19 days post op and kinda bummed

Hey!! Well, after a week and a half of nasal exercises religiously and icing afterwards, I have a bigger bump on the right side of my nose. :( Saw my PS today and he was disappointed. He felt bad that the bump is there. He told me to maybe do one more week of nasal exercises...after that, it won't make a difference. Also, he'll see me back in 6 weeks and if it's still there and the septum is still deviated, he'll schedule me for a revision-ugghhhh-more brutal surgery.

I love the tip and the he fixed my "saddle deformity" (aka dip) in the middle of my bridge, but I got this big ole bum now. What bothers me is the asymmetry-if I'm gonna have a bump, I'd rather it be on both sides than just one.

Anyhow, any comments, tips, advice would be greatly appreciated. :)

Wed, April 30-post op day 12

Well, here's the latest. Swelling has gone down. Still have bruise under left eye-going away slowly, but surely!! Went to my PS yesterday and he has me doing "nasal exercises" which consist of pressing (kinda hard-it hurts!!) on the right side of my nose as there is a small bump in the bone. He says this will smooth it out. 5 min a day, 5 times a day for a few weeks. I can barely see the bump, but can feel it. Overall, I am very pleased!! :) Off to NY to visit my husband's parents for the week! Thanks again to those who took the time to read my blog and offer words of encouragement!! :)

Day 7 First attempt at putting on makeup to spruce up!!

Ran around a little this afternoon-attempted to put on make up-realized it fruitless to try and cover the black eye-looks way cheesy with gobs of makeup on. So I left it alone. :)

Befores and afters (afters being 7 days post op)

Here are some comparisons pictures.

Day 7 post op

Hesitant to post these pics-I know I am only one week out, but I am still highly insecure about the width of the bridge between my eyes. I feel "neandrathal!!" My doc is awesome and he did exactly what we talked about. My bump is gone, tip looks nice and symmetric....the whole nose is just so daggone big right now!! Looking forward to seeing what it will look like when all the swelling subsides. Any tips for decreasing the swelling at this point??

2 hours until the unveiling!

Well, 2 hours and I get this splint off-it's driving me crazy, plus the swelling at the tip of my bridge (above the splint) has seemed more painful and more swollen in past 24 hours...I'm taking it as it's ready to come off! :) Pictures to come this evening!

Day Three Post-Op

Well, woke up yesterday with 2 big swollen black eyes. I would've taken pics, but my husband had the camera in Baltimore. Anyhow, took some pics today. Believe it or not, I bumped my nose today!! Right into the bathroom wall-so painful. I iced it for about 30 min-I hoping no damage was done. I doubled up on my arnica doses and have been putting the arnica gel on the bruises and bridge every hour. Here's the latest pics!! 2 more days in the house, then I get the cast off---yahoooo!!