Don't look at me

Day 7 post op

Visit to the clinic today, which by the way is a 32 mile round trip.

Was hoping the yellow umpalumpa look would have gone away by today but no such luck.

Lots of concealer latter and I looked like a £1 tranny after a hard night on the gin. This will not do at all, I cost a lot more than £1 !

A quick wash, run over with a bit of bronzer, that will do.

Must have been in the clinic all of 10 minutes. The best comment made was "omg can't believe how bruised you are. Look it goes all the way down. "

"OK so we'll see you next week for your cast off. Thank you for coming. Goodbye "

I've really just spent 2 hours driving, frightening the public for this non-clinic chat?

Anyway onto today's photo.

The face of many colours

Omg I have the most beautiful rainbow going on with my face.
So much for the arnica. I don't think the bruising could have been any worse.

Lesson to learn - Do not trust homeopathic clap trap remedies !

Not been out of the house yet, dare not show the face in public. Off to the clinic tomorrow for a check up, hopefully not scaring too many motorists on the way.
Think plenty of concealer and bronzer is going to be the order of the day.

Cast still staying on for another week, kind of glad about that as the nose is still quite tender so if the nurse touches it I won't be the only one in the clinic tomorrow with a black eye.

May the 4th be with you

Worst night sleep ever, didn't know what to do with myself, up and out of bed constantly throughout the night. Just not gonna be able to sleep on my back :(
So spent the day with a constant headache due to lack of sleep. Hopefully will be overtired tonight that I just pass out.
Still no pain, just still uncomfortable with the cast causing pressure on the nose.
If asked to go through this again ...

No

No

No!

Day 3 post op.

Made it to day three, not that it was that hard to get here.
Had no pain at all, not taken any pain meds. Came home with a big box of codeine but do n't really wanna get off my tits flying about the house on that stuff.
Can breath slightly throughout left nostril but right side still totally blocked with swelling and that's the side constantly running with bloody snot.
Nice!
So other than dry lips and a very sore throat, did I mention sore swollen very sore throat.
Thinking maybe now the decision not to mention I had a slight cold to the hospital before might not have been a good choice.
Not really sure how much to clean in there so just running a cotton bud soaked in warm water round the inside. Mmmm bliss.
That and the ice packs every 2 hours, might be easier to stick my head in the freezer.

Got bored with snooker, listening to Kylie, she always makes everything better. :)

Quick quick quick

PS came to see me this morning ... Think they must have been in the room less than a minute :/ tried to keep asking things but obviously they were in too much of a hurry to be elsewhere.
All I managed to get was , yes it's very bruised, not as bad a some tho. Put some arnica cream on it. Tried ... TRIED. ! To get your nose straight but may go back to one side again.
FFS. this is why I wanted septoplasty aswel.
Bit of a downer that.
Well everything I have done at my choice. No 1 else to blame ... Is there ?

Done !

Laying in my hospital bed , 2 black eyes. Aching nose. Can't believe it's happened. Only took just over an hour.
Was taken to theatre at 1300 woke up in recover about 1430
Was having such nice dreams aswell.
Should do this more often. Best sleep I've had in ages.
Probably all the drugs pumped into me.
No going back now.
So so hungry. Nurse is bringing me some toast !

Toast !
I need pizza n ice cream !
So gotta keep the cast on for 2 weeks. That's gonna kill me waiting to see the results. Good job. Bad job. Arrggg

Excited.com

Sat on the train on my way, new nose here I come !!!
This time tomorrow will be tears either happiness or horror, can't wait to find out.

'twas the night before...

Eeeep!

The phrase I need is - I'm shitting bricks !

Would have been a nice touch if my HMG nurse had rang or txt to say good luck, but then this is HMG, I'm not surprised.

Hoping for some sleep tonight, up early tomorrow for the 4 hour track to Manchester.

Still ill

Had a small panic attack today, or I presume it was, I did come over all funny n sick feeling realising my op is only 2 days away!

2 days

OMG

Still have a small cold, sore throat, can't decide now if that's the stress of what I'm about to do or I really am ill.
Maybe it's all the extra vit c
Or the arnica
Or a sign...
Having visions of arriving at the hospital for them to say no! Your too sick! Go home.
It's not helping with the stress levels or sleeping.
Maybe talking to someone about it might help, but as I have told no one .. Even lied to my stepdad who's picking me up that the op I'm having is a small nasal op to help with my breathing.
Nothing major.
Nothing major at all...
Only person who understands me is my cat!

Delete Delete Delete

So about 4 hours ago I posted to the blog ---

""So hate hate hate my pictures now, Am I going to blog these pics....

Now sat here with my finger over the publish button.. So so difficult

So here we are and why I'm having surgery, Just 1 look and the points are obvious.

Bumpy, Asymetrical, Pointy arrrrr :(

Hoping my PS can do what Im hoping, 3 days to go and still having doubts.

Maybe I should just be happy with the way I look,

Maybe.

But then again with a thing like that stuck on my face, its not going to happen!""

Picture Deleted

maybe this time next week I will have the confidence to post them and keep them posted.

Oh no :(

Typical!

Spent the last 2 weeks staying away from people with colds, sniffles, coughing and sputtering, spreading their germs everywhere.

Woke this morning with sniffles and a sore throat. Surgery is in 4 days time...

Decided I'm not going to tell the surgeon/hospital about this, upping my dose of Vit C to 2000mg a day.
Plenty of Honey and hot lemon drinks.

My perfect nose is so close, can't believe there's a chance its not going to happen, if I have to wait longer I don't think I can cope with all the stress again.

Had a few cheeky squirts of Vicks First Defence... this is not on the banned list medicines NOT to take... probably end up with an MJ nose at this rate.

1 week to go and..

Sill not a happy bunny with HMG,

Part of the conditions of surgery is that a responsible person has to collect you from hospital and escort you home. HMG have the right to cancel the procedure if this is not complied with and all resultant cost and cancelation charges will apply.

Very sensible and wise.

1 week to go and my responsible person backs out and can no longer collect me... arrrg!

What to do, what to do, I'll phone my nurse councillor, she will be able to advise help.
I no longer have anyone to pick me up after surgery, any suggestions?

-- the Hospital is in Manchester, approx. 2 hours drive from me --

If I turn up they could cancel the surgery?
"Yes that a possibility, you will need to find someone to collect you."

Getting the distinct impression HMG don't give a $%@*, they have my money, goodbye

"There is a private chauffeur car that we have used in the past, they might be able to help"

Will that be classed as a responsible person by the hospital?

"I couldn't say"

Arrrg!

Fine, I'll have to sort something out, stressed out as I am, thank you for all you help.

Was trying to keep this surgery to myself, but will have to ask family now, Hi mum and BTW can you collect me from Manchester after my nose surgery?
"Nose surgery? what what what?, when? next week? you should have said!"

Oh well, least that that sorted.

Date & Place

So surgery is booked for the 1st May 2013 at Oaklands Hospital, Manchester. With surgeon Dr Helena Singerova.

Taxi to Nottingham booked.
Train tickets from Nottingham booked.
Transport home booked.

Everythings going well. :)

The Consultation

Had the consultation with Plastic Surgeon today , Dr Helena Singerova.

A bit of research online before had come up with mixed reviews and one of them that she can't speak very good English and hard to make her understand what you want.

Was only kept waiting about 20mins, sat down and her very first question to me was
"SO you want rhinoplasty?"

Yes please that why I'm here. 

Dr S looked at my nose as I explained what I wanted, bump gone! nose straight, smaller tip.

"Yes yes we can do that, it will be closed surgery."

Even though I have a deviated septum from having my nose broken when I was younger? I don't need a septoplasty also as another surgeon has mentioned?

"No no, I can do with closed"

OK, still not convinced but..

Dr S then pulled out 2 very poor A4 pics with images of before and after nose surgeries.

"This is how yours will be, even though its picture of lady"

"Nice and straight, you not want curve as you are male"

OK, you seem to know what your talking about

So will my nose end up straight and symmetrical? At which point the Nurse? admin staff who was sitting in on the consultation chirped in that yes it will be straight which is why the cast has to stay on for 2 weeks! although the cartilage does have memory and my deviate back to its original position.

2 Weeks! May go back! :|

Left feeling kind of happy, back next week for pre op bloods and things.