Surgery with Grigoryants

I haven't been able to breathe through one side of my nose since it was broken as a child. I never paid much attention to it until I realized all of the issues I was having: terrible sleep due to mouth breathing (constantly waking up because of the discomfort it causes), low energy, shifted teeth due to mouth breathing (Iong story), and basically constantly feeling like I have a light cold. After reading about Septoplasty I realized that it is something I needed and had this confirmed by an ENT, who said I have a pretty significant deviated septum.

My family members all have great noses, but as a result of me breaking my nose as a child, I do have a pretty significant bump/hump on my nose and it is a bit crooked, so this will be fixed as well while I am under- basically finally trying to fix all of the damage that was done 20 years ago- inside and out.

When I saw the pictures and reviews of Dr. Grigoryants, I knew I would want him as my surgeon- and I am so blessed that he is located less than an hour away from me. I saw him for a consult earlier this year- he was professional and I knew I would feel comfortable in his hands.

I booked the first date available which wasn't until the end of December, but placed my name on the wait list. A couple of days ago (after frequent calling to get an update on the wait list) I was notified of an opening on October 16th and took it! This is less than 2 weeks away (I was hoping for a longer notice, but am grateful for the opening)- and I feel like it is coming so fast. I am excited and trying to prepare as best as I can.

I know my surgeon is one of the best, so I have a lot of faith that the surgery will go well and I am also not worried about the recovery period so much (I'll deal with that when it gets here haha). I was nervous about being put to sleep, but that has gone away.

I am lucky that I haven't had to have surgery before- but because of that I am kind of terrified of the surgery itself- does that make sense? I am a big scaredy cat and the thought of being in surgery is making me quite anxious. I think as long as I don't look into what will technically be done while I am put to sleep (or try not to think of it- I have quite an active imagination), I will be fine.

Does anyone have any other tips to help a general fear of being in surgery?

I'm thinking about putting up some before pictures, maybe I'l do that soon.

Thanks for reading!

I have so much faith in my surgeon (Dr. Grigoryants) and have seen enough of his before and after that I think i'm comfortable with just telling him to do what he thinks is best as far as any exterior improvements.

But just wondering, what do patients usually do? Did you bring pictures of noses you liked (or didn't like) to your surgeon at pre op or before your surgery? I'm especially interested to hear from Grigoryants gals if any of you are reading this. Thanks! :)

I had my pre op a week ago and it went well- Dr. Grigoryants went over once again what he would do- fix my deviated septum so I could breathe, reduce turbinates (he reassured after I mentioned I read something scary about "empty nose syndrome"- he is obviously a very skilled and knowledgable surgeon), he will fix the hump/bump that I have, raise the tip, and maybe bring in the nostrils a bit if I need it.

I did bring in some photos of past clients that he has had that I love and was able to quickly show him- he said they all have the same "signature"- such as 95 degree rotation and slight supra tip break.

I did make sure that my nose wouldn't be too thin- I don't mind the front too much (just the profile I have pretty big issues with). He showed me in a mirror that it would be subtle from the front and I don't have any worries- all of his before and after pictures show natural results (natural meaning that it looks like the patients could have been born with those nose, not that it wasn't a drastic improvement).

He also reassured me that I will be able to breathe much better- which is extremely important to me (and what actually drove me to get this surgery at this time in the first place!). I am SOOOO looking forward to not having to breathe through my mouth anymore- it has caused me so many issues the last 20 years or so! Yaaaay!

He also was kind enough to show me how to properly take iPhone pictures when I mentioned I first heard about him on Real Self and that I was planning on posting before pictures. He mentioned he may send me the before pictures he took, but I didn't push it because I know he is an extremely busy man. If I have time, I will try to take proper before pictures of my own tonight to post- but just in case I don't get a chance tonight I will post what I have for now.

Please excuse the messy hair (I had just gotten up) and the blacked out features.

Right after the preop for the next couple of days or so, I started getting anxiety- I am excited for the functional and cosmetic results, but just general jitters about having my first surgery ever (I've been lucky/blessed!). I am the most squimish person and it got to the point when actually thinking about what's going to be happening while I'm under was making me so nervous that I was having trouble sleeping and eating.

Luckily I got over this in a couple of days and have felt fine since. I may be quite nervous again tonight or tomorrow morning, but I think that is more normal.

I called his office and had a question, but they told me to email the doctor. So I did to ask him if it is safe to take melatonin (so I could sleep better) and zinc (sometimes when I'm not sleeping well I catch a cold and I wanted to make sure I was 100% healthy) leading up to the surgery.
He replied back the same day (very quickly!) and he said it was all ok to take.

Alright, well getting some last minute things taken care of! So excited! Thanks for reading!