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Surgery Coming Up May 18th!!!! - Michigan
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I'm 26 years old. I have been self conscious...
tina1986May 15, 2012
WORTH IT$6,800
I'm 26 years old. I have been self conscious about my nose since high school. It's to the point where it affects everything I do. I am constantly thinking about where to position myself in a room or at a table so that the least amount of people see my profile (I have a prominent dorsal hump). I have been seriously considering plastic surgery for a few years now. I've had a few consults but was unsure of spending the money and wasn't overly impressed with the surgeons I met with. Recently I decided to "take the plunge" and schedule surgery. I met with Dr. Golden on May 8th and scheduled surgery for May 18 - so I have less than 2 weeks to prep myself!
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Surgery is in 3 days! I go back and forth between...
tina1986May 15, 2012
Surgery is in 3 days! I go back and forth between being excited for the change and being scared of surgery and not knowing what the outcome will be. Dr. Golden does not do morphs, so I have to put 100% faith in him to make me look better. I think the part I'm most scared about is having the surgery done under conscious sedation... has anyone had a rhinoplasty done with this type of sedation?
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May 16, 2012
Welcome to RealSelf and thank you for starting your story with us. This is a big step! I got my rhinoplasty when I was about your age. No regrets!
I was all the way under for mine and don't know much about rhinoplasty under conscious sedation. You might want to read this about twilight sedation (which I think is the same as conscious sedation).
If you're uncomfortable with this, you might want to ask if you can be put under general.
I can understand why this is a concern. It would be for me, too.
Please keep us posted!
May 16, 2012
Hello,
I live in your area, What other doctors have you met with and what made you choose Dr. Golden over them
I live in your area, What other doctors have you met with and what made you choose Dr. Golden over them
May 17, 2012
Michelle,
I met with Dr. Colony in East Lansing. It was my first consult and was just exploring options at the time. I had a consult scheduled with Dr. Poletes in Lansing but cancelled it after reading some terrible reviews. More recently I have spent a great deal of time doing online research on plastic surgeons and decided to go with Dr. Golden. I like that Dr. Golden only offers 5 different procedures, specializing in rhinoplasty, performing over 5,000 of them. After some research I found he is known as the guy to go to for revision surgeries... so I figured why not start with him the first time! I like that he does revisions (which he refers to as touch ups) if necessary for free for all his patients. When I first met with him one of the first thing he said was he is a engineer - and his focus is on the mechanics of the nose (breathing, etc). He had good before and after photos and had me talk with some actual patients in the office. If you are thinking about setting up a consult with him send me a private message and I can tell you more of what to expect from Dr. Golden; after meeting with him I feel like I should have been prepped. As far as I can tell he is the best in Michigan (and he attracts many patients out of state... which is a good sign too).
I met with Dr. Colony in East Lansing. It was my first consult and was just exploring options at the time. I had a consult scheduled with Dr. Poletes in Lansing but cancelled it after reading some terrible reviews. More recently I have spent a great deal of time doing online research on plastic surgeons and decided to go with Dr. Golden. I like that Dr. Golden only offers 5 different procedures, specializing in rhinoplasty, performing over 5,000 of them. After some research I found he is known as the guy to go to for revision surgeries... so I figured why not start with him the first time! I like that he does revisions (which he refers to as touch ups) if necessary for free for all his patients. When I first met with him one of the first thing he said was he is a engineer - and his focus is on the mechanics of the nose (breathing, etc). He had good before and after photos and had me talk with some actual patients in the office. If you are thinking about setting up a consult with him send me a private message and I can tell you more of what to expect from Dr. Golden; after meeting with him I feel like I should have been prepped. As far as I can tell he is the best in Michigan (and he attracts many patients out of state... which is a good sign too).
November 10, 2014
Hey,I love your new nose,it looks so natural! I'm want to get a revision with Dr. Golden ...what do u mean u felt like you needed to be prepped for the consult?
May 17, 2012
I wish I'd known about Dr. Golden when I got my rhinoplasty in E. Lansing (a million years ago!)
May 17, 2012
good luck i got mine done yesterday and i am pain free ...i went really really fact ...just waiting to get my cast off .....wed ...good luck
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Today is day 3 after surgery. I haven't updated...
tina1986May 20, 2012
Today is day 3 after surgery. I haven't updated this so I"ll go through it day by day.
The night before surgery my boyfriend and I drove to my grandmas house an hour and a half away so we would be closed to Dr. Golden's office in the morning. She was up north so we had the house to ourselves. The morning of surgery Nick, my boyfriend, was throwing up and feeling awful! It was not a good way to start the day. I set him up in the passenger seat of my car and drove us to the doctors, where he immediately drove back to my grandmas to rest. I was pretty upset that my support system had fallen through and no one would be there for me before and right after surgery. I was lucky that I was the only patient scheduled the whole day, so Dr. Golden reassured me that he would be taking his time to make everything perfect. They tested my urine for pregnancy and had me put on the hospital gown. I wore a sports bra, tank top and left my sweat pants and shoes on. Lucy, the RN warmed a fleece blanket up in the dryer and gave it to me to help keep me warm. I was pretty nervous about the IV since I've never had one before so they gave me a valium pill to help take the edge off. When Dr. Golden put the IV in it didn't hurt AT ALL. In fact I felt it more when they drew blood last week than when the IV went in. Lucy then started putting all types of medicine in the IV. I was really nervous about hearing and remembering parts of the surgery. It didn't take long before I felt a wave of relaxation come over me. The next thing I knew the whole procedure was over! I didn't feel anything, hear anything, or remember anything. I was the most nervous about the conscious sedation, but after all is said and done it was a breeze! My surgery lasted 3 hours.
I didn't feel any pain but I was woozy. I remember having hallucinations of people that I would be talking to, but no one would be there so it just looked like I was mumbling nonsense to the nurse. Since Nick wasn't feeling well he was not allowed to come into the office so they wheeled me down to the car. I faintly remember the car ride home. When I got to my grandmas I slept on and off for a few hours. My eyes were instantly swollen and a deep red color. Surprisingly I didn't sleep too bad, but got up in the middle of the night to change my drip pad and take some meds.
Day 2: I expected there to be bruising around my eyes but I did not expect them to be so swollen that I could barely see! I couldn't look down with one eye and felt a constant pressure. My nose didn't hurt at all. I took vicodin a few times throughout the day, but only one half at a time. I had a decent appetite but stuck to eating watermelon, berries, soup, and macaroni and cheese. My nose was so stuffy that I could only breath out of my mouth. I was worried about the whole mouth breathing thing so the week before surgery I bought a Winix air purifier. My grandma has a cat so it was nice to know I was breathing fresh air and I wouldn't sneeze from the allergens in the air. I want to make sure I don't do ANYTHING to mess up the results! I slept better than the first night... waking up only 1x.
Day 3: Today is day 3. I talked to Dr. Golden to make sure everything I'm experiencing is normal before I make the hour and a half drive home. I'm still using a drip pad. I change it every 4-5 hours and I take it off when I eat. It's not bleeding anymore, but the discharge is blood tinged. I feel pressure on my nose whenever I swallow - it almost feels like swallowing is pushing out of my nose. It's uncomfortable but I can deal with it. I haven't had a headache at all which is nice. I've been joking with those who have called to check on me that this scrape I have on my calf hurts more than my face. I go in to get my cast off on Tuesday, which I'm super nervous about. I like having the protection of the cast and will feel vulnerable once it is off. I've been sticking to food that you don't have to chew much.
Overall I was happy with the time my surgeon spent with me on the big day and I have been having a decent recovery. If anyone is thinking about going with Dr. Golden send me a message and I will send you a before and after picture!
The night before surgery my boyfriend and I drove to my grandmas house an hour and a half away so we would be closed to Dr. Golden's office in the morning. She was up north so we had the house to ourselves. The morning of surgery Nick, my boyfriend, was throwing up and feeling awful! It was not a good way to start the day. I set him up in the passenger seat of my car and drove us to the doctors, where he immediately drove back to my grandmas to rest. I was pretty upset that my support system had fallen through and no one would be there for me before and right after surgery. I was lucky that I was the only patient scheduled the whole day, so Dr. Golden reassured me that he would be taking his time to make everything perfect. They tested my urine for pregnancy and had me put on the hospital gown. I wore a sports bra, tank top and left my sweat pants and shoes on. Lucy, the RN warmed a fleece blanket up in the dryer and gave it to me to help keep me warm. I was pretty nervous about the IV since I've never had one before so they gave me a valium pill to help take the edge off. When Dr. Golden put the IV in it didn't hurt AT ALL. In fact I felt it more when they drew blood last week than when the IV went in. Lucy then started putting all types of medicine in the IV. I was really nervous about hearing and remembering parts of the surgery. It didn't take long before I felt a wave of relaxation come over me. The next thing I knew the whole procedure was over! I didn't feel anything, hear anything, or remember anything. I was the most nervous about the conscious sedation, but after all is said and done it was a breeze! My surgery lasted 3 hours.
I didn't feel any pain but I was woozy. I remember having hallucinations of people that I would be talking to, but no one would be there so it just looked like I was mumbling nonsense to the nurse. Since Nick wasn't feeling well he was not allowed to come into the office so they wheeled me down to the car. I faintly remember the car ride home. When I got to my grandmas I slept on and off for a few hours. My eyes were instantly swollen and a deep red color. Surprisingly I didn't sleep too bad, but got up in the middle of the night to change my drip pad and take some meds.
Day 2: I expected there to be bruising around my eyes but I did not expect them to be so swollen that I could barely see! I couldn't look down with one eye and felt a constant pressure. My nose didn't hurt at all. I took vicodin a few times throughout the day, but only one half at a time. I had a decent appetite but stuck to eating watermelon, berries, soup, and macaroni and cheese. My nose was so stuffy that I could only breath out of my mouth. I was worried about the whole mouth breathing thing so the week before surgery I bought a Winix air purifier. My grandma has a cat so it was nice to know I was breathing fresh air and I wouldn't sneeze from the allergens in the air. I want to make sure I don't do ANYTHING to mess up the results! I slept better than the first night... waking up only 1x.
Day 3: Today is day 3. I talked to Dr. Golden to make sure everything I'm experiencing is normal before I make the hour and a half drive home. I'm still using a drip pad. I change it every 4-5 hours and I take it off when I eat. It's not bleeding anymore, but the discharge is blood tinged. I feel pressure on my nose whenever I swallow - it almost feels like swallowing is pushing out of my nose. It's uncomfortable but I can deal with it. I haven't had a headache at all which is nice. I've been joking with those who have called to check on me that this scrape I have on my calf hurts more than my face. I go in to get my cast off on Tuesday, which I'm super nervous about. I like having the protection of the cast and will feel vulnerable once it is off. I've been sticking to food that you don't have to chew much.
Overall I was happy with the time my surgeon spent with me on the big day and I have been having a decent recovery. If anyone is thinking about going with Dr. Golden send me a message and I will send you a before and after picture!
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