Rhinoplasty, Septoplasty & Bilateral Turbinate Reduction - Tampa, FL

I've never liked the shape or size of my nose. After having several consultations at different times in my life, but ultimately never going through with it, I finally decided I was ready to do it. All I can say so far, is that I look much worse than I feel. When I first got out of surgery my throat was extremely painful from the tube and dryness, but my nose really didn't hurt. I have packing in my nose which isn't allowing me to breath and that is a very unpleasant feeling. Not painful, just annoying.
When I first came home from surgery my nose was still bleeding and I had to wear a drip pad underneath. But, by the morning I only had to dab at my nose a little if I feel any drip. It's not bleeding, but more of clear mucus and a little blood once in a while. I have packing in my nose so I'm sure it's catching it. I really haven't needed much in the way of pain medication. I took some last night to help me sleep, but today I've been able to get by with acetaminophen. My throat is very dry from breathing through my mouth so I am using cough drops and drinking plenty of fluids. My skin under my splint is very itchy which is also annoying, but other than that I really can't believe how well I'm feeling today.
Everyone at the Surgery Center was wonderful, and my Doctor has been great. He called today to check up on me, and I am doing so much better than I thought I'd be the first day out of surgery. I have to wait for five more days before I get the packing removed from my nose. That's a long time!

If you are considering this surgery:
Buy a wedge pillow and a travel pillow. They have helped me sleep well in an elevated position and not move my head to one side.

I got extremely nauseous from the anesthesia when I had my breast implants done. I told the anesthesiologist, and he gave me something in my IV and also a patch so I wouldn't throw up. No one wants to be throwing up after a nose job. Both worked beautifully. I never felt sick at all.

I'm really surprised how well I'm feeling. I'm not in a lot of pain, just uncomfortable. Although I have been religious about using the VitaMedica Bromelain and Arnica, I'm bruised way more than I would have imagined. I'm really swollen, and the swelling is going down into my cheeks . I've had no bleeding at all since the surgery, just a lot of mucous which is annoying because you can't blow your nose. I have no problem getting up and moving around the house. I really haven't had much of an appetite, and the only foods that I can comfortably eat are soft. I tried to eat a cracker, and it felt awful. Not painful, but just really uncomfortable. Sleeping propped up is not so bad, but I have been getting up every few hours to try to get comfortable. The other thing that is a little hard to get used to is keeping on the compression tights. I didn't know I would have to wear them for an entire week! They're to prevent blood clots, so they're definitely important, but annoying.