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Having Rhinoplasty Very Soon! - Glendale, CA
UPDATED FROM Liddyn
1 day post
Day after surgery, I made it!
LiddynSeptember 24, 2014
Day 1or 2 not sure since yesterday was my surgery day.Besides the nervousness that I experienced the night before, I was not as nervous or as scared as I thought I would be surgery day. When I arrived home I took my medicines as prescribed with crackers and felt pretty good during the day. I ate crackers, yogurt and a banana all day since I didn't really have an appetite. Towards the night, I started to feel uncomfortable and couldn't sleep, my ear started to bleed which kept me up for a good hour. Oh I had a cartilage ear graft for my nose. Afterwards, I was ready to sleep but was not able too so I took a Xanax which helped a lot. I ended up falling asleep around 1am though. This morning however I woke up early with pain on the tip of my nose and my ear. (Cartilage graft site) I was still bleeding so I cleaned the blood from my ear and immediately took my antibiotics and pain medicine. That helped with the pain on my nose but not so much with my ear. So far today, day 1 I've noticed that the hardest part for me besides my painful ear is falling asleep in a reclined position. I noticed I fall asleep and hear my self gasp for air and wake up several times. Oh and the fact that my little boy looks at me scared because of all the dressings in my face. He doesn't really come near me that much. :( Today has definitely been different than yesterday but I'm looking forward for day 5 as I've read that a lot of people start feeling much better by then and I want to see my new nose. :)
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September 24, 2014
Hi Liddyn, It looks like your pics aren't uploading. What error message are you getting? I think your pics need to be a .jpg or .png to work. I upload mine as .pngs (taken from my iPhone) and they seem to upload fine. Hope you're feeling well today!
January 13, 2015
Each day will get easier. My youngest daughter didn't know what to think either. My husband told her mommy had a boo boo on her nose and that seemed to ease her mind. Can't wait to see your results!!!
UPDATED FROM Liddyn
1 day pre
It's tomorrow!
LiddynSeptember 22, 2014
I have to be there at 6:30am so we'll be heading out at 5:30Am. I got what I'm wearing tomorrow now just waiting to go. I hope I'm able to sleep tonight and so excited to have a new nose.
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September 23, 2014
how are you feeling? it's been 4 days post op for me and I'm still swollen lol
September 24, 2014
I'm swollen too. I started applying arnica gel today and going start the arnica tablets today. Hopefully my swelling goes down. I was looking at your pics and I got more swollen on the left side like you too. How are you?
September 24, 2014
I realized that I had more of a hump on the left side so there was probably more work done on that side of my face, thus the swelling. even my left cheek is swollen, the right side of my face is almost completely back to normal, so maybe that's why you're swollen on one side more than the other...I'm feeling fine just really anxious! I want to see my results and I can't wait to leave the house. :)
btw I'd love to see some pics of your nose, but it appears as if you put them down already. pls let me know if you decide to put any back up.
September 24, 2014
Thank you! Yeah I didn't like the left side of my nose with a hump so like you said maybe there was more work done there that's why more bruising. I'm glad you're feeling fine. :) As far as me, I feel like I have a lot of pressure on my nose and eyes. I can't wait too see my results either. When I was changing the dressing, I took a sneak peek and my tip looks smaller already. I'm getting excited. Can't wait to see yours too. I tried putting some pics yesterday and tidsy but it gives me an error message. Are u having any problems uploading pics?
September 23, 2014
Hope everything went well with you. How are you feeling?
September 24, 2014
Yesterday was easier than today I think it was partly due to the anesthesia and meds I prob still had in my system bcus at night is when I started to feel pain.
September 24, 2014
Hope you start feeling better soon. It took me a almost a week to start feeling better. Would get lightheaded when standing and couldn't stand for very long because I would get very tired.
September 23, 2014
How are you feeling? Did everything go smoothly? I'm 1 day post op myself for rhinoplasty. Like you, I was SUPER nervous going in. I was ready to bail. My hear rate was 130, which is way over the norm. Thankfully they gave me drugs that knocked me out before I could run out of the room! ha. I'm so relieved now, even though I haven't seen my new nose yet. But I can see it's on my face and I'm alive ;) Keep us posted!
September 24, 2014
That's exactly how I felt today. That I went through it and I'm alive. ;) I was seriously having second thoughts the night before but very happy and proud of myself for going through it. The first day (yesterday) was not bad I started feeling pain but after I took pain meds I felt a little better. How's it going for you?
September 24, 2014
That's great that you stuck through the anxiety and did it! Congrats :) Yesterday I felt a pressure headache, but today I don't feel any pain. I am swelling more today though around my eyes. The nurse said tomorrow will likely be my worst day in terms of swelling, so I'm prepared to wake up and look like a balloon face :)
September 24, 2014
Thank you!I congrats to you as well! I just noticed you had your surgery yesterday too. Not thinking or reading right with all these meds in my system. Yay we're surgery twins! :) I have more swelling today too. Mostly on my left side though. We'll probably both look like balloon faces too then but afterwards we'll have nice noses. :)I just sent my hubby out for pineapple, have been applying arnica gel and starting arnica pills today. Hopefully that helps. How have you been sleeping? Me not so well.
September 24, 2014
I didn't sleep well last night at all, but I was able to sleep a few hours during the day today. I'm hoping I'll sleep ok tonight!
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