Love my nose - he helped me breathe and increased my confidence

(Photos in order: 1. End result, 2&3. Before Dr Ward, 4. Surgery, 5. Proof of Unexpected Miracle, 6&7. Second chance at life)
Hang tight... this review is a bit long but well worth the read!
My journey began 8 years ago with an accidental headbutt to my nose which broke the bridge into a few pieces. One of the pieces ended up almost blocking the opening to my sinus cavity which made it so I always had sinus infection because it wouldn't drain properly. When antibiotics wouldn't keep it at bay my only other option was sinus and reconstruction surgery. The ENT that I chose did well opening and clearing out my infected tissue, but he really messed up on the structure of my nose. After 2 surgeries with him, my nose collapsed from the inside. I was so discouraged and felt cheated. He was very uncaring and sent me on my way, even though he could clearly see how poorly my outcome was.
After letting it heal for a year, I set up a consultation with Dr Ward where he told me that my nose would be a really difficult case for him to do. He was very reassuring and told me that if either he or I weren't happy with the result that he would stand behind his work as long as I did my part in the healing journey. This journey required a lot of patience, persistence, trust, optimism, and hope, but it also caused feelings of frustration that my body was not healing very well. My experience with Dr Ward has spanned 5 years consisting of: Four surgeries, one rib cartilage graft, one ear graft, many many many steroid injections to break down all the scar tissue that my body insisted on forming, medications, nightly compression taping, daily nose massages, and more. It has been a lot but Dr Ward has always been optimistic and persistent that we will get the outcome that we both love.
BUT
Here's where the story gets crazy! After my 6th and final surgery Dr Ward suggested that I try to take Accutane which helps calm the sebaceous glands, which reduces the inflammation, which in theory could hopefully help prevent my nose forming scar tissue that it desperately always wants to make lots of. During month 3 of Accutane I notice that my nose is bleeding more frequently and my hair is becoming really dry and I was shedding a lot and I thought 'that it ok because I would rather have to regrow hair than have another surgery'. Month 4 my nose bleeds get worse, and I start bleeding in another area after working out, but its not something that I am not already used to as a female, so now I am bleeding often from 2 areas from Accutane. Month 5, oh, month 5... I started bleeding profusely from a 3rd area, and I knew that something was really wrong. The tissue in my body was too thin and I immediately stopped taking the medication. My bloodwork looked awful which needed help, and a colonoscopy was also promptly ordered. I felt like I just could not catch a break and felt very angry that I have had so many setbacks all stemming from my stupid nose. I promise this is relevant and not a tangent... So, I go in for a colonoscopy and the GI physician found the source of the bleeding confirming what we thought it originally was... and he also found 3 larger colon polyps considering my age, the largest one being 9mm. After the tissues was tested, they were indeed precancerous and the dr thinks that they began growing 9-10 years ago. He said that I was most likely about 1-2 years away from colon cancer. This would have been 5 years before the age of regular screening at 45 years old!!!
Here is my takeaway:
Had I not broken my nose, had I not gone to the wrong Dr, had I not gone to Dr Ward, had he not said that he stands behind his work, had he not prescribed Accutane, had I not developed a weird reaction, had I not had a colonoscopy, I would have had colon cancer in my very near future. What I was calling 'unfortunate and discouraging trials' ended up being some of the biggest blessings of my life.
Today, I now have a big smile behind the camera. Not only because I finally love my nose, but because I feel like I have more life to live. Thank you Dr Ward, not only did you help me breathe and increase my confidence, but you unknowingly very well could have saved my life.