21 yr old hispanic female rhinoplasty, great experience so far (5 months progress with photos)

So I'm officially 2 and a half weeks post op. I've got to admit that it's been a journey with ups and downs- both physically and emotionally. When the cast was first removed, I was honestly disappointed with how it looked and thought it looked worse than before from the front. I was kind of terrified of my new appearance, but by the time I got to the car, it looked different and I liked the profile a lot, even though my nose was larger than I had expected. However, I reminded myself to be patient because it was obviously still very swollen. The tip, especially was huge, especially from the front.
Another thing that scared me was that my smile was very weird- my teeth weren't showing anymore and my cheeks and upper lip were kind of numb so it felt very forced to smile. It still feels like that a little and my smile isn't back to normal yet, and my upper lip hangs a little lower than before which is kind of scary but that will too hopefully go back to normal with time.
Overall, I am very happy with my results so far. On most days, my nose still looks very swollen but it is a huge improvement from before. And there are days when it looks more defined and it's the nose that I've always wanted!

The swelling has gone down considerably, but some days it is more swollen than others (however, it's always better than my old nose!)