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Upper/Lower Blepharoplasty Tomorrow, Verrrry Nervous - West Chester, PA
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>.< SO tomorrow's the big day. I'm terrified....
Caterpillar8December 2, 2013
WORTH IT$6,400
>.< SO tomorrow's the big day. I'm terrified. Mostly because I'm afraid I won't wake up. Gah! I'm an anxiety ridden mess and can't sleep, I'm so nervous. Does anyone else feel selfish or like a bad parent for PS? My greatest fear is having an issue with the anesthesia and leaving my kids motherless. I'm in tears thinking about it, but at the same time, I'm so unhappy looking so tired and haggard all the time when I feel so young and vibrant on the inside. I truly hope I'm making the right decision.
I will post pre-op and post op pics each day, starting in the morning prior to surgery. Fingers crossed!
I will post pre-op and post op pics each day, starting in the morning prior to surgery. Fingers crossed!
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Day.after and I'm not dead!
Caterpillar8December 3, 2013
Which is awesome! That was my biggest fear. I truly believe ican handle just about anything else. So now for the nitty and the gritty. Pain is minimal. Discomfort and annoyance is maximal :0p Like, I feel as if the sandman came the visit and overrated his welcome and then added some rock salt to his mix. Not because I slept well (I did not) but because my eyes feel like they're filled with little sharp things that are a constant irritant. Swelling is in full effect despite hella amounts of cold compresses thru the night so it very difficult to see. Most of the time I've just kept my eyes closed. Bruising is minimal at this point and I'm hoping that's a good sign. We ahall see. At this point I'm in a good frame of mind in spite of my concern that my eyes have a very distinct uptilt now that I'm hoping is just a result of the swelling. I've always had almond shaped eyes with a slight uptilt when I was younger (I'm forty now so they've fallen some) but this looks drastic and definitely not something I wanted. That said, I'm withholding judgment because a: it's day 1 post surgery and my eyes are nearly swollen shut and b: I love and trust my doctor.
Has anyone else had this happen with an upper/lower blepharaplasty? Where they felt early on that the outside corners of their eyes looked very high and almost alien? See pics before and day after.
More tomorrow!
Has anyone else had this happen with an upper/lower blepharaplasty? Where they felt early on that the outside corners of their eyes looked very high and almost alien? See pics before and day after.
More tomorrow!
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Oh and also, headache?
Caterpillar8December 3, 2013
Forgot to add that I've had a pretty constant headache, probably from the anesthesia and narcotics etc but I wish it would go away.
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December 4, 2013
I know how you feel about having the parent guilt over elective surgery. I have it too. I'm having surgery later this month and I have a toddler. I'll be happy to have this problem corrected finally, but I'm feeling guilting and anxious as well. I'm glad it turned out okay for you.
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I felt the exact same way and I was terrified of the anesthesia. I basically let it all out and explained all my fears to the anesthesiologist and he was really great at assuring me by explaining that he would be with me the entire time I was under and until I woke up. They give you some sort of relaxer before they wheel you in and you become pretty indifferent to everything (it is like being sort of drunk but not out of control). Then once you are settled in the OR you get the general in your IV and your eyes just close, nothing dramatic. Then what feels like a second later you wake up in recovery.
Something else that made me feel better was knowing that you aren't under for very long for this type of surgery, and because it is not a very invasive surgery you are very low risk as far as having complications or issues while it is happening.
I hope that helps ease your fears! Deep breaths and a positive outlook really help too :)
Will be thinking about you tomorrow
Looking forward to your pics and updates- so glad it went well! Enjoy your downtime while you can (it is so hard as a mom!).