my 30th birthday is in a few weeks - 3 weeks post op - Pittsburgh, PA

So, my 30th birthday is in a few weeks and I'm at that point in my life where I feel it's time to finally make some changes. I've always been very self conscious of my nose. I can remember having such horrible days in school due to the other kids making fun of my nose. It's lasted up until this very day. I'm so tired of feeling this way and I'm ready to make a change! I'm not doing this for other people, I'm doing this for me. I'm always trying to conceal my nose, wear my hair so that it doesn't make it look bigger, avoiding pictures at all cost, etc. I'm just sick of doing that!

I'll post pics at a later time, but I have a large nose with a hump, large turbinates, hanging columella. I also have breathing issues - deviated septum & my left nostril completely collapses when I breathe in hard. I can't wait to be able to breathe!

I had my consultation on 4/2/13. I felt so comfortable with this doctor and the staff. I was there for nearly 2 hrs & they answered all of my questions. I'm scheduled for a septoplasty/rhinoplasty on May 13th. I'm so ready, but I'm so nervous! I'm worried about not looking like myself, the possibility of not liking my new nose, and recovery time. I'm also worried about how my 3 year old will react to this. I have a supportive family. My mom understands. She just wants me to feel as beautiful as she sees me. My boyfriend doesn't really understand why I want to do this, but knows I've wanted to do this and that it'll make me happy. I really haven't told anyone else. I actually told my work that I'll need to take of to fix "breathing issues", not a "nose job". I hate that word lol. I'm also kind of nervous about how my coworkers will take my new appearance when I go back to work.

I've been reading on this site for the past few days and finally decided to "bite the bullet" and post on here. Everyone seems so supportive and understanding. I thought I was alone with some of my feelings until I read on here. Hoping that my story helps another person like some of the posts I read helped me! Feel free to comment or post on here. I'm also curious how the other mommys on here have discussed this with they're children and how they've reacted to the recovery (not being able to have mommy up and active).