgery went very very well! But I was tachycardic so I didn't care much! My heart was beating at 132 beats per minute so I didn't get out of recovery until 5pm! Special thanks to the nurse who held my hand when I asked, it's scary having a very dangerously high heartbeat. Back to the ward and I think my dad was more frantic than me! They did try, throughout the afternoon to get me to eat but I felt awful, no appetite and some nausea which they quickly nipped in the bud by giving me anti nausea meds through IV. The MIRACLE was I had NO PAIN. Which was so so odd after getting your nose broken but still. Bruising started almost immediately and grew steadily throughout the day.
A few nurses came in and out to check my blood pressure and such overnight. Giving me pills and a temperature check. I threw up blood 6 times which was frightening but normal as you're asleep during surgery and can't spit out the blood that trickles down during the procedure. More gorgeous anti sickness meds sorted that!
This is the scary part. 8am the next morning another amazing nurse came to do the thing I'd been thinking constantly about since making my appointment all those weeks ago. PACKING PULL. 7cm of sponge shoved up my nose to absorb the blood and mucus. 3,2,1 PULL! People have said it doesn't hurt, pulling the packing out *just uncomfortable* lol no. It burnt and felt like my brain was being yanked out. BUT, it only lasted a 6 seconds. Then it's over and the worst it done.
10pm we were in the waiting room, cleaned up and ready to go. Was given supplies to change the gauze, antibiotics and pain meds. Which, I noted that I still didn't need. I was just tired and ready to be in my own bed.
The next 7 days were the utter worst. 2 hours sleep a night, an aching back, no breathing through the nose and I looked horrific very unlike myself. Horrific. Food was hard to eat and drink too. By the 6th day I was SO ready to get the cast off.
Cast off day! The nurse at Harley Medical just literally yanked the cast off!!! No glue remover just a great painful pull! I didn't like that and I really don't think it should be performed that way! But nonetheless it was off. She cleaned it as best she could, but I did have a fair bit of pain and tenderness. Then it was time to finally look at my nose! At first I hated it - it was thin and no longer the long beaky bulbous nose it was before and I didn't look like me. But it was small.
The next days were a shock, passing the mirror and doing a double take, the bruising went down 5 days after cast removal. But the nose kept swelling and no longer looked thin as it did when the cast came off which is natural! SO don't worry about that. The most infuriating thing was not being able to breathe, I hated it because I could breathe so well before. Also I developed a cold which I thought was infection so I did go back to Harley Medical who were SO lovely about it all and did a good cleaning. I could breathe! But as of now - nearly 2 months post op, I'm still having trouble breathing! It feels like deeper into my sinuses is blocked up and inside one nostril is a little more swollen - it almost looks like scar tissue??
I breathe in and one side takes in less air and I pulled at my cheek and I could breathe better - which is usually an indicator of nasal valve collapse which is frightening me. But there is still a lot of swelling inside the nose so I'm putting it down to that right now. I clean it and pull out boogers everyday! So you've got that to look forward to. In all honesty, I've had more problems after cast removal but they're so minor and I'll be talking to my surgeon on Monday so I might update how that went.
Overall, everyone was SO attentive, kind, caring and genuine. My nose looks amazing, even with swelling and some snot! The nurses and my surgeon were amazing and it was definitely worth it! I reccomend the Harley Medical and Mark Solomos to anyone!
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