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rustygardener172 said:Sent. There are a few typos, but the content isn't what matters anyway. 😉
I actually saw the same doctor you did, Adam Smith77...
stormyharbor2 said:Wait, which doctor did you see? I went to see Dr. Glushac, and now I'm second-guessing it. I have to go back with my referrals because things got complicated, and they told me to come back tomorrow when my regular doctor is in.
Your nose should still settle down and shrink a bit more. It really should.
rustygardener172 said:My nose bridge was super swollen too... I was honestly terrified it would stay like that and wondered why they even touched that area when it seemed fine. But it's been two and a half months now, and that kind of swelling is totally gone.😁Don't panic, it's way too early to jump to any conclusions.
Cartilage grows back... and man, people live with actual surgical clips inside them after procedures.😁Look, anything can happen to anyone, but that doesn't mean it'll happen to you. Stop stressing over your beautiful new nose with "what-ifs" that probably won't even happen.😍
rustygardener172 said:It’s not Hepanol, it’s Heparin 😁 you shouldn't get in your eyes, but it's fine around them—just be careful not to let it actually get inside.
Don't panic right now... your nose is still going to change quite a bit...don't look at yourself in the mirror at all for the first month! I'm serious... that's the best advice! 😉 ...but take photos 🙂 so you can see the difference one week after surgery, two weeks... three... a month... two months... it looks different every single time.😁 It's a real thing!!
I had my surgery on September 24th... so about two and a half months ago... and my nose is only just starting to take its true shape. I liked it before, but now it just keeps getting prettier and prettier.😁 As the swelling on the tip goes down, my nose doesn't look so rounded in profile anymore because the tip is dropping. (Just so there's no misunderstanding... the tip isn't actually dropping, the swelling on top is just disappearing, making it visually look like it dropped... hope that makes sense.
rustygardener172 said:hahahaha I thought the same thing... but nope. Once you get that cast off, you’ll be shocked at how "big" (swollen) the nose looks and how wide the bridge seems... but it all goes down in a few days. It just keeps getting smaller and smaller... perfect. 😉
stormyharbor2 said:How did it turn out? I went in, and he does everything under local anesthesia. It should be fine, right?
stormyharbor2 said:Everywhere I look online, people say open rhinoplasty is better for my nose since it's so overprojected. I’m honestly confused because it seems like most people I see here had the closed technique done.
Amanda Davis15 said:Evening🙂
I wanted to jump into this thread... maybe someone here can give me some advice if you've dealt with similar issues, or just offer some encouragement... haha...
I've been struggling with tonsillitis for a long time now—about 2 or 3 years, sometimes worse than others. My doctor ran all the tests—blood work, swabs, thyroid—and everything came back normal. Based on that, she recommended I just get my tonsils out. I went to see Dr. Roje, an ENT in St., and he said the surgery was the way to go. That would be fine, except I'm dealing with bacterial tonsillitis 3 or 4 times a month. It’s constant. An acquaintance gave me Dr. Glušac's number (in Miami). Just from our initial phone call, he could tell I had a deviated septum simply by how my voice sounded. So, I went to see him. After a thorough exam of my throat and nose—noting that most other doctors just glanced at my tonsils—he determined the real issue is a deviated septum.🤷The drainage from my nose hits my tonsils and keeps causing inflammation. DIAGNOSIS: Deviated septum, chronic sinusitis... He explicitly told me NOT to remove the tonsils because things could get worse over time and lead to lung issues like asthma. I was shocked. Now I have to have nose surgery. I'd honestly rather just deal with the tonsils, but he really earned my trust.🤷...He suggested I see Dr. Račić in St. just to be sure and get a second opinion. I figured he'd probably confirm his findings. I went to him, but he just looked at my tonsils and said they need to come out. He didn't even mention the nose, even though I brought up the deviation. His response? "It's nothing serious, you breathe fine, your nose isn't even blocked." So, tell me... who is crazy here?...🙏
Has anyone else gone through this?
I don't know who to trust. Glušac felt the most trustworthy to me and I felt like he actually knew what he was talking about.
I see you've been posting about him quite a bit lately..
I have to undergo one of these surgeries, I just don't know which one yet.🤣🤷
rustygardener172;30457916 said:How long has it been since your surgery? Glušac told me (about 10 days out) that blowing my nose is actually a good thing. But I don't mean just grabbing a tissue and blowing hard... I mean using a saline spray or whatever you have, spraying it into one nostril, waiting a second, then covering the other side with your finger (just resting it there, not squeezing) and gently blowing through the sprayed side... you'll see how much comes out 🙂 and then you just do the same for the other side...
It’s been 4 days since my surgery. That isn't a long time, I know, but it’s bothering me because I can feel these little bubbles forming in my nose. It's probably just mucus reacting to air getting in, but it tickles 🙂 I read online that girls started breathing normally almost immediately after their packing was removed, but for me, I could only breathe for a few minutes before everything clogged up again. Oh well, I'll just stick to cleaning with saline and using the pediatric drops he prescribed. Whatever happens, happens.
I shouldn't touch anything with Q-tips, right? I've been clearing some mucus from the tip of my nose—just whatever catches on the cotton—by swirling them around gently. I've already gone through half a box of them 😂
rustygardener172 said:During the first week, I used those two types of drops my doctor suggested... three times a day... but they didn't even touch the congestion because everything was just too blocked up. 😁
At my follow-up appointment, he told me to rinse my nose with either saline solution or sea water. He suggested buying something like Aquamaris or Sterimar. Honestly, I'm lazy, so I didn't feel like messing around with filling up a syringe with saline or seawater... I just bought the Sterimar sprays since they come with the nozzle built in. 😉
I wasn't poking around in there at all... I'd just spray one nostril, wait a second, and blow... then do the same for the other side.
You can buy saline on your own. It's not a big deal.