From Good, to Bad, to Ugly....

I always had a nice nose all of my life until I broke it from fainting and hitting my face on the kitchen counter. Ever since then I noticed a bump on my nose, but learnt to live with it. It wasn't until I lost a lot of weight after being diagnosed with pernicious anemia, that my face got very thin and my nose seemed to stand out a lot more. I was unhappy with the bump and having a nose that seemed too large for my face after me weight loss.So I did some research online and came across this amazing website 'real self' which has helped me out in a huge way. Initially I liked a surgeon in Florida but it wasn't realistic to travel so far. I then discovered Dr Jawed Tahery & loved his work & people's reviews on here.I went for a consultation and knew instantly that he was the one I'd choose for my surgery. Becuase I have a long list of medical conditions and bipolar, he wanted to contact my GP first before letting me have the surgery. He needed some blood tests done and sent back to him, as well as a letter agreeing to give me extra emotional support post op (due to my bipolar up & down moods).Once everyone was sent over from the hospital and GP... then I was good to go.I did a couple of Skype chats with Dr Tahery first just to run through a few things before the day of my op, and I was very excited for my rhinoplasty on 22nd April.I will write a day by day post with images so you can get a better understanding of what I have been going through so far. Feel free to get in touch with any questions....

Here are a few images so you can see how I looked before I broke my nose and afterwards. My nose used to be straight and suited my face, after breaking it a lump appeared and the dorsal hump became more promounced. When I lost weight, my nose just seemed too large for my face, and the bump made my nose looked crooked in photos from certain angels, which was what made me want to get a rhinoplasty.

I live in West London and it took me 4 hours to travel to Nuffield Hospital in Chester. I arrived at 1pm to be shown to my room and I wasn't nervous at all. I was really excited. I was told I was going to be first on the list so I saw Dr Tahery and signed all the forms. I then waited to be seen by numerous nurses and the anesthetist before being taking down to the theatre by a lovely nurse I named.princess. My mum took a few snaps of me before my op.