POSTED UNDER Rhinoplasty Reviews
Rhinoplasty on 17 July - Dundee, Scotland
UPDATED FROM csichick
3 days post
Made it through to the other side...
I had hoped to be able to update this each day after surgery. However, for the first 72 hours I've been pretty weak, woozy and lethargic, choosing to entertain myself watching the entire first season of Cougar Town instead of checking in with you guys. Forgive me!! Seriously though, I did not expect to be feeling so tired for so long - I haven't been able to lift anything heavier than a cup of tea for the last few days (can't even hold a book up).
I'll provide a more detailed update later, but the brief points from my experience so far are:
1) I was totally freaking out the whole week leading up to the surgery, just so nervous about the whole thing. I was almost certain that just as they were starting to administer the anaesthetic I would leap out of the bed and run out of the building, shouting 'leave my nose alone, you [RS bleep]!' However at the last minute I decided to just man up, put my trust in my surgeon, anaesthetist and the theatre team and let them do their job. And I'm so glad I did!
2) Other than some very mild pressure discomfort on my nose for the first couple of hours after surgery, I've had NO pain whatsoever. However, I've hardly had any sleep, as my nose is blocked, I'm breathing through my mouth and my throat is incredibly dry, leading me to wake up in the middle of the night gasping and in a wee bit of panic. The recovery has been very similar to having a bad cold, except you can't blow the boogers outta your nose :P
3). My boyfriend has been AMAZING by waiting on me hand and foot since the moment I came out of surgery. I simply could NOT have got through this week without him.
4). 48 hours post-op has definitely been the low point of my recovery. For the first time in my life I passed out and it was a truly horrible experience. Thankfully my boyfriend was there to take me to the doctor's (turns out my blood pressure is just a bit low after the surgery, and I just need to rest more). And THANKFULLY I did not hit my nose.
So am now taking things very easy, just getting up and moving around in slow motion.
Now it is about 80 hours post-op and I am feeling so much better. My breathing is better, my swelling has gone down and I have more energy.
I'll provide a more detailed update later, but the brief points from my experience so far are:
1) I was totally freaking out the whole week leading up to the surgery, just so nervous about the whole thing. I was almost certain that just as they were starting to administer the anaesthetic I would leap out of the bed and run out of the building, shouting 'leave my nose alone, you [RS bleep]!' However at the last minute I decided to just man up, put my trust in my surgeon, anaesthetist and the theatre team and let them do their job. And I'm so glad I did!
2) Other than some very mild pressure discomfort on my nose for the first couple of hours after surgery, I've had NO pain whatsoever. However, I've hardly had any sleep, as my nose is blocked, I'm breathing through my mouth and my throat is incredibly dry, leading me to wake up in the middle of the night gasping and in a wee bit of panic. The recovery has been very similar to having a bad cold, except you can't blow the boogers outta your nose :P
3). My boyfriend has been AMAZING by waiting on me hand and foot since the moment I came out of surgery. I simply could NOT have got through this week without him.
4). 48 hours post-op has definitely been the low point of my recovery. For the first time in my life I passed out and it was a truly horrible experience. Thankfully my boyfriend was there to take me to the doctor's (turns out my blood pressure is just a bit low after the surgery, and I just need to rest more). And THANKFULLY I did not hit my nose.
So am now taking things very easy, just getting up and moving around in slow motion.
Now it is about 80 hours post-op and I am feeling so much better. My breathing is better, my swelling has gone down and I have more energy.
Replies (3)
M
July 21, 2013
Thank you for sharing, i've loved reading your story so far! Your job sounds so interesting, for a long time i wanted to do something like that myself. You don't even look very swollen or bruised, did Dr White break your nose? Good luck with the rest of your recovery and keep us updated!
N
July 22, 2013
Amazing recovery! no bruising and a little bit of swelling :) I bet your results are going to be so beautiful! Congratulations :)
T
October 26, 2020
I got nose surgery from mr paul white at ninewells and left with my nse off the structure of my face and eye socket and cut off the structure off my face has been pulled and stretched with bones off the structure of my face and left no after care yrs down the line nose has completly collapsed down mt face badly disfigured which has left me living a recluse the surgery and after care is a disgrace you complain nothing gets done
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