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My nose … I have no clue what it looks like post surgery … it’s way too bandaged, taped and splinted up to get a good look … but one thing … is that incredibly large quantities of gross stuff seems to drip from it … neverending … as you can see from the stain in the gauze under my nose in the above picture.<\/p>\n
I had hoped that the oozing would have ceased within 24 hours of surgery … but alas, no such luck. I was lucky too … Dr. Z didn’t have to break my nose during its reconstruction … I had a narrow nose … actually … narrow and long … with a bulbish tip … typical Euro-Slavic nose … and he mentioned that that if he broke it as one would often do during a rhinoplasty, it might actually end up wider than he or I desired. Anyways, he discussed with me the options and it was decided that it would be an operating table decision … if he could accomplish the straightening and shaping without breaking the nose, then don’t break it … if not, cracka whacka. After Dr. Z visited and removed my nasal packing, redid my turbin and went over the discharge and aftercare instructions once again … Shaft and I headed back to our city of origin. It’s about a three hour drive, less with Shaft driving, and went really smooth. We used Satan as our own personal OnStar<\/a> (she’s in Chicago on business more frequently than Shaft or I) and she navigated us nicely around several possible obstructions<\/a>. I really didn’t experience much pain or discomfort during the ride. We stopped twice … once for me to take a bathroom break and once for us to get gas and food. I got more than a couple second glances for my bathroom break … but it was otherwise non-eventful and I completed my task without incident. Shaft offered to stop for me to get my traditional White Castles, but I wasn’t in the slider mood … so we opted for a one-size-fits all truck stop where he got some Taco Bell and I scarfed down a Whopper Jr. and a chicken sandwich.<\/p>\n My left eye was completely swollen shut. We had to force it open in order to simply deposit eye drops. My right eye remains usable, but is fairly swollen itself. A great deal of bruising and further swelling surrounds both of my eyes, upper and lower lids.<\/p>\n I started a routine of cleaning and treating my nasal passages. A shot of nasal spray in each nostril, then clean each nostril with some hydrogen peroxide (on the end of a cotton swab) … which does a fair job of removing lots of blood and gunk building up in my nose … after multiple passes of H202 in both nasal entry points … I follow with some antibacterial cream (a Neosporin knock-off as I didn’t want one enriched with Vitamin E and Cocoa Butter) … I close with another shot of nasal spray. I’ve been doing this about every 4 hours.<\/p>\n I’m still extremely thirsty and drink way more than I eat. Mmmm … flashbacks to college. I still tire rather frequently and need sleep often. I’m sleeping in short increments, but when it calls my name … it calls my name. I probably am awake for two hours periods of time before I find myself needing sleep.<\/p>\n My stomach muscles (?) still hurt a great deal and I continue to require assistance just standing up probably 50% of the time. Testicles remain huge and purple.<\/p>\n I think that’s it for now. 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\nThe day after surgery, Dr. Z visited Shaft and I at our palacial Doubletree suite<\/a>. At that time, the good doc removed my nasal packing<\/a> the day after surgery. I only had to deal with it for a day, much less than any others I’ve talked with … so my gripes about it may seem unwarranted and simply whiny … but whatever … nasal packing sucks. At one point I swear it was encroaching into my throat ! I don’t know if it was so short a punishment because my nose wasn’t broken, because I was just whining, or because of Dr. Z’s technique, but regardless … I wasn’t about to question as he pulled out the packing consisting of a variety of things, including a surgical glove. Totally didn’t hurt and really didn’t feel that weird … it was just welcomed relief !!! Ahhhh … I can breathe !!!! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n