Long Time No Type – Rhinoplasty – Emotional Rollercoaster – Kaylees

Hey girlies

Right so first off I want to apologise for not getting back to some of your messages.

I have been through quite a ride with this new nose of mine. I want to keep it short and sweet sooo basically I had it in my head that although I would be swollen and not at all near fully healed (I knew that it took up to 1 year) that when my cast came off and my new nose was revealed that I would instantly fall in love with my new nose – afterall most of the girls’ stories on here was as such. My reality was much different, sadly.

When I had my cast off (which took about 40-50mins and easing and slight tugging to come off) I looked at myself for a whole 10 seconds and couldnt bare to look any longer. I looked awful, to me anyway. I looked flat faced and worse of all i could just see a wonky nose and very uneven nostrils. I had to take an extra week off work as I looked that bad.

Anyway, after LOTS of very down days and finally going back to work still not looking ok i have got to the 6 week mark and it is FINALLY starting to even out and look ok….PHEW!!

I just wanted to let you girls know so that perhaps you are more prepared than I was. Most of the girls on here look AMAZING when they are revealed and I am most definitely the minority which is why i think i found it so hard because I assumed id just fall in love with it straight away.

I dont want to dribble about it too much but any questions, ask away!

x

Hey hey,

Well done huni Glad to hear your feeling okay and happy now

Its good to hear you speaking honestly, I held back a bit but think its important for pre op people to understand how much of an emotional rollercoster it is! I too felt totally weird looking when the cast was removed and I needed a lot of reassurance. I also had one massive nostril and one almost none existant nostril…very frightening…But like you everything evened out! XX

You will love your nose more and more as the swelling goes down xx

Yeah, I think it’s really important that people know there are some of us who didn’t just fall in love with our new noses because I very much felt I was alone in not liking mine, I thought something seriously wrong must have happened for me to be the only one. My original PC was an absolute god send though! Im genuinely not sure what I would have done without her! She had her nose done a couple of months before me and she’d reply to my emails day and night. So I just wanted people to be aware and to know that people who went through lots of ups and downs with it are here to help

Hope you’re well babe! You’re most looks amazing

X

*your nose looks amazing! Stoopid iPhone ha x

Awwww kaylee I thought I’d offended you somehow but now I know why you didn’t reply. Well I’m sat here with my cast on and one of my nostrils is obviously bigger than the other and I’m already thinking I’m going to hate it, I’ve started panicking as to why I did it. I hope you start to feel better hun xx

Definitely not babe, sorry, I didn’t mean to be rude…but that was the extent of my down-ness, I didn’t even want to chat cause I was felt soo *****!

Try try try not to guess what it’s going to look like under the cast hun, you will drive yourself CRAZY and you really can’t tell too much. But it’s easier said than done (like most of this journey!)

My nostrils were, still are but to a lesser extent, different angles too. And my tip looked like it had been pushed to one side so I really did look a mess. I’ve had to learn the patience of a saint, not that I suppose you have any choice. But I really can reassure you that it gets better, and I looked awful! You may be one of the lucky ones…. Fingers crossed. And if not, then I’m here to help if you need anything – questions answering or reassurance or just for somebody to say they’ve been what you’re going through, because chances are I have.

I hope your healing is going well…not too long left with that horrid cast on

X

I knew something wasn’t right with you not messaging as you were always so good at replying. Was the fact it didn’t look straight due to the swelling? Truly amazing for being honest and open about it, you could have just not logged in again xx

Yeah, it appears that way. I suppose I was unfortunate in that I had lots of swelling on the one side of my nose and loads of sweeping on the opposite side on my tip so it really looked wonky. As time goes on it is looking way more straight. You’d have to examine my nose to see it isn’t perfectly symmetrical, but then I don’t think anybody’s is. The swelling also makes it look rather different depending on which angle you look from. But again, it’s changing so much. And I am falling in love with it…. Nearly there and do you know what even IF worst case scenario I don’t like it after its healed Mr G has reassured me that something can be done about it.

I found that in my low times I would just keep telling myself what an amazing surgeon Mr G is and that I HAD to trust his ability. It really helped because I truly believe that! Everybody heals so differently and your body isn’t going to heal symmetrically …. Like what ate the chances?!

X

Yeah you’re totally right, I don’t like the look of my nose underneath and now I’m scared about it. Have you been back to see Mr g again? Xx

Did u girls have closed or open? Xxx

Did u girls have closed or open? Xxx

Yeah I’ve seen Mr G, just the other day. He was good, he reassured me that my experiences were common and that he is always there if I am worried and that I can always talk about stuff I don’t like and he will try to help.

I had open hun x

Open hun. Now this is the scary thing, it’s the only kind of negative story I’ve heard on here…I wonder if there are others and you’re never warned it’s common you may not like it. Did you get an idea what it looked like roughly with cast on? Coz you can see your tip can’t you? Xx

Dont this scare you, although I do think it should always be a consideration with this kind of thing, I think my story just shows how much it changes. Despite all I’ve been through, I still don’t regret my decision. It’s not a reflection of Mr G’s ability or anything like that it’s just that everyone heals differently and at different times. I don’t think you can get any idea of what it’s like under the cast to be honest. I’m starting to love my nose now x

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This has really scared me now

I think this is really helpful! Its defo good to know that it may not look how you want it to straight away and even if you dont that you just have to be patient with it.. I think its been a reality check for me but think its prepared me a bit more!!

xxxx

Kaylees,thanks for sharing,I am having open Septorhino with Mr Gonschior,in the consultation we discussed realistic expectations in my case,as my nose has been previously broken,we also discussed that he may need to graft some cartilage from behind my ear,during surgery. Because Mr Gonschior did not promise me perfect results,I feel prepared,I know nothing can prepare you emotionally,because as an individuals we all heal differently,I hate my nose,so for me,any improvement will be a godsend,I do expect to be very swollen,I am not expecting to love my nose immediately,I figure even if my nose is swollen when reduced in size,it will still be smaller and a better shape,than my original nose,and for me that is a bonus.Thank you so much for sharing,I don’t feel scared after reading your post,it has helped prepare me,as ideally we all want to take a picture of a favourite nose, show the surgeon and wake up with that nose,and for some members that has been the case,however I will not have my heart set on that,I will be taking a picture of my favourite nose,but I wont expect to see similar results for months,good luck to all having procedures soon,happy healing to the post op members.xxx

Yes this has made me loil into swelling etc and soooooo many people have the same problem..however it’s not been voiced on Mya as far as I’ve seen. Well done kaylee xxx

Kaylees, thank you for sharing hun. Honestly it is such an emotional rollercoster I do get it totally, as I am still going through it. When I first saw my nose I wasn’t sure about it. I was like…humphh it’s still big, it’s not like my picture I am not impressed at all well I was but I wasn’t ya know?!. Then the swelling goes down and it starts to look more and more like what you wanted and it’s like sigh…. relief. I mean I still have swelling and a bit of bruising and I am 10 weeks po nearly so be brave honey, do not stress and It’ll be fine. I have a cold this week and my nose a bit lop sided but I know its just cause my nasal passages are probably swollen and I have been blowing my nose etc. Good luck honey xxx

thanks so much for your story kaylee! im happy you are growing to love it! i think you have mentally prepared me more for my op in jan and i think it is important to do that! the main thing is that you dont regret it and your nose is improving!

i appreciate your honesty and i hope as the days go by you love it even more!!!

Phewww, I was really worried about scaring people but I don’t see this as a negative thing as such….more of perhaps a reality. I just know that I felt alone in how I was feeling about my nose and I think that made it worse as I thought I had nobody to chat to who had gone through what I was. Sooo that was more my point in telling everybody, I want you girlies to know that you arent alone if you dont take to it straight away and that there are people on here that are more than happy to help and give reassurance etc,which is what i craved so badly. And remember all the girls that did loved theirs straight away!!

I’m soo happy that I may have helped people to mentally prep for it (although I think there’s only so much you can do) as I am OCD about being organised and thought I had researched everything to the Nth degree which is why i think i was so thrown by my experience because I really didnt prepare myself for how i felt.

Honestly, ANY help I can be to people then just let me know! And I cant stress enough about how this is no reflection of Mr G’s ability, he is amazing and I am so happy I chose him. xx

you really have given words of wisdom! much appreciated! and even though im pre-op its nice to know you are there for advice too! keep us updated on your swelling cos im sure its only going to get better for you!!! xxxxx

i cant agree with you girls more about what an emotional rollercoaster it really is.. i deffinately didnt prepare myself and am still unsure 7 weeks on.. mines not much diff but has now given me breathing problems…

glad you have posted something like this as before my op it was nothing but girls feeding back how amazed they were straight away and when you dont have that same feeling it sets you into panic!

hope everyones healing well! xxx

Couldn’t agree more. I didn’t fall in love with it straight away, I was slighted freaked out by it. I prepared myself that when the cast comes off, it’s only 2 weeks after the op, so there’s still lots of swelling and you only know the real end result after a year. Plus it’s your face that changed, you look at it everyday so a change to it will take some getting used to. Patience is the key, even 6 months on, I still have swelling and some days more than others. It is a rollercoaster and those thinking about having it done need to be aware that when that cast comes off, it’s not the end result. Everyone is different, I had bruises under my eyes for about 8 weeks afterwards. But, it’s the best thing I’ve done and can’t wait until 6 months time once all the swelling has gone and see the final result.

Good luck healing. The first couple of months are the worst and you’re the most fragile. You can look forward now to it getting better and better every day x

iv had my first taste today of hating it!! iv been quite lucky with swelling and bruising its not that bad atall! but today my nose swelled up so much it looked like what it did before and i just wanted to cry! now its gone down abit but i got a long way to go we all have i suppose but i hate we all love our noses at the end of it! i do love mine now but this morning wow lol was awful and plus i got a rash on my face my face looks like a bum atm boo xx

hope* not hate lol

hope* not hate lol

hope* not hate lol

Your nose does look gorgeous Rinaule…like you said it just proves how up and down this is…I hope it helps others out there to expect the unexpected but it doesn’t mean we regret our decisions… I don’t x

Your nose does look gorgeous Rinaule…like you said it just proves how up and down this is…I hope it helps others out there to expect the unexpected but it doesn’t mean we regret our decisions… I don’t x

thank you kaylees!! i defaintly dont regret it just got to think in 6-9 months when its healed properly its going to look amazing! all worth it xx

thank you kaylees!! i defaintly dont regret nothing, just got to think in 6-9 months when everything has healed properly its going to look amazing!!! xxx

this post has really helped in giving me a heads up xx

ahh i fort my first comment didnt send ha mya is having abreak down xx

Hey Swirlies…just to let you know I have put a pre op and post op picture up! 8 weeks post op now.

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