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This testimonial is going to start out like...
This testimonial is going to start out like everyone else's - I've never liked my nose.
I was never made fun of for it (at least not to my knowledge), but since I was about 15 or 16, it always bothered me. I would look at my profile in the mirror and hold my finger up against the side of my nose, imagining what it would look like without the hump on the bridge. Actually, I still do that, who am I kidding? But anyway, getting my nose done was always something that I thought of doing, but I never really seriously considered it. I could never fathom spending that amount of money on it, especially as a college student.
Fast forward a few years...now I'm 30. I still don't like pictures of myself - 9 out of 10 pictures taken of me look like my nose takes up at least half of the shot. One night, my boyfriend and I were talking about what, if possible, we would change about ourselves physically. I mentioned my insecurities about my nose. Conversation went further, and all of sudden I found myself researching surgeons.
I made appointments with 2 different surgeons in the area, and after I met with one, I knew I found the surgeon that I wanted. He had a great vibe about him, and after speaking with him I felt really at ease with my decision in general to get my nose fixed, let alone to let him do it. He emphasized that if I wanted a very drastic change, he was not the doctor for me - that he would create a very natural looking change that would fix my hump, but not create a nose that was obviously "done" looking. This was exactly what I wanted to hear.
So that consultation appointment was in July of 2012. I have my pre-op appointment in a couple days, where I'm assuming we'll finalize what my nose will (hopefully) look like, and they'll collect all my money. I guess I'll update this posting after that meeting!
I was never made fun of for it (at least not to my knowledge), but since I was about 15 or 16, it always bothered me. I would look at my profile in the mirror and hold my finger up against the side of my nose, imagining what it would look like without the hump on the bridge. Actually, I still do that, who am I kidding? But anyway, getting my nose done was always something that I thought of doing, but I never really seriously considered it. I could never fathom spending that amount of money on it, especially as a college student.
Fast forward a few years...now I'm 30. I still don't like pictures of myself - 9 out of 10 pictures taken of me look like my nose takes up at least half of the shot. One night, my boyfriend and I were talking about what, if possible, we would change about ourselves physically. I mentioned my insecurities about my nose. Conversation went further, and all of sudden I found myself researching surgeons.
I made appointments with 2 different surgeons in the area, and after I met with one, I knew I found the surgeon that I wanted. He had a great vibe about him, and after speaking with him I felt really at ease with my decision in general to get my nose fixed, let alone to let him do it. He emphasized that if I wanted a very drastic change, he was not the doctor for me - that he would create a very natural looking change that would fix my hump, but not create a nose that was obviously "done" looking. This was exactly what I wanted to hear.
So that consultation appointment was in July of 2012. I have my pre-op appointment in a couple days, where I'm assuming we'll finalize what my nose will (hopefully) look like, and they'll collect all my money. I guess I'll update this posting after that meeting!
So my surgery is in, oh...38 hours or so. Still...
So my surgery is in, oh...38 hours or so. Still not nervous, but I think that will change by tomorrow night. I'm just really excited...I keep telling people, which I should stop doing. I want to see if anyone would actually notice a change! Oh well.
I'm a high school teacher, so I spent all day making my sub plans and copies and what-not for the sub during the days I'll be out. My mom and dad will be taking care of me the first couple of days of my recovery since my boyfriend has to work this week, and I'm kinda looking forward to hanging out with my mom and watching Colin Firth movies and eating soup, haha.
Next time I update this will be after my surgery, whoa....
I'm a high school teacher, so I spent all day making my sub plans and copies and what-not for the sub during the days I'll be out. My mom and dad will be taking care of me the first couple of days of my recovery since my boyfriend has to work this week, and I'm kinda looking forward to hanging out with my mom and watching Colin Firth movies and eating soup, haha.
Next time I update this will be after my surgery, whoa....
I'm done! I went in at 7 this morning, and I...
I'm done!
I went in at 7 this morning, and I was so nervous - couldn't sit still, couldn't stop laughing at stuff. The anesthesia part, for me, was the worst. I'm really afraid of needles and all that stuff. They had me lie on this table that was set up with like an air mattress cocoon or something, it was nice and warm, which was good, because I was freezing in that medical robe. They put these things on my legs that contracted and expanded, I guess to keep my circulation going. Then they put the IV through a vein in my hand...SO uncomfortable. Then I was talking with the nurse about stuff, and all of a sudden I was awake and it was all over. Evidently, they gave me a drug that acted like a mind eraser. After they set me up with the anesthesia, I guess they needed to have me lucid enough to walk over (with some help) to the operating table, and the drug made it so I would have no recollection of that. So weird. Anyway, I woke up totally surprised it was already done!
They didn't have to break my nose to work on it, but they did have to take a graft of flesh from behind my ear to smooth out the bridge of my nose - evidently I have thin skin. I have stitches there, and that spot currently hurts worse than my nose does. The pain in general has been minimal, but I'm due for another Vicodin soon. A little bit of blood drips from my nose here and there, and I HATE the feeling of needing to blow my nose, so that's going to take some getting used to, but I can breathe A LITTLE through my nose, so that's nice.
All in all, a pretty easy experience! We'll see how the next couple of days treats me, though. As far as the rating goes, I'll say it was worth it so far....we'll see how I feel when I get my cast off! (Although I'm pretty confident I'm going to like it)
I went in at 7 this morning, and I was so nervous - couldn't sit still, couldn't stop laughing at stuff. The anesthesia part, for me, was the worst. I'm really afraid of needles and all that stuff. They had me lie on this table that was set up with like an air mattress cocoon or something, it was nice and warm, which was good, because I was freezing in that medical robe. They put these things on my legs that contracted and expanded, I guess to keep my circulation going. Then they put the IV through a vein in my hand...SO uncomfortable. Then I was talking with the nurse about stuff, and all of a sudden I was awake and it was all over. Evidently, they gave me a drug that acted like a mind eraser. After they set me up with the anesthesia, I guess they needed to have me lucid enough to walk over (with some help) to the operating table, and the drug made it so I would have no recollection of that. So weird. Anyway, I woke up totally surprised it was already done!
They didn't have to break my nose to work on it, but they did have to take a graft of flesh from behind my ear to smooth out the bridge of my nose - evidently I have thin skin. I have stitches there, and that spot currently hurts worse than my nose does. The pain in general has been minimal, but I'm due for another Vicodin soon. A little bit of blood drips from my nose here and there, and I HATE the feeling of needing to blow my nose, so that's going to take some getting used to, but I can breathe A LITTLE through my nose, so that's nice.
All in all, a pretty easy experience! We'll see how the next couple of days treats me, though. As far as the rating goes, I'll say it was worth it so far....we'll see how I feel when I get my cast off! (Although I'm pretty confident I'm going to like it)