Long Awaited (Closed) Rhinoplasty - United Kingdom, GB

After years of violent attacks and abuse just because my nose wasn't pleasing to the eye, due to being broken a few times when I was a very young, I am finally getting my nose corrected tomorrow.
I have chosen to go with the Harley Medical Group as whenever I went for a consultation with this company they were always supportive and didn't try to change anything else about me unlike some of the other big money grabbing surgeries out there. Can you believe some will try to sell other very unnecessary procedures?! One even went as far as to start picking on my friend who came along with me. So please be careful when choosing a surgery and don't let one bad one put you off it all together like I did for many years, at my own expense. I can't say what surgery it was here but I will happily warn you via private message.
I went for my consultation at the clinic on Harley Street on 29/01/14, I felt completely at ease and the woman was so sympathetic, I booked there and then for the 17/02/14. I am booked in for a closed rhinoplasty to take the bump off my nose caused by three breaks. My operation is at 2pm in London.
I met with the surgeon who liked to make a little joke to lighten the mood and he assured me it was one of the more simple types of rhinoplasty which reassured me. I don't care what a surgeons bedside manner is like as long as he is amazing at what he does and judging by the photos I saw and his knowledgeable answers I'm pretty sure I'm in safe hands. A week late I went for my pre op back in Harley Street and due to my phobia of blood tests I was very nervous, but the nurse was amazing (probably the best nurse I've ever had the pleasure of meeting). It was all over in no time and I just had 2 weeks to wait for the big day.
So the past few weeks I've been taking vitamin C to ward off illness and the last 3 days I have been taking Arnica, which I will carry on to do so for another week and a half. I have ice packs in the form of small sandwich bags and frozen veg, extra gauze and medical tape to keep redressing under the cast, pineapple juice (freshly squeezed) as this is good for bruising, a large v shape pillow to help keep me propped up while I sleep, face wipes as I'm not allowed to wash my face with water for a while incase water gets up my nose. I think that is everything.
So now it's the night before and even though I've been dreaming of this procedure for the past 10 years I am extremely nervous and anxious to the point of feeling sick... Am I the only one who feels this way?
I will keep this updated with my recovery, how I am feeling, and even what my hospital room is like (which I'm a little excited to see). Hopefully my review can help someone like others helped me.

The op cost £4050 which is about $6781

So its actually day 2 that I am writing this as I reacted badly to the anaesthesia (nothing is ever without a hiccup). I got to the hospital at 2pm where I had to fill out some more consent forms and I was then taken to my own private room with ensuite shower room. The nurse showed me around and explained the waiting procedure as I was in a queue. I had to have the usual such as blood pressure, weight, height and a pregnancy test ( standard procedure); once the nurse was happy I was told the anaesthetist and the surgeon would visit me for any last minute questions and explain a little more what would happen. The hardest part of the entire wait was being so thirsty and hungry as I was nil by mouth. I had family with me who felt much more reassured when they met Dr Solomos, as did I. He has an air of confidence about him that makes you feel like you are in the best hands possible. My anaesthetist was a woman and she absolutely lovely too, assuring me they would use a very small cannula as I have little veins. So far so good...
45 mins later at 16:45 I was brought down to the theatre, by this point I was extremely nervous! I was shown to the anaesthetist room where I was put on the bed, wrapped up, a few more checks and then the cannula inserted. By 17:00 the anaesthetist said good night as the general anaesthetic rushed through my body, which was a little unpleasant as I could taste it straight away and it stung my throat a little but that is the last I remember. Waking up in recovery some 2 hours later the nurses were worried about me as oxygen levels were low and they had been trying to wake me for a while. I always react badly to general anaesthetic for some reason. I was soon shown back to room though where I was out of it for another hour before I started to make any sense to my family.
Now I'm going to be brutally honest, I kept reading that nobody felt any pain after the surgery but I did, like an overwhelming burning pain and pressure. I was put on IV painkillers and after 30 mins they kicked in. Trying to sip water was very difficult but I was told I had to do so and I had it mastered within two hours (once a smaller gauze was applied). Sleeping is difficult as my throat is swollen from the tube too so I keep waking myself with my own breathing. I tried to eat a little around 22:30 but couldn't manage much, due to the packing in my nose my mouth is the only way I can breath... It's ever so attractive!
I wish I'd known to get lozenges for my throat but will have to send someone for me when I return home because apart from the pressure in my nose my throat is the worst part now, it feels like being thrown in the deep end of a throat infection.
For the rest of the night I was in and out of sleep every 10 mins but I'm just following what my body wants to do and going with the flow rather than worry about the lack of sleep.
Dress code for my stay has been some support stockings, which I needed a wench just to get on, some paper pants as I wasn't allowed to wear my own underwear and a nightgown which doesn't leave anything to the imagination.
Photos will be added later as I'm still a bit out of it... Which I'm sure can be seen from the horrendous grammar and punctuation.

Last nights sleep wasn't very good, I knew it wouldn't be easy but I didn't realise I'd be waking myself from some weird 'Darth Vader' breathing. The nurse took my packing out at 6am which was a stinging sensation followed by bleeding and some more pain but as I took painkillers beforehand they kicked in within 20 mins so it wasn't too bad. The packing was covered in Vaseline too so it slid right out which was a relief because I thought it would get caught on dry blood. I had a lovely hot breakfast served to me which I had to wait to go cold, as I'm not allowed hot food, but it was so nice to be able to taste something! I was discharged by 8:30am and my surgeon came back to see me before I left. The surgeon has said it went very well and he was proud of the outcome, his words being it looks amazing, so there he was putting me at ease once again! My swelling wasn't too bad as can be seen in the morning picture but as I got ready to go home I started bending and lifting, which led to my face swelling rapidly and bruising. So I'm resting as much as possible now. I'm still taking arnica pills every 4 hours with my antibiotics as the nurse said my bruising has gone straight to the end stages so it shouldn't last long, whether that is down to taking the arnica or my own body's response I don't know but I'm not going to change anything now. Also, I have been taking plenty of pineapple juice as advised by the doctor as this helps with bruising too.
Once I was back home I managed to sleep a little easier with the help of the v shape pillow and other pillows propping me up. I slept 4 hours at a time, only waking to take antibiotics and back to sleep again. I properly woke around 20:00 to try have something to eat so I could take my painkillers and I took this opportunity to change my gauze. It had been causing me pain all day which I thought was a little weird because the others hadn't but when I came to take it off I found out the hard way why... It was stuck to one of my stitchings. I had to wet the gauze and then try and cut the stitch away from it just to free myself. Starting tomorrow though I'm going to add a little Vaseline to the gauze just to stop this from happening again. Eating is still hard as it is sore to swallow but I can feel an improvement and seeing as it is only a day later that has made me feel so much better about the length of the healing process. I've just got to try and get used to my reflection now because I do not recognise myself at all.