Posts by Maria Barnes58

p.s. I went through my insurance for this, and honestly, I couldn't be happier with how it went. Everyone was incredibly kind—from the hospital staff and the surgical team to the nurses on the ward, both before and after, even during follow-ups... everyone who sees my nose says it looks incredible.🙂

The best thing you can do is just not dwell on the surgery itself. I basically ignored its existence until the moment I checked into the hospital. I didn't want to waste any energy being anxious, so I just didn't talk about it... watching those horror stories on TV about nose surgeries is honestly the worst part.

I guess everyone has their own way of coping... for me, just tuning everything out worked perfectly.😛

The night before the procedure, they give you a sleeping pill, so you drift off nice and easy. Then in the morning, right before the anesthesia, they give you a sedative (which is mandatory), you fall asleep, wake up, and it's all over...😛

Good luck!🙂

hey everyone..

so I recently went under the knife for some nose surgery. I actually broke it when I was a kid, and the bone just didn't heal right—even though from the outside you couldn't really tell. It looked flat, maybe just a tiny bit too large for my face, but honestly, that was mostly just my own perception. But as time went on, the breathing issues started getting more and more annoying, so I finally pulled the trigger on the procedure. I had a deviated septum, too.

Since I’d already made up my mind, I asked the surgeon if he could maybe slightly shorten it—you know, make it look a little more feminine without doing a total overhaul. To be honest, the thought of waking up and not recognizing myself was kind of terrifying. I know, sounds silly...😛

Anyway.. the surgery lasted a few hours (the doctor was incredibly meticulous and careful) and once I woke up, I felt great. No nausea, no vomiting, nothing! By that same day, I was already sitting up in bed watching TV and having visitors..

I wasn't swollen at all, nor did I have any bruising. My eyes were watering constantly, though—just two days straight. On the second day, there was a little swelling, but nothing major, and the bruising was already turning yellow. I wasn't in any pain. I headed home on the third day and rested for about a week and a half, though by the one-week mark, everything had flattened out and the bruises were gone..
Removing the packing wasn't painful at all, nor was removing the plastic splints. For a while, the bone itself was tender to the touch, but that's normal; apparently, that can last anywhere from 6 to 12 months.

If I'm being real, the worst part was the sleep deprivation during that first week. I couldn't sleep on my back, which was exhausting, and my throat felt absolutely terrible because I was forced to breathe through my mouth. But.. as soon as they took the packing out, the throat pain stopped, and by the second week, I was finally able to sleep normally..

It was worth it. I know I won't see the true final result until the coming months once everything is fully healed and settled, but I'm already really happy with it. You forget those minor pains and discomforts almost immediately.. those are just fleeting moments, but the nose stays..🙂