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Car Accident Nightmare--Broken Nose Repair
I was rear-ended in October of 2012. The air bag did not deploy and my face hit the steering wheel. The impact broke my sunglasses and my nose. I was 32 years old and had never had a broken bone or surgery of any kind (unless you count the removal of four wisdom teeth at age 26 under anesthesia). I was unemployed at the time, had no health insurance, and I was terrified. My lawyer managed to help me out with letters of promise, as my case was definitely a "sure thing." (It really was; that wasn't sarcasm.) I did receive the maximum policy limit, which covered everything (legal fees and surgery), but it took 11 months to get the money in-hand. Eleven months! Thank you, U.S. legal system. (Now, that was sarcasm.) I could have grown an entire human being from scratch in my womb in a shorter amount of time! Unfortunately, I was in pain and really needed surgery ASAP. I had to pay for some of the appointments with the surgeon and the allergist out-of-pocket, but the CT clinic and the anesthesiologist accepted the lawyer's letter of promise and Dr. Ducic's office worked with me financially, as well. Baylor Hospital made me pay a minimum of $8,000 (which came right out of my personal savings account and that really hurt at the time), but they accepted the letter of promise for the balance.
Dr. Ducic is amazing. He told me at my consultation that my nose, indeed, was broken... which I had guessed, but the swelling remained so bad that no X-Ray could have confirmed it for quite some time. I had a CT and my allergist told me it "was a go." There was a surgical cancellation at Dr. Ducic's office, so I was worked in rather quickly. (Less time to panic.)
The day prior to the surgery, I was given a nasty, rough, excruciating MRSA test (swab) and the nurse at Baylor really didn't seem to care that the surgery was on my nose. After she pulled the swab out, I began to feel both inner sides of my left nostril touching each other. (This was the worst part of my experience.) When I went in for surgery, my husband was told the nostril had already collapsed. (I knew exactly when it happened after I was informed. I know it was the rough MRSA swab.) Unexpectedly, during my surgery, my right nostril fell as well. I had enough septum for grafts, though. I was previously told I would need a graft, anyway, as my nose had to be re-broken for correction. Dr. Ducic comes with his fantastic reputation for a reason--he solved the problem and worked quickly. The collapse barely added an extra 30 minutes to the procedure.
The surgery was easy--the pain medicine was definitely needed in the recovery, though. I suffered some pretty intense nausea in the beginning, but was up and around the very next day. I did have to wear splints and a hard, plastic Denver cast for about 3 weeks. Three weeks with splints and a "nose cone" is a lot of time. The splints actually seemed to keep my airway pretty open. I could breathe as soon as the swelling went down a little. I live in a small town, so my appearance sparked stares and wonder with the locals. (I won't lie: I actually found that part a little amusing and started people-watching while they watched me as I shopped. It was definitely rude, but I'm a writer... As the criticism wasn't constructive, I was pretty good at ignoring it. It was easier knowing that the cast was just a temporary necessity. In the end, I was very glad Dr. Ducic left it on that long, as I felt I needed the protection. I read later that you never want the cast or bandages removed too soon.)
My splints and cast were removed (no pain--just a little discomfort, because those splints are BIG) just in time for a successful job interview. You better believe I grabbed the health insurance as soon as possible! ;-)
My nose is nearly four years old, now. It is a tiny bit smaller than my original nose, but I'm the only one who notices that. I absolutely love it. It's even better than my original nose--yet the details are so slight that only I can tell.
Dr. Ducic is amazing. He told me at my consultation that my nose, indeed, was broken... which I had guessed, but the swelling remained so bad that no X-Ray could have confirmed it for quite some time. I had a CT and my allergist told me it "was a go." There was a surgical cancellation at Dr. Ducic's office, so I was worked in rather quickly. (Less time to panic.)
The day prior to the surgery, I was given a nasty, rough, excruciating MRSA test (swab) and the nurse at Baylor really didn't seem to care that the surgery was on my nose. After she pulled the swab out, I began to feel both inner sides of my left nostril touching each other. (This was the worst part of my experience.) When I went in for surgery, my husband was told the nostril had already collapsed. (I knew exactly when it happened after I was informed. I know it was the rough MRSA swab.) Unexpectedly, during my surgery, my right nostril fell as well. I had enough septum for grafts, though. I was previously told I would need a graft, anyway, as my nose had to be re-broken for correction. Dr. Ducic comes with his fantastic reputation for a reason--he solved the problem and worked quickly. The collapse barely added an extra 30 minutes to the procedure.
The surgery was easy--the pain medicine was definitely needed in the recovery, though. I suffered some pretty intense nausea in the beginning, but was up and around the very next day. I did have to wear splints and a hard, plastic Denver cast for about 3 weeks. Three weeks with splints and a "nose cone" is a lot of time. The splints actually seemed to keep my airway pretty open. I could breathe as soon as the swelling went down a little. I live in a small town, so my appearance sparked stares and wonder with the locals. (I won't lie: I actually found that part a little amusing and started people-watching while they watched me as I shopped. It was definitely rude, but I'm a writer... As the criticism wasn't constructive, I was pretty good at ignoring it. It was easier knowing that the cast was just a temporary necessity. In the end, I was very glad Dr. Ducic left it on that long, as I felt I needed the protection. I read later that you never want the cast or bandages removed too soon.)
My splints and cast were removed (no pain--just a little discomfort, because those splints are BIG) just in time for a successful job interview. You better believe I grabbed the health insurance as soon as possible! ;-)
My nose is nearly four years old, now. It is a tiny bit smaller than my original nose, but I'm the only one who notices that. I absolutely love it. It's even better than my original nose--yet the details are so slight that only I can tell.
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