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Long and Pointy Nose
UPDATED FROM INeedANewNosePronto
3 months pre
Getting the ball rolling!
$5,999
Okay, so I finally found my doctor, put the down payment towards my surgery, and I have my surgery date! I chose to go with Dr Elam. I loved his before and after photos. I knew he could work a miracle on me (I hope and pray he does). My surgery is on the 28th of June. I am so excited! If any of his former patients, or if anyone else has any advice please share it!! I have never been to Orange county
UPDATED FROM INeedANewNosePronto
3 months pre
More hideous nose pictures
Here are some more nose pictures. It's hard to tell quite how big my nose its with the of my face gone, but I'm trying to stay anonymous.
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UPDATED FROM INeedANewNosePronto
6 months pre
Sinus rinse OR Neti pot?
I posted this in the forum and no one has responded so I'll ask it here. For those of you have had your surgery, did you use a Neti pot or a sinus rinse? Which should I purchase? It's a little ways off but I'm a planner so I'm getting everything taken care of. Any other advice on what to buy? So far I have one my list of things to get:
-Bromelaine (what dosage do I get? )
-Arnica gel and pills
-Memory foam neck pillow
-Biotene mouth spray
-Cough drops/vitamin drops
-Chap stick
Anything else?????
-Bromelaine (what dosage do I get? )
-Arnica gel and pills
-Memory foam neck pillow
-Biotene mouth spray
-Cough drops/vitamin drops
-Chap stick
Anything else?????
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December 22, 2015
Sinus Rinse is way better in my opinion because you can control the pressure of the bottle, which you cannot do with a Neti Pot. Good luck!
December 22, 2015
Also, if you are getting a closed rhinoplasty, you likely won't need any help with healing (though I guess it can't hurt). I only had bruising and swelling for 2 days and I had work on my bridge and tip done. I did not use any supplements. The memory foam pillow will help for sure, as will the chapstick! I also recommend keeping Vitamin Water or Gatorade next to where you sleep (with a straw) because you may wake up with dry mouth at night.
December 22, 2015
Hi. I am still using sinus rinse (will be 6weeks on 24th December). I started using arnica tablets 2 weeks prior to surgery and believe it helped as I did not bruise severely.x
January 2, 2016
Arnicare makes little pellet pills that I took starting the Saturday before my surgery, so I technically started three days before my surgery. I never used at rinses of the sort. I had septoplasty too, so I don't have experience with anything other than letting it simply drain. I slept in a recliner for the first few days, so a neck pillow would beneficial. Make sure you have enough extra gauze pads to change your dressing. It will most likely bleed for the first two days, subsiding and turning clear on the third. A really great Chapstick will help with your insanely dry lips that you will get. Make sure you have reusable cups with a straw. You won't be using a cup the way you normally do. Comfortable clothes to leave the facility in. A zip up bra / button up shirt (you won't want something to pull over your head). Oh! I went through an entire box of q-tips after I was allowed to start cleaning my nose out after 48 hours. Hope this helps.
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It's too bad you have to wait till JUNE! OMG. That's okay, it'll be time to go under before you know it.
I think you will be surprised by how minimal the pain is after. That really shocked me. I was at the movie theater by day 3 after.
There was only 1 thing that caught be by surprise: that bizarre transition from being relaxed in the operating room, to opening my eyes to discover that I was in recovery after the surgery, all bandaged up, loopy and unable to breathe through my nose (for obvious reasons).
That transition was alarming and had me frantic for about 10 seconds before I was calm. I don't say that to scare you (or anyone out there), it just wasn't something I had expected. It was jolting.
Enjoy your new nose soon!