Absolute nightmare

For as long as I can remember ive been unhappy with my nose. I thought as time went on and as I'd get older I would learn to accept it and live with it, but my feelings towards it have never changed. I have a deviated septum and a crooked Roman nose, it's a family nose and my dad is very sad that I'm choosing to change it as I inherited it from him but it has to go! I HATE photos from straight on as you can see my nose sits nothing close to Central, and as for the side profile I hate that too. I've never been teased or bullied and I wouldn't say I feel ugly, it's just a part of me that doesn't feel like it should belong to me, and I know that any work I have will be an huge improvement! I'm getting married in 2017 and the thought of having people snapping away at me from all angles make me feel quite physically sick to be honest. From certain angles I'm ok but I don't want to feel 'ok' on my wedding day, I want to feel beautiful and comfortable from every angle. Planning to get married was definitely the push I needed to go ahead and finally sort out my horrible nose and I'm so proud of myself for booking it! I'm scheduled in for my op tomorrow in Chester with Mr Tahery and I can honestly say I don't feel nervous in the slightest. I feel like I just can't wait to get it over with so I can see my new nose! After doing lots of research I found Mr Tahery to be one of the best and after a consultation with him on March 31st felt so at ease and booked the surgery there are then. His work looked amazing and his reviews are great too and they both speak for themselves. I got a great feeling from him and im feeling positive he is going to do a fantastic job. Can't believe after 29 years im finally saying goodbye to my nose... :) will update after surgery, wish me luck x

So, I had my op at 6 this evening, and was completely nerve free just up until I walked into theatre and it hit me! Thankfully it was short lived nerves as 10 minutes later I was under. Staff have been incredible, simply cannot fault them. When I woke up I felt a little groggy for a couple of hours and very dehydrated, I was so thankful to be able to drink again! I had a bit of pain when I initally woke up too but morphine soon sorted that out and up to now, 7 hours post op I've felt fine and not needed any pain relief. I've managed to get a few hours of sleep here and there but as someone who usually sleeps very flat I'm struggling to sleep so upright, also sleeping with my mouth open is taking some getting used to, I'm just making sure I drink plenty of water. Other than that I'm feeling great considering what ive had done. A long way to go yet but I'm so thankful that so far everything has gone as smoothly as it has. I can already tell the shape of my nose has improved, even with the cast on. Very excited for the 'unveiling' haha. So overjoyed that I've finally bitten the bullet and done it! X

I'm almost 24 hours post op and feel great! My surgeon visited this morning and said surgery had gone very well and he was excited to see the final result... Not as excited as I am though! Cast removal is a week away and will be the longest week of my life! Got discharged at 2 this aft, and managed to sleep for the majority of the 2.5 hour journey home which was a relief as I was so tired. Think I'm starting to get used to sleeping with my mouth open now, the dry mouth is definiely something I won't get used to though. Driving me a little bit crazy, but in the big scheme of things totally worth it :) ive not had any real pain, keep topping myself up with painkillers though every 4 hours, I want to make this situation as comfortable as possible for myself! Prevention of pain is better than cure in my eyes. I've been using arnica lotion for the bruising on around my eyes but it's too early to see any improvement, a lot of people on here swear by it though so it's definitely worth a try. Also just gently cleaned the nostril area with damp cotton buds and a saline spray I was given, felt a little tender but was nice to get all the big chunks of dried blood off my nose. Also read that drinking pineapple juice helps with healin for bruising and swelling so giving that a shot too, not that I can taste anything! Lots of little things to look forward to, sleeping flat, breathing through nose, enjoying the taste of food, and obviously my new nose :)