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2 years and overall satisfied with my new nose
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Hey there, So I decided upon my surgery in a very...
Floridagirl1993February 19, 2014
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Hey there,
So I decided upon my surgery in a very short amount of time (4 months or so) and when I chose Dr. Epstein he only had availabilities in April/May, which didn't fit my shedule. I wanted to do the rhinoplasty during Spring Break, and luckily someone postpone their procedure on March 20th, and I ended up taking that free spot.
I am undergoing surgery tomorrow with a surgeon I have never seen, but from my research on him, his youtube video of patients and grade on Realself.com he seems to be trustworthy and good at what he does.
So I decided upon my surgery in a very short amount of time (4 months or so) and when I chose Dr. Epstein he only had availabilities in April/May, which didn't fit my shedule. I wanted to do the rhinoplasty during Spring Break, and luckily someone postpone their procedure on March 20th, and I ended up taking that free spot.
I am undergoing surgery tomorrow with a surgeon I have never seen, but from my research on him, his youtube video of patients and grade on Realself.com he seems to be trustworthy and good at what he does.
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Went to the officd, met the doctor, four hours later I got a new nose
Floridagirl1993February 21, 2014
So I met DR. Epstein at 7:30 this morning, we got out first "real conversation" he had good bedside manner and made sure I got my questions answered. Which at that moment I had such little due to all this nervousness and exitement.
I told him that I wanted a more proportionate nose for my face, and he showed me his previously done imagine which I believed look good but could be better. I wasnt set on a particular nose, I wanted something smaller and natural and told him I trusted his expertise to make it as perfect as it could be.
Next thing I know I talked to the anesthesist and then nurse. I get a pregnancy test and then I am in my sexy OR dress with the nurses about to totally pass out due to the drugs.
I told him that I wanted a more proportionate nose for my face, and he showed me his previously done imagine which I believed look good but could be better. I wasnt set on a particular nose, I wanted something smaller and natural and told him I trusted his expertise to make it as perfect as it could be.
Next thing I know I talked to the anesthesist and then nurse. I get a pregnancy test and then I am in my sexy OR dress with the nurses about to totally pass out due to the drugs.
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Waking up from the anesthesia ... HELL HELL HELL HELL
Floridagirl1993February 21, 2014
I woke up in a very comfy chair with a soft blanket and my dad next to me. I also had the luck to have a wonderful helper : CARLOS.
I was happy and dizzy for the first 20ish minute, making jokes and looking at my smaller nose in a handheld mirror ... But after about 30minutes I started to get reallyyyy tired all over again and this is when things went downhill for me.
I experienced the weirdest thing, as I was falling asleep or relaxing the autonomic responses of my body were failing me, one mainly : BREATHING.
You know how when you sleep your body knows to breathe on its own... Well this my body did not do that anymore, anytime i would get sleepy, I would wake up either from the oxygene monitor beeping or from my own body telling : YOU GOTTA BREATHE NOW. My mouth would be open but my lungs wouldnt inhale or exhale any air.
Dr. Epstein said he had never seen that before and that I might need to go to the ER! Which I did NOT want to go to at all ... Anyways I was convinced this was due to the anesthesia still in my body, so they called the guy who put me under ... He examined me and then gave me couple drugs through perfusion (which one he missed my veins an I got a big fat blue bruise, and the other one was sucessful). After about 45 minutes I could breath inconsciensly again, thank God!
After that I just felt like [RS bleep] and sick to my stomach. I was dizzy, throwing up the air in my stomach, so thirsty and hungry, happy but not feeling good at all, I was really sick from all those drugs in my system.
But as I was saying Carlos was awesome and he really cared about me, I could tell by the way he looked at me when I was starting to breath on my own again, really nice guy, funny and willing to answer all my questions and concerened.
I will post a picture of him and me
I was happy and dizzy for the first 20ish minute, making jokes and looking at my smaller nose in a handheld mirror ... But after about 30minutes I started to get reallyyyy tired all over again and this is when things went downhill for me.
I experienced the weirdest thing, as I was falling asleep or relaxing the autonomic responses of my body were failing me, one mainly : BREATHING.
You know how when you sleep your body knows to breathe on its own... Well this my body did not do that anymore, anytime i would get sleepy, I would wake up either from the oxygene monitor beeping or from my own body telling : YOU GOTTA BREATHE NOW. My mouth would be open but my lungs wouldnt inhale or exhale any air.
Dr. Epstein said he had never seen that before and that I might need to go to the ER! Which I did NOT want to go to at all ... Anyways I was convinced this was due to the anesthesia still in my body, so they called the guy who put me under ... He examined me and then gave me couple drugs through perfusion (which one he missed my veins an I got a big fat blue bruise, and the other one was sucessful). After about 45 minutes I could breath inconsciensly again, thank God!
After that I just felt like [RS bleep] and sick to my stomach. I was dizzy, throwing up the air in my stomach, so thirsty and hungry, happy but not feeling good at all, I was really sick from all those drugs in my system.
But as I was saying Carlos was awesome and he really cared about me, I could tell by the way he looked at me when I was starting to breath on my own again, really nice guy, funny and willing to answer all my questions and concerened.
I will post a picture of him and me
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February 21, 2014
Wow, undergoing a rhinoplasty without ever meeting or speaking to your surgeon... I'm not sure if that's brave, foolish, or both maybe haha! Regardless, I hope recovery goes as smoothly as possible and that your end up loving your results! I'd love to see 'before' photos and hear more background on why you chose rhinoplasty if you feel up to posting it. Thanks for sharing!
February 21, 2014
I am not sure either. I had mey with different surgeons before hand a d wasn't satisfied... After researching in my entire state and looking at youtube videosof his, realself reviews and comment I felt that the doctor was good at what he does, and decided to go with my guts! But only in two weeks or so will I be able to tell you if it was a brave deicision or a foolish mistake. Lets hope I get to stay I'm brave and have a beautiful nose!
Also I will post before picture very soon ( i asked my doctor for his professional shots he took before the surgery!) and I will also post pictures of my bruising, plus explanation of my situation and such tomorrow !
February 21, 2014
Actually what you will see after cast removal is not what you will see 1 year from now. In reality you will have a good idea what your nose will look like 3-6 months from now and final results not until 1 year. A lot of the time I am in a bit of a shock when I see people say they are satisfied after cast removal when the swelling masking every imperfection there might be. Some come back and not too happy and others continue to like their results. So I would not be too quick to judge weather you like your nose after cast removal or not.
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