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Fixing my Nose Finally...can't Believe Im Finally Doing It. Hartford, CT
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My procedure is in 3 days. Been extremely nervous...
$5,500
My procedure is in 3 days. Been extremely nervous and excited at the same time. Especially worried about the pain afterwards. I have sleep apnea as well....it's pretty bad. And have an addeviated septum. Insurance is covering half of it which makes this even better. Never thought I would get it done cuz I wouldn't have the money but after finding Dr. Castiglione who takes state insurance and then finding out that insurance would cover up to half of it cuz of my addeviated septum I was ecstatic!! Can't believe I waited so long to do this. Paid about 2600 out of pocket to Dr castiglione and then 1400 to the hospital. I've been so insecure about my nose pretty much my whole life so it's definitely worth it to me.
UPDATED FROM alexis.blvs
1 day pre
Few hours I will be in surgery....so nervous
Going in tomorrow morning....getting everything ready. Humidifier..ice packs...neck pillow. I will definitely be posting soon. Pray to God it comes out good!!
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UPDATED FROM alexis.blvs
1 day post
2nd day post-op
It's the day after the surgery. Everything went good. Woke up in a lot of pain and the nurses gave me as many pain medication until I felt comfortable. The dr. Told my mother that my air passages were so narrow cuz of my addeviated septum so u should be able to notice a huge difference in my breathing which I'm very excited for. Been just sleeping this away as much as possible. Neck pillow hands down best thing I bought. My throat hurt real bad because of the tube and had a lot of blood in my mouth. Spit up a huge blood clot...sorry for being gross. The packing is definitely annoying. Makes eating and swallowing difficult...try holding ur nose while eating and drinking...makes my ears pop. I'm really nervous of the packing and how painful it's gonna be to take it out.
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May 4, 2016
Aww, you do look very swollen hun, he has clearly had to do quite a bit so good news about your breathing, something to really look forward to. I need a nice chunky neck pillow like yours, I think mine will be too flat. From what I have read I think the packing is a bit painful when it cones out but it is quick and after....immediate relief! Remember these few days will be the worst and then its uphill or at least that's what others have said. All the best and keep us posted xx
May 4, 2016
Good luck on urs...coming up on the tenth right? I got the neck pillow at target by the luggage area. It's definitely helped me a lot with sleeping. Definitely one of the top things ur gonna need in my opinion.
May 4, 2016
Wow you're swollen :-) did the surgeon say you bled a lot ? Packing will be very uncomfortable when pulled out . They usually pack bleeders. Ouch . Stay hydrated Hun . Buy watermelon and eat . Take your 1000 mg of vitamin C 2 times a day to help and would buy some Enzymes too to accelerate healing
May 4, 2016
I'm a hundred percent greek...had the Greek nose unfortunately lol. I never asked the surgeon if I bled a lot. My appt is for tomorrow at 11 am to remove the packing so I'll see what he says. I'm definitely nervous about removing this packing. Keep thinking about how there has to be dried blood in there and is gonna kill coming. And definitely get a neck pillow. I got mine at target in the section where they sell luggage. Thank u guys though.
May 5, 2016
I thought you might be Greek ! I'm Armenian but speak a bit Greek too :-) i have a lot of Greek friends , and tried to learn a little haha. Anyways, I just seen your recent photos and the tip looks soo swollen , my goodness. You were def a bleeder but that doesn't mean anything, about the result , it's just that you will be very swollen and slightly longer recovery. You will be able to see the shape of your tip after the packing is removed , I'm sure it's beautiful. So don't worry about that. The packing will hurt a little when they pull it out , heads up, but they pull them out fast, just brace yourself.
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