Rhinoplasty Septoplasty in Omaha, NE. The Good, the Bad, the Ugly

Finally got the splints off and very thankful as I don't know how much longer I could stand them. My nose felt very swollen and they were getting extremely uncomfortable.
The process itself wasn't bad, just a little jarring but over in a total of maybe one minute. When I was able to look at my nose I was horrified by what my pored had been up to underneath the splint for the last week. Whiteheads everywhere. It was disgusting. The Dr. Answered my questions then left the room. I was a little shocked that no one cleaned me up, both inside and outside of my nose. There was blood and marker and God knows what else, so I covered my nose with a tissue until I could get home and clean things up myself.
Now the important part: the shape. Although one week is much too early to tell and I was and am still really swollen, I think my Dr did a great job. My septum appears to be straight, my hump gone. Although my nose still looks large, I'm confident that it's because of swelling. Johnson didn't want to take off so much that my nose didn't fit my face (I have really large lips) and I think he did a good job with his judgement. I cannot wait to see how this thing heals.
I attached a before (right) and after (left)

Wasn't going to post pics but here we go. Here are some before pics the morning of surgery (so no makeup) don't hate ;) My deviated septum isnt too obvious in these pictures because of the lighting, but you can see it if you look closely especially if you compare the 2 where I'm looking slightly to the left and right. The one with the bandages was from later on in the day after I was able to control my pain a little.

I woke up at 6am to take my meds and THANK GOD the pain had subsided immensely. Today I have been able to stay ahead of the pain for the most part instead of staring at the clock in complete agony waiting for the next dose.
Today things were just more uncomfortable. I feel pretty congested, the gauze is less saturated with blood, but I can see blot clots forming inside of the nostrils that you just have to leave there. The swelling and bruising started, but nothing too horrible. I was able to be completely dependent today, taking my meds as scheduled and changing the gauze as needed. I was able to get a little rest throughout the day but also able to get up for light activity around the house.