rhinoplasty in 2 weeks…HELPPP Started by: sherry

Hey hun I had my rhino on Wednesday and I can honestly say you’ve nothing to worry about, it is completely pain free. I had a terrible day yesterday – absolutely dreadful but I think thats because I also had my BA done and I was told it gets worse before it gets better. My bruising and swelling was terrible but already its reduce a hell of a lot already. There is a girl on here who had open rhino the same day as I did and she looks fantastic – she’s been using arnica cream so maybe try that? In terms of lifting things – I think this is just for girls who have had BA and I wouldn’t worry too much about the sleep. It is horrendous to try to sleep upright. Everyday Ive woke up flat on my back. I think its just as a caution (please double check) so we don’t bang our noses by sleeping on our side – I fell to sleep on my side in the hospital and panicked when i woke up and the nurse looked at me very strangely. Good luck xx

yea she’s called @laurafaye hun. I would say so yea, the only pain I’ve had is from my BA and the tubes they put down your throat – take some lozenges with you! I have been using difflam spray just to try and take the edge off xx

Don’t lift things at all if possible. I live alone and yesterday took my rubbish bag outside, down a few flights of stairs. My nose / head felt yuck and was throbbing afterwards. Just think that you must take every precaution to avoid causing bleeding to the inside of your nose. If you have an adjustable showerhead put it on the lowest position and setting so you can wash your body but not get your face wet. My hair was minging after 4 days and I couldn’t stand it any longer so sat on the floor of my shower and titled my head right back and washed it fine, except my fringe is a bit greasy where I didn’t want to get water or shampoo too close to my face. Any jobs that need doing at home, such as hoovering / cleaning your fridge, make sure you do it before your surgery day, as you’ll feel too knackered to it after. Keeping your nose still is extremely important while it’s healing. I read of someone needing a revision rhinoplasty because they kept fiddling with their nose and took their cast of themselves too early. I don’t usually have ready meals but I got some in, and was so glad for them, I didn’t feel up to cooking. Positive frame of mind and embrace the recovery period -being lazy, living in pjs, not having to wear a bra or make-up, personally I find it awesome. 😛

I forgot – you asked about swelling. Get pineapple juice, but it must be not from concentrate. Some people take Arnica, it comes in tablets or cream. Apparently Dr G isn’t keen on his patients taking Arnica as they thin the blood. For the first 3 days I had swollen eyelids then they went down. Black eyes, they’ve now almost gone. I didn’t bother buying Arnica cream and looking back I think it probably would have been a waste of time / money because half of my undereye is covered with plaster anyway. With these supplements / extras you may be able to achieve a degree less swelling / discolouration but personally I think you might as just well let nature do its thing. Salty foods can increase swelling. Apparently lettuce leaves can help bring it down. When I get my cast off I might go on a course of Arnica tablets just because it’s coming up to Christmas and there’s more social stuff on, but I probably won’t bother. Something I would recommend and this is a bit TMI and gross, but get yourself Senokot tablets. General anaesthetic can make you constipated, but not laxatives, it needs to be gentle assistance! The things we do for beauty, eh. 🙂

Hi hun, do you have anyone to help you with your train journey home? after my op i was quite disorientated, i had an overnight stay so was fine the day after walking out of the hospital but i couldn’t have done it that same day, i would say make sure you have tissue/gauze for your journey home on the train just in case you have a nose bleed, the first time i stood up straight i started to bleed, i was lucky enough that it only bled the once for me. Good luck, im sure you’ll be fine as long as you get a seat on the train. xxx

oh good, i suppose it will completely depend on how you are after surgery, good luck 🙂 xx