You know through the years Dr. S has been my go to guy for any facial/neck stuff and he is done quite a bit of work on my nose over the years. This time, we planned to fix a slightly deviated septum and "tuck" in a valve on the outside of my nose. We had pre-authorized for a "graft" which I am not 100% sure what that would entail but luckily, I woke up without any hurting ribs or ear so we must not have done that part. What I do know is he told my Mom that we couldn't get my nose straight and it is to the left a little and I have splints both inside and outside of my nose. I've never had splints inside my nose. It feels like the inside is a huge battlefield and it is very tender. I'm 2 days post surgery and I am still bleeding so I have the drip pad under my nose...and I am breathing through my mouth. My eyes have turned black in the inside corners.
As with any nose/face surgery, I can't bend over for awhile (not sure how long but at least a week). I need to sleep sitting up. No physical activity. My lips hurt. My teeth hurt. And I had 3 lesions removed from my head so I have a sore head big time.
What is good is I feel pretty good overall. I've had family helping me and lots of love and support from my friends. And today I got to shower and wash my hair which was wonderful. I have a follow up appointment tomorrow afternoon. I know he will suck out my nose which will be wonderful. Next Thursday, I believe I have scheduled to get stitches and splints out (Yikes!!). I also went for a drive with Mom today to go get groceries and medicine.
Wanna see?
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| Just home from the hospital. Not that attractive. |
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| John said I looked like a kitty on day 2 with my nose pad. So I took a Snapchat with a filter to make it really so. Thank god for a good filter. |
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