Ethnic Rhinoplasty

sorry guys!!! i havent updated in a while since i was busy from holloween weekend. but since i am on my 13th day post op. i can now tell that i am happy with the result. im very swollen at this point but i can definitely see the change already. my piglike nose is gone. smaller nostrills. my alar base is definitely narrower. and i am very very happy even though its not yet the final outcome yet. when i went last week Tuesday to see Dr. shah. he took out the stitches which didnt hurt at all. (i thought it was going to) it also felt better when he took out the splint. felt like i can finally breathe lol! but i was definitely swollen. i felt like the tip was noticeably high. but when i went out for the weekend for halloween, no one said a thing. no one noticed anything. and i am very happy! i feel like im more photogenic now. i cant wait for the swelling to go down. my tip is rock hard and sometimes it gets annoying but patience is a virtue. so i should patiently wait and it should come!

DAY 4- woke up feeling sluggish today. i didnt really feel like writing anything at all. still no pain, no bruising... swelling in my face is going down. but i felt like today is the worst when it comes to just over all.. i felt so ugly and i felt like it wasnt a good choice to do it. though i know the feeling will be temporary. just wanted to stay in bed the whole day. i think that the splint is giving my headaches. not really bad headaches. but i just really didnt like the pressure. although my nose doesnt hurt. cant wait for the splint to come off.

DAY 5- felt really good today! i started to walk around and did some errands. didnt feel like staying in bed. nothing really much to say. still cant wait to see Dr Shah. to take the splint off. 2 more days!!!

woke up at 10 am today. i am used to waking up this early because of work. i usually start work at 11am till 8pm. so by this time im usually up and running. woke up with no pain. no bruising. still able to breath through my nose. but im still all swollen up.. washed my face. put some arnica gel on it and took all my medications. still dont know how to clean the blood crusts of my nose. i am able to take out some but cant take out most of them cause im still not sure if its the stitches or crusts :( how do other people do that??? i see some people with clean noses day 3 after their rhinoplasties. also, my nose is starting to itch but i can scratch it. ughhh..... well... finally my sore throat is gone. no need to take any pain pills for sore throat. my upper lip is still numb. i cant open my mouth wide enough or else it feels like im putting pressure in my nose. there's a small hole at the tip of my nose where i can see my oily skin. yuuuck. lol!!! i cant wait to see how my nose looks like without the cast. but im afraid for them to take out the stitches. seems like it would really hurt. for now. i am just really lucky to have no bruising... just very swollen. ive been watching tv and been sitting upright to help with swelling. still putting the cold compress every hour as well. i am uploading pics. sorry if i had to cover my hair bangs, eyes and lips. not very comfortable showing my face online! hope my nose is still well visible in the pic! here it goes!