39 Yr Old Septorhinoplasty

I've wanted to change my nose ever since i noticed a bump when I hit puberty. In those days I was waif thin and in hind sight I was pretty, although I never thought so at the time. My first boyfriend pointed out that I had a 'Roman nose', and that's where my insecurities started. In recent years I've noticed that my previously pretty front view has become crooked, not terribly but enough that I now avoid all photographs. I had also started to feel a little insecure about wrinkles that had cropped up on my forehead so I had some botox. When it wore off i had wrinkles around my eyes that weren't there before so I had those treated,but I wasn't happy with the outcome as I felt it had actually created wrinkles under my right eye that weren't there before. When I pointed it out to the woman who did it she said " well you're not symmetrical, surely you must know that?" well, that was it, from that moment on I felt hideously ugly. Previously I had thought that most of my misgivings about my nose were probably in my head, but now I had proof that other peopel noticed it too. I felt so depressed that night and finally blurted it out to my husband. I told him how I'd hated my nose for a long long time and I really didn't want to feel that way anymore. I told him I wanted surgery. All these years I've never mentioned it to him because I didn't want him to look at my any differently...he is incredibly good looking and I've never understood why he chose me! He was so understanding though, he told me that he thought I was beautiful and the botox nurse was a complete [RS bleep] to say that, but if I really wanted to change it then he would support me and pay for the surgery. What a relief! 

Unfortunately I am too chicken to tell my parents, so that has been weighing very heavily on my mind since i decided to go for it. I had my consultation with Mr harries who works for the Spire hospital group, he is an ENT who also specializes in cosmetic nose surgery. he told me that I have a very deviated septum that is partially blocking both nostrils, and I also have enlarged turbinates due to intrinsic rhinitis, as well as a hump on my bridge whish deviated slightly to one side. He was very nice and completely understood where I was coming rom and what i wanted done, and he agreed that it would greatly improve my appearance. he also said that the tip of my nose is very nice, and once the septum is straightened it would be symmetrical again. i told him that i'm not telling anyone about it ans asked how i would look when the cast comes off, and he told me there wouldn't be any swelling at all! Just possibly a little residual bruising...I've seen plenty of reviews on here of people with a LOT of swelling though, so I'm not entirely convinced! I ahve my second consult with him on the 5th Aug, 2 days before my surgery, when he will show me my morphed photos and also before and afters of previous patients. 

So that's where I'm at now, only a few days to go and the only person who knows is my husband! I've toyed with the idea of telling people about the functional septoplasty and leaving out the cosmetic part, but I'm worried that once they know I'm having something done they will notice the cosmetic changes, and I'm far too ashamed to admit to those! The alternative is to not mention it, make some excuses as to why i can't see anyone for a week and then hope no one notices anything when my cast is off! Am I mad? Possibly!! I would love to hear from anyone with similar guilt issues!