Before surgery
6th February 2017: Surgery
Day
My stress free surgery day
did not start well. Up all night fretting about the morning, taking early
morning messages from friends back home followed by being stuck in awful
traffic and running late for the appointment does not make for a calm and
collected Emily. I ran into the lobby 10 minutes late and was greeted by Su, my
translator, who whisked me away to pay and get ready for surgery. From then on
out everything was much smoother and well organised. After paying, I was taken
to meet my consultant and Dr Kim to go over some paperwork and 'design' my new
nose. The consultant spoke to me, leaving time for Su to translate in-between
and made sure I understood everything before I signed. Dr Kim then came in to
go over my photos with me and re-discuss what he would do to my nose and the
effect it would have. After being assured I was happy with everything, Dr Kim
drew the guide marks on my nose and checked I had no last minute questions.
Then it was time to go down and get changed for surgery. I washed my face with
a foam cleanser and was given a mouthwash to gargle with before being led to
the locker room. My clothes, shoes, jewellery and coat were locked safely away
in my own locker and I was given an adorable pajama style clothes to wear. A
final wave goodbye and I headed into a small, clean theatre with two members of
staff, “hold out your arm and make a fist 10 times then hold it”. Let go, count
to 10, surgery time.
I woke up in the recovery
room, in no pain but very thirsty. I wasn’t allowed to drink but one of the
staff let me swill water around my mouth. Su came by to pick me up after a
while and took me to my locker, where I changed back into my own clothes. I
felt a little tired and dizzy, but ok considering I had just had surgery. Su
helped me down to the Lobby to meet my sister, then took us to the pharmacy to
help me get all the supplies I needed.
Back at home, I felt fine.
Minor discomfort, no visible bruising yet, a lot of bleeding out my nose and a
little dizzy, but functioning well enough. By 5.30pm the pain had
kicked in. I was very uncomfortable and bled through a whole pack of the nose
pads I had been given at the hospital. I slept very little the first night.
7th February 2017: Day 1
Recovery
As you can see the swelling
and bruising made its debut today. I woke up to very swollen cheeks and eyes,
and minor bruising around my eyelids, forehead, cheeks and nose. The swelling
spread all the way down to my jawline, making it sore to move or touch, as well
as limiting my mouth movements so I’m struggling to talk or smile. I can feel
pain all the way into the bones in my face and teeth, in a continuous ache, but
at least the bleeding has slowed down from my nose. It feels like having a very
bad head cold, when I lean forward or move to fast, I get pressure pain in my
nose and forehead. Eating is very painful and difficult because of the nose
packing and stitches, but I have mastered drinking! WOOHOO! Go me! I can’t use
a straw as the motion pulls the stitches, but tipping water into my mouth seems
to work very well. Brushing me teeth was a big worry of mine, but I
successfully managed it without accidentally suffocating or hurting myself.
Drowsiness is a big problem for me today, as every time I sit down for too long
I fall asleep.
I have been obsessively
staring at my nose while changing the nose pads and from what I can see I love
it already! The tip looks so small and cute and the septum area doesn’t stick
out any more. I am very excited about having the cast off.
8th February 2017: Day 2
Recovery
So. Much. Pain.. Mornings
seem to be the worst for me, when I feel the most amount of discomfort and
pain. By 9am I
decided to try and eat, managing to finish a banana in a record of 40 minutes!
The bruising around my eyes is impressively obvious now, the top half of my
eyelids deep red and black, while under my eyes is yellow, green and brown. I
have light bruising up my forehead still and the swelling is far more obvious
around my eyes and cheeks. Today I have my nose packing removed back at ID
Hospital and look forward to being able to breathe again.
Having nose packing removed
hurts. Alot. I made it to ID Hospital with only one dizzy spell (go me!) and
was met by Su again, who led me to the treatment rooms. The nurse started by
giving me an antibiotic injection into my bottom cheek to keep me healthy, then
proceeded to get started on removing the nose packing. Her cool, calm manner
did nothing to help the pain I felt. The only redeeming feature was that the
process was over and done with very quickly, and that I could breathe properly
again. She then checked on my stitches in my ear and, through Su, informed me
that I was not to wash my hair yet and that I would have my stitches out on
Monday.
By the time I got home, the
pain had gone down and I could truly appreciate how much better I felt without
the packing in my nose. Although my nose runs continuously, I felt well enough
to try and eat out with a friend and just being able to breathe made me feel so
much happier. As expected, when I move too much, like talking to
enthusiastically or opening my mouth too wide or smiling, I set off minor
nosebleeds and a little bit of pain.
9th February 2017: Day 3
Recovery
I CAN BREATHE! AND I SLEPT
THE NIGHT THROUGH! Having the nose packing removed has improved my recovery in
leaps and bounds. I woke up feeling a little bit rough with a blocked nose
and a little bit of pain but got up, took my medication and ate breakfast.
After that I felt fine all day. The bruising around my eyes is darker on the
eyelids and very bright yellow under my eyes. The swelling is still quite
obvious around my eyes and cheeks and still quite sore to touch, but seems to
be going down slowly. Where the tape from the cast sticks to the inner corners
of my eyes and eyelids, I’m starting to get very sore and uncomfortable so I
can’t wait to have it taken off. Counting down the days now. I spent all day
being very active; baking cakes, drawing, making food, helping clean around the
house and I felt fine. No dizziness or tiredness. I am still getting pain from
my stitches when I move my mouth too much and a sort of fuzzy pain around the
tip of my nose at random intervals during the day. Laughing is still painful,
which is understandable yet inconvenient, but smiling is getting easier as long
as I hold back and only give a little smile.
Not being able to wash my
hair, or my face, or do face packs is the hardest part! 4 days left until I
can. I can do this.
10th February 2017: Day 4
Recovery
I can’t do this. I want to
wash my hair! Dry shampoo just isn’t the same. On the plus side though, I slept
9 1/2 hrs last night and woke up with no pain, dizziness or blocked nose. The
swelling around my eyes has gone down very well and they are only a little
swollen now, but my lower left cheek is still quite swollen. The bruises on my
lower lids are as vibrant as ever, although the ones on my upper eyelids seem
to have faded slightly. My nose is continuously running still, but I’m not
getting any blockages or heavy nosebleeds. The fuzzy pain around the tip of my
nose has spread up the bridge of my nose, but still only comes at random
intervals. I can smile with more ease now, and my appetite came back (yay!), so
I am actually eating regularly and decent amounts. I was very paranoid about
going outside today, as the bruises are so obvious and I just feel unkept
without being able to wash my hair etc. but I did anyway and no one gave me a
second glance!
I have still been trying to
figure out what my nose looks like under all the bandages and am still
overjoyed with what I see so far. Cannot wait until Monday! 3 days left… :)
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