So worth it!- Dallas, TX

So I wasnt going to post again until my 3 month milestone but I'm having a small pity party for myself today. I've been happy with my results but today the surgeon's tape fell off in the shower and I noticed a hump on the top of the bridge of my nose. I emailed him and he told me to continue to tape the area and massage it... no idea how you message a nose bump? Guess I'll look for something on youtube. I retaped the area and you cant really see it when its all taped up so I'm hoping its just swelling but it feels hard like bone. I'm bummed about the tape too. I'm back to work tomorrow and I guess the seceret is going to be out its like wearing a "hi, I just had a nose job" sign on your face lol. Ah well theres worse things in life. I also realized that I never posted a picture of my before surgery profile, I guess I delete most pictures of myself from that angle so I put up my preop for a little comparison.

Today was the big day! Cast is off and I couldn't be happier!!! It was so worth it! I still have a lot of swelling going on but its a huge improvement even now!
I kept my stitches really clean so they were a breeze coming out. But apparently my skin was a grease factory under the splint (no wonder it was getting itchy and uncomfortable) so my PS scrapped it off- OUCH! And sadly I got taped up again to help with the swelling :( I was so looking forward to exfoliating and washing my face! Ah well this experience has definitely been a lesson in patience!!
The swelling is interesting, it soft and squishy on my bridge but the tip is hard. He said its totally normal though. I'm interested to see if anyone notices. I love it so far it has really softened my face, the old nose tended to make me look stern.

Well I'm 5 days post op now! Just been lazing around the house- its starting to drive me nuts actually, there are only so many shows and books a girl enjoy. Also, its been giving me way too much time to think about how swollen my nose is! I didn't have swelling or bruising so bad on my face but my nose looks like gonzo's. It is SO wide! I'm thankful for this site because I know that this is all temporary. Plus you can tell my skin is stretched like a balloon on the tip so I know in time it'll be shrinking. I had an open rhinoplasty with osteotomies so swelling is to be expected. Day by day it gets a little better. My doctor said he wanted to be there for the big reveal so my cast removal got pushed back a day, glad he'll be there but I'm ready to get this thing off and clean my face! It itches like crazy some times! I finally got some pictures off my phone that I can share. I'm kind of embarrassed to put them up but hopefully I'll be able to document how drastic swelling changes though time and help ease somebody elses fears down the road ;)