Poland MediConsult Nose Surgery

Most surgeries in Poland are around the same price, this one was one of the cheapest (cheapest was £2000) but Nina was really responsive and helpful to my emails, which made me feel more comfortable than many of the other places i emailed.

Although I am very very scared for the procedure now! as i cannot find any reviews anywhere of MediConsult.
I'm scared of needles, and have a habit of fainting, and i'm scared something will go wrong with the surgery and i will be left with a worse nose than before. Currently I'm hoping for the best.

Just over a week until i fly to Poland for my surgery. In the past few week's i've had a few panics, and Nina from Mediconsult has been so amazing, she answers all my questions on the same day and is very supportive of even ridiculous enquiries.

For me this is a very scary step, I am so scared of needles, so the pre blood tests and anesthetization have been really haunting me. Here is a little more information i found for people who may have the same thing: http://www.needlephobia.com

I have been doing self CBT- or exposure therapy by looking at photo's of needles to video's of phlebotomies and i'm getting so much braver and better, thinking about it doesn't make me dizzy or give me palpitations as much anymore and i hope to keep on working on it. I also use distraction methods- so i've downloaded a fast paced funny video for me to watch while they do the test/insert the needles, some calming music etc.


A little more background. I am 22 years old, and have wanted my nose done since i was 18. I don't have a particularly big nose or a bump, i am just unhappy with the shape, and every single say i am very conscious of it and always edit photo's and try to make it look as small as possible. My ex boyfriend who i was with from 17-21 years old was always completely opposed to it, he said he would consider leaving me if i got it done and he would just not be happy. However he cheated on me and we haven't spoken in a year so i think this is a good time to fix the things about myself to fit my image of myself rather than his.

I've been a bit of a nose obsesionalist since i was 13, after having a crush on a boy with a really big nose i started to observe noses and it all escalated to when i was 18 and had this idea of the perfect nose in my head, and i wanted that. Like i feel like my nose doesn't fit my personality, or it's not really a part of me, i know it all sounds weird but this is a place to be honest.

Also I'm worried about telling my friends and family, i live away from home and so the bruising will go down by the time i see them, although i think inevitably they will notice. I feel like there is a stigma attached to people who have plastic surgery (think of Rachel from friends or Regina George) that they are really fake or superficial. I am really not the sort of person who care's much about appearances or having expensive clothes or fake hair/nails, so i think all my family and friends would be really shocked to find out i spent so much money and the pain/time on surgery. Also people in the future may judge me for it. But i really feel like this is something I really need to do or i will spend every day for the rest of my life thinking i should have done it, or wondering if i'd be happier if i had it done.

So i payed a £250 deposit for my nose, the remaining price i pay for the surgery will be £1829 , plus £30 each way for airport transfers to the hospital. Which is just over half of what i would have payed in England.

I will keep this updated and hopefully add some photo's eventually.

I woke up at 5:30 this morning for the flight, then a private bus picked meup from the berlin airport for 37euro(which includes my journey back) When i arrived i couldn't even believe how clean the place is- it's spotless i've never been somewhere so clean in my life. The woman at reception can speak english and explained what was going to happen again even though Nina sent me many emails with lot's of information. I was shown to my bedroom- which again was spotless and was given towls, a dressing robe and my surgery tunic, hair net and socks. I filled out some simple paperwork. Nina came to see me to explain the alarm, bed and reassure me, she was very kind and helpful. I went for my blood test which was quick and easy and i didn't even pass out. The nurses here can't speak english but they are gentle, and you get a smack card of polish-english translations for anything you might want to say. There's free wifi, a tv and comfy bed in the room(also a faux fur blanket which i love and want to steal- it's so cosy. Then i waited an hour for my consultation- - just cuddled with my blanket, sent messages to my family and friends and watched movies. Then the doctor/surgeon ( Andrzej Dmytrzak ) came and introduced himself- he's very charismatic and kind. and i went for a consultation with two surgeons and two anaesthetists, all of whom speak english and are friendly. They explain the procedure in detail, discuss any problems and make sure you are getting what you want. I was then given two tablets to take and went back to the room, where the receptionist came and i made the payment. Then within half an hour a nurse comes with a wheelchair and takes you to the operating room where you are anaesthetised, which was the bit i was most scared about, but it was ok and he kept talking to me kindly so i was distracted. Then i don't remember much until i woke up in the recovery room, i had a bad headache and could feel the needle in my hand, but they gave me painkillers and antibiotics and i was allowed to drink (haven't eaten or drank since 7am- it's now 8pm) then when you are feeling ok they take you in a wheelchair back to the room where i am now and feel totally fine- just a tiny insignificant ache in my nose and hand(from the cannula) but i'm a [RS bleep] with needles/cannula's and a blocked nose, with a small amount of blood running from it.