Scheduled Today, Already Getting Nervous! - Houston, TX

After years of research, indecisiveness, and paying off debt, I finally decided to schedule my rhinoplasty today! I'd been to a few consultations, asked a ton of questions, and decided Dr. Vitenas was the one. I am beyond excited....and a little bit nervous, but that's exactly why I decided to join this site. Any encouraging words, experiences, ANYTHING would be helpful in helping me prepare myself mentally for this procedure I've been wanting for so long. I'll be happy to post before and afters :)

Hi, RS! I finally had my surgery yesterday and all is well. The first few hours were a complete blur, but I will say I feel a lot better than I look! I started to get a lot of pressure in my nose when I swallow, so that has definitely been a challenge. Not much of an appetite, either, but I've been taking in low-sodium soft food and tons if water to flush out the anesthesia.

I haven't been able to wear my glasses and I am very blind without them! I won't attempt my contacts until the swelling around my eyes goes down significantly. So that, and breathing solely from my mouth have been pretty frustrating.

I have my first post op on Tuesday to remove the packing, and I couldn't be more excited about that! My question is, how badly will that hurt??

I have some more pictures around somewhere I will post from right after the surgery, and I will continue to post my progress :)

A lot of the swelling has gone down and my purple eyes have now gone yellow. Going to try to very carefully wash my hair tonight! I have my first post op tomorrow, so I am hoping to hear some good news. I'm still pretty stuffy, but there is lots of improvement from just yesterday. Oh! And the red spot on my face....forgot to mention I got a huge ZIT the night before surgery! The RN who was prepping me for the procedure said it looked so bad she'd have to ask the dr if they'd be able to go on with it. I would've been so let down if a zit stopped everything! But he came in, took a look at it, said it wouldn't be a problem. He took care of that sucker for me!