One week post op today and wow!

My nose...it's the only thing I see when I look in the mirror. Since I was in school I got picked on for my nose, I was called Pinocchio. I just love the comments "it's not that big," or "it fits your face," such a crock. Finally, I decided to take the step to get rid of it and boy am I ever excited! Tomorrow is my big day, July 20, 2012 and although I am somewhat nervous I'm excited and I can't even imagine looking in the mirror and seeing other features aside from what I call "the snozz." My dad had this nose and he also got rhinoseptoplasty in 1993. So aside from having an oversized nose, my septum is deviated and I have always suffered with chronic nose bleeds, repetitive sneezing, post n nasal drip and lets not forget that although it's "large" I can't smell for anything! My left nostril completely collapses and I can barely recall having a nose that's not stopped up at all. I do have a roundabout idea of how my nose will come out because of how my dad's looks. I'm having the exact things done to my nose that he had to his..."make my bridge more narrow, take out the hump and refine the tip." He told me the other day that he was scared his nose was going to get too small - I promise that those words will never escape my lips! It's a dream come true and I will never try and discourage anyone from feeling better about themselves via surgery.

Okay, so there's officially 12 hours before I have to be at the hospital, and I must say that my anxiety is growing by the minute. I'm anxious and can't quit looking at before and after pics of everyone. I even cried earlier looking at results, just because I know the relief and happiness they must feel. It's really a moment of anticipation and relief - being able to let go of this stronghold that has tortured me so long and kept me self conscious. I never got to see a pic of "what I would look like with my nose done," so it's left only to my imagination and my dad's nose (what it looks like post op), but even our stories are different the way they did things 20 years ago aren't the same as now. I guess I will chime in sometime after surgery when I feel up to it - we'll take lots of pics and update asap...goodluck to anyone else who has surgery coming up as well. This site has been amazing to me, thank you!

TODAY IS THE DAY! Gosh, I've been counting down for 2 months to this day and I can't believe it's finally here. I've been up since 6 a.m. for no reason, just stirring around trying to make sure everything is done. I'm nervous...more about my kids and house than anything. I'm usually the Captain running this ship, but my husband has come to the rescue and my dad is here - I'm lucky to have two such amazing men in my life. My daughter is 10 and she's anticipating everything, she will be waiting in the waiting room anxious to take care of her mom. She knows how important this is to me and what a milestone it is in my life. I'm focusing on recover now - thanks to all the incredible comments about how this isn't such a major deal. Lord knows if I can have a breast augmentation done I can survive this! Ahh...so I guess this will conclude my story for now until I return home. Thank you everyone for sharing your experiences, it has really eased my anxiety...and has encouraged me to share my own. Thanks!!