Posts by Maria Hall92

Kate Taylor59 said:Honestly, I’m looking back at myself and wondering where that sudden burst of courage came from before the surgery... it was like I wasn't even fully processing what was happening. I was practically eyeing the restroom just so I could hurry up and get onto the table! xD The whole crew was wonderful—everyone was joking around, and the recovery room was actually quite cozy; you’d almost want to take a nap in there. As for the actual operating room, though... xD
All in all, it was a perfect ten. I didn't feel the anesthesia kick in, nor did I feel the IV being inserted—nothing at all. I kept thinking to myself, "I can't believe I'm actually here." When I woke up, my family told me I had a huge smile on my face, and the first thing I asked was, "Wait, what did they operate on?" xD
The only thing that gave me a bit of anxiety was that operating table. It felt tiny! I was genuinely worried I might slide right off the edge, haha! :P

Bravo! You know how it goes—it passes in the blink of an eye. You just have to deal with the tampons for a bit. When do you have to remove the mold? 🙂

driftingmoose47 said:Maria Hall92, I’ve been a bit out of the loop myself🙂 honestly, once I figure out how this all works (I just discovered the main directory for these threads on the forum, and even the forum itself 🤣) and once I gather enough nerve—maybe after a quick glass of bourbon—I'll take a photo, send it over, and let you be the judge. Fingers crossed I can get it done sometime this week! 😂

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Rachel Fisher97 said:So, I was thinking... 😁
after everything, one weird question popped into my head... do they hook you up to that machine where you can actually hear your own heartbeat? 😛
And another thing—do they put a needle in your hand during the surgery, if you know what I mean, like right in the vein 😁?
I know what you're probably thinking... that I've watched way too many medical dramas 😍, but honestly, I just obsess over every little detail and it keeps me up at night 😲 🙂
Oh, and thanks for putting up with me 😁

Well, look, stormyharbor2 already gave you an answer, but yeah, they clip a little sensor onto your finger to monitor your pulse, so you can hear those rhythmic beats 🙂
As for the needle, yes, they start an IV, but you won't feel a thing while the surgery is happening...
Honestly, you're stressing out over the wrong things! 😁 Instead of worrying about how your nose is going to look afterward, you're worried about whether the room is going to sound like "beep, beep, beep" 😁

driftingmoose47 said:but I'm really hoping Tony will set things straight for me this time so I can finally get this out of my head🙂 😂

Hmm, wait a second—what do you mean "from the last time"?

Rachel Fisher97 said:Isusek😲 wait, how exactly did you manage to pull that off? Were you already high at the time?😁

Look, alright, that happened right after the injection 🙂. And even if it hadn't, they have to cuff you—it's not like you're in a prison camp or anything 😁 haha, so why stress over such nonsense? 😁

Rachel Fisher97 said:well...

Could you please just clarify one thing for me? I’ve heard they tie your hands down... did they tie yours too 😲?

They certainly did mine... but honestly, they have to. Just imagine if you accidentally smacked yourself right in the nose mid-surgery!

rustygardener172 said:And honestly, I’m still out here dealing with some nasal congestion issues even though my surgery was nine months ago. But you know what? It’s really not a big deal. If anything, the whole process was worth it just for the relief—at least now I can actually breathe through my nose without any trouble! 😁

So, I finally picked up some saline solution and a syringe. Here’s my little routine: I fill the syringe with the saline, then give a quick squirt into one nostril and then the other. To make sure it really gets in there, I blow out through one side while plugging the other nostril with my finger—it's like clearing out a clogged pipe to get everything flowing smoothly!

I just stumbled upon this video, and I honestly can't stop thinking about it. It’s one of those pieces that really makes you pause and reflect on how we perceive things. You know when you're watching something and it hits you with a perspective you hadn't even considered? That was exactly my experience here. It’s beautifully put together—not just visually, but in terms of the actual message being delivered. It reminds me of those deep conversations you have late at night where everything suddenly feels a bit more interconnected. Definitely worth a watch if you have a few minutes to spare and want something that actually sticks with you. 🙂 This is honestly such a game-changer. If you're looking for a solution, the Neti Pot—or that Rhino Horn device—is pretty much the gold standard. It really does the trick. 🙂

Jeremy Barrett7 said:Yesterday they finally took the cast off, and I swear, the second I caught my reflection in the mirror, I became the happiest person on the planet!!!!! Dzepina (Ivo) gave me the nose of my dreams!!!!! I know there's still some swelling to deal with, but honestly, I'm just over the moon. I haven't been able to stop staring at myself in the mirror since then.
And my nostrils look perfectly even now too... I can't wait for a few more days to pass so the swelling finally goes down!
🙂

Congratulations 😁 it looks wonderful 😁 !!! and what an amazing feeling, haha 😁

Nathan Stewart72 said:I picked up a Rhino Horn and some saline solution from the pharmacy. You can actually just use water mixed with salt (0.9%) at body temperature instead of buying the pre-made stuff. It’s great for flushing out the nasal passages and clearing out all the junk from your sinuses.

Aha, so you mean something like Neti Pot 🙂... I've never actually tried that myself, though I definitely know about the method—it sounds like a fantastic way to handle congestion. Honestly, nobody ever mentioned that I should be rinsing my sinuses like this! I really ought to pick one up soon. I've known about them for ages, but there's just something about the idea of pouring water into one nostril only to have it flow out the other that makes me a little squeamish. It sounds a bit gross, doesn't it? Is it actually as unpleasant as it sounds?

Ashley Gomez said:I get this nagging sensation at the tip—has anyone else dealt with that? Plus, my nose and... well, everything else is just itching. Dealing with this mold and these tampons is such a chore. Honestly, retail therapy is the only thing keeping me sane right now; the cost of my recovery might actually end up being more than the surgery itself! People give me such weird looks when I'm out, but you know what? I really don't care.🙄 😁 🙂

Kate Taylor59, you still alive?

Wait, you actually went shopping while carrying tampons and medical molds? 😁 LOL I would actually die. You're a legend, seriously—haha! Personally, I spent the whole time trying to hide so nobody would stare at me. I absolutely hated it.😁 hhahah

Nathan Stewart72 said:I had my nose surgery about 15 days ago to fix a deviated septum with Dr. Jurlin over in Rehoboth. Honestly, I can breathe so much better now, and I’ve finally ditched those nasal sprays after being hooked on them for ten years straight. I previously sought treatment in Indianapolis and Columbus, but they couldn't even land on the right diagnosis. Well, I went in for a follow-up a few days ago, and it was an absolute disaster. After sitting there waiting for two and a half hours, I ended up seeing some completely different doctor. The whole exam lasted maybe thirty seconds—all he did was tell me to keep rinsing my nose. That was it. It wasn't until I checked this forum that I realized I still have sutures in the tip of my nose that feel like little splinters. Why is it that doctors refuse to actually talk to you? They just brush off every single question! Or am I just being naive here?🤷

Oh man, that sounds absolutely brutal... but look, listen... it’s kind of like dealing with stitches. If everything went smoothly during the procedure and you can breathe clearly again, try not to let the anxiety get to you. And regarding those threads in the tip of your nose? Those are standard in almost every nasal surgery; they’ll eventually just fall out on their own. The main thing is to avoid picking at it. If a little scab forms inside the tip, just leave it alone to crust over; it’ll dry up and flake off naturally in a few days. By the way, how are you doing your nasal rinses? No one ever really gave me any specific instructions on how to do mine properly... 🤷

So, driftingmoose47, I’m clearly running a bit behind schedule here, haha 😁 .. you were totally right—LOL, I was such a space cadet..

driftingmoose47 said:Sending so much love to the ladies who went under the knife these past few days—bravo to you all, and wishing you a speedy recovery! It’ll feel so much better once the swelling finally goes down. 👍 Just a quick thought regarding Tony's anesthesia: personally, my experience was totally fine. It felt like a localized boost, but honestly, I didn't see, hear, or feel a single thing... looking at these threads, it seems like maybe only the younger patients or those having surgery very recently are noticing anything different... 😕 I still have to ask, though—has anyone actually had a crooked nose straightened by Tony? I need to know if I should commit to him for my own procedure! 🤷

Hey there... sorry I've been a little MIA lately, I haven't quite had the bandwidth to reply to everyone. But listen, I was actually a patient of Tony's for a deviated septum correction, and from what I can see right now, he did an absolutely stellar job straightening it out! I'm just crossing my fingers that once the swelling subsides, it doesn't drift back to how it used to be, haha. Now, it really depends on how your nose is crooked. In my case, it was just one side that looked slightly off due to an accident, so he basically just had to adjust that one side to bring everything back into alignment. During our consultation, he was actually pretty candid—he mentioned it might stay a little asymmetrical and wasn't entirely sure how perfect the result would be. He actually made me a bit nervous! But I figured, hey, what else am I going to do? In the end, he did an incredible job, and even he admitted he was pleasantly surprised by how straight it turned out. You definitely need to go in and ask him directly.
As for the anesthesia, I could hear and feel everything happening, but I didn't feel any actual pain. It was almost like when someone is filing down a fingernail—you definitely feel the sensation, but there's no real pain involved.

Sophia Booth35 said:Goodness gracious, you gave me goosebumps!
How so?
I honestly can't even see my own stitches right now. And even if I could, I wouldn't dare touch them.
What happens if my nose starts unraveling like a cheap knitted sweater? 😍

Yesterday, the Actor told me that my stitches should start coming loose in about four or five weeks.
So now I’m just counting down the days... kind of like watching a high-stakes political trial unfold on TV...

Haha. 😁 Honestly, my stitch was sticking right out of my nose. And I don't mean that deep, high-up part inside the nostril—it was more off to the side, right near the septum. It was poking out so noticeably! I realized it was getting loose because little bits of mucus kept collecting around it, and it was driving me absolutely crazy. I finally thought, "Okay, time to head outside." Since it was so loose, I just gave it a little tug and it popped right out without any trouble at all. It felt like it was just sitting there, totally useless and limp, you know? But I didn't touch the other nostril because it wasn't visible. Hmm, looking back, I think that one might have vanished too; I went to check just now 🙂 LOL.. nothing was unraveling, it looks perfectly normal where it's supposed to be, hihihi..

How are things going with your nose? 🙂 Any chance I'll get to see it?

steelangler88 said:Ladies, how are you all dealing with the sutures? It’s been about 7 weeks since my surgery, and I can feel one sitting right in my nose, but it just won't budge! 🤷 I'm asking because after my first procedure, they all just popped out on their own within a few weeks, but these ones? Nothing... and honestly, it's driving me crazy.

About four days after my molds were removed, I decided to take matters into my own hands and snip a suture 😁 just to see if I could pull it through 😁 haha... let's just say things didn't go quite as planned and it ended up being a total mess!

Jeremy Barrett7 said:I had surgery myself, and this is what I look like now. 🙂 How long did it take before you noticed any actual progress? Like, has the swelling gone down or have things finally started to even out? Man, staying patient through this process is such a struggle! 😁

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/855/nosnice1.jpg/

Oh wow, honestly, yours looks great... LOL if mine had looked like that, haha! Mine was easily five times worse than yours; 😁 I seriously looked like I’d been run over by a truck with my nose looking like that, haha. 😁 But those initial stages are already behind you now. 🙂 Just take it slow, you're doing fine. How's your day going so far?

Linda Wilson82 said:Sending all my best to Kate Taylor59 and Ashley Gomez!!!! 👍

Wishing you guys the best of luck as well!! 🙂👍

Jeremy Barrett7 said:I’m just sitting here waiting for my nostrils to finally become symmetrical. It’s like I can’t help but stare into the mirror, half-expecting some kind of miracle to happen. Even though I know I can’t stop checking, I swear I can see a new, lifted tip every time I look. 🙂

Haha.. honestly, the thing is, they were probably never perfectly identical to begin with, which is why it feels so glaringly obvious whenever they swell up. I know from experience.. when they were swollen, one looked completely different from the other—one was larger, one felt more closed off. For a second there, I actually thought they had totally messed up my structure! 😁 Haha.. but now that I take a look at my nose, they seem pretty even, though if I really zoom in and scrutinize the nostrils, you can still tell they aren't quite twins. 🙂

driftingmoose47 said:So, Maria Hall92, are you saying that Tony was actually working on correcting the alignment of someone's nose? That’s interesting. Personally, I only ever think about the lower portion—you know, right where the cartilage sits. It makes me wonder how complicated those procedures actually get. When people go in for standard cosmetic surgery, does the surgeon just focus strictly on the nose itself, or are they also messing with the surrounding muscles, the mouth, or who knows what else? It seems like there could be a whole domino effect happening there. 😕

I honestly think that when people talk about Botox affecting the nose, they’re specifically referring to those instances where moving your mouth—whether you're laughing, talking, or just making faces—causes the tip of your nose to twitch or shift. In my own experience, the treatment didn't actually change the shape of my nasal tip at all, even though that was exactly what I was hoping for. I really wanted to level out that slightly raised area, but it just wouldn't budge, and frankly, I was too afraid to push it any further and risk making things look even worse. My situation is a bit of an outlier, though. My nose has already been through the ringer because of a previous accident that required surgery at a major hospital—think like a big metropolitan trauma center. During that procedure, they ended up messing with the tip of my nose quite a bit; they accidentally snapped one of the cartilages on one side a little too hard. That's why things ended up the way they did. At this point, the irregularity isn't even noticeable to anyone else, so it doesn't really bother me. I've made my peace with it.
Honestly, you might find it’s best to just sit down and have a real heart-to-heart with him. But I really have to stress this: it’s still way too early to call it. Just hang tight for a little bit longer—wait until the dust settles and everything actually lands where it's supposed to. Once you can see the full picture of how things truly look, then you'll know for sure.

driftingmoose47 said:About a month ago—and look, I’m not saying it’s a total disaster right now because honestly, the whole team was wonderful to me. They were so supportive, the surgery itself went smoothly, and if I had to do it all over again, I’d still choose him. Looking back, I feel like maybe I should have been more assertive about certain things. When I first took the mold off, everything seemed fine—maybe just a bit larger than I wanted, but okay. But then I looked at my photos and...😲 from the front, you can tell the tip is tilting the wrong way! It looks quite deflated, and even though I know it needs time to settle, I just know it won't fix itself... So, yeah, I had a few days of being dramatic and crying my eyes out, and eventually, I decided I need a revision. But the thought of it is daunting because I don't exactly want to go through that seven-day recovery period all over again. I will go, obviously, but my big fear is that he’ll just tell me it looks perfectly fine and that a second surgery isn't necessary. I have my follow-up in a month, so I’ll see what he says then. I didn't want to make a scene too early for his sake or mine, especially since I can't rush into it anyway, and I'm not even sure how long I need to wait before a second procedure is actually an option.🤷

It’s still so fresh, only a month out... try to hang in there just a little longer. I'm fairly certain it's not looking as bad as you think it is, so please, don't beat yourself up or cry over it unnecessarily. Just be patient. Usually, the nose stays swollen for at least two months before you can really see the actual result..
After my accident, my nose was all crooked on the left side of the septum. It wasn't the tip itself, but I had this little bump on the bridge caused by cartilage. The tip was also slightly slanted to one side, though it’s hard to notice. My surgeon basically straightened it out by shaving down that side so it would be level, and he had to trim that cartilage on the tip, which required a tiny incision—though you can barely see it now. While we were at it, I asked him to slightly reduce the profile. I didn't change the tip itself, which I think was for the best; who knows how it would have turned out? Honestly, I am truly happy with the results. My nose used to be uneven in so many places, and now it's symmetrical. It still looks a bit large, but that's just the swelling talking. It's way too early to make any final judgments. It’s not "perfectly" straight, because nothing ever is 100%, but it is straight. Do you have a photo? I'm really curious to see if it looks as bad as you're describing.