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That's exactly why the thought of anything like that scares me - I am so afraid of throwing up. Like Michele said though, I think if you make that clear to them then they'd find a way to help you out.
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I think there are many of us who would have something fixed if we could afford it. I for one would love to have an eye-lift. It's not in my budget but when it is...I will be looking for a good plastic surgeon. My older sister had hers done and I hate to admit that the little green monster in me has reared it's ugly head. She probably looks younger than ME now!
Celebrate your pretty nose BL...I bet its beautiful.
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.... because I have worried about my kids' too. I thank God He gave me boys instead of girls. My boy's noses are long, but but it fits their faces---and their profile is nothing like mine was.
And like many of you said, a big, strong nose on a guy is fine, but the same nose on a girl would be horrible!!! Now, I worry about my grandchildren. I would love to have a granddaughter some day, but not with my family's big nose!!!
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#140374 - 01/20/05 12:02 PM
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Thank you. I do enjoy my new nose! It is very pretty. It's not too little or too manufacturered looking. I have a long face and a little bitty nose would've looked silly on me. Even now, I probably have a bigger nose than most people, but it fits my face perfectly. We're talking proportion here!!
Sometimes I look in the mirror (like while in the car waiting at a red light) and I can't help smiling at myself. My face looks so much better! And when I reach up to touch it, I can't believe it's mine (For almost $5,000, it better be, right?)
I used to look in the mirror, cover my nose up, and wonder what my face would look like without it. Now I don't have to wonder.
I told the plastic surgeon I didn't want a ski lift for a nose--- or a pig nose. (I told him I would die if he made me an upturned nose!) I think he did an excellent job. You gotta have a great surgeon who knows what he's doing. Mine came highly recommended by my family ENT who knew of his work personally.
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#140375 - 01/20/05 12:02 PM
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Thank you. I do enjoy my new nose! It is very pretty. It's not too little or too manufactured looking. I have a long face and a little bitty nose would've looked silly on me. Even now, I probably have a bigger nose than most people, but it fits my face perfectly. It's in proportion to my face!
Sometimes I look in the mirror (like while in the car waiting at a red light) and I can't help smiling at myself. My face looks so much better! And when I reach up to touch my nose, I can't believe it's mine (For almost $5,000, it better be, right?)
I used to look in the mirror, cover my nose up, and wonder what my face would look like without it. Now I don't have to wonder.
I told the plastic surgeon I didn't want a ski lift for a nose--- or a pig nose. (I told him I would die if he made me an upturned nose!) I think he did an excellent job. You gotta have a great surgeon who knows what he's doing. Mine came highly recommended by my family ENT who knew of his work personally.
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I don't know what this "looking younger" craze is in our society. I personally look forward to aging and I think that age looks beautiful on a face. You guys are probably thinking "yah yah...what does she know about aging at 24" but honestly...I just don't think we should be ashamed or scared of aging....
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#140403 - 01/20/05 01:16 PM
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You can do that??? They can actually give you something to stop you from throwing up?
My friend had a surgery recently and she said she threw up after she woke up and they gave her an I.V. with some sort of anti-nauseant in it and it didn't really help. Maybe cuz they gave it to her after the fact and not before as a preventative?
I know this probably sounds ridiculous to you....but I really am very against throwing up....there's nothing I hate more. I've been thinking about the surgery and I'm fine with it until I think about getting sick after and then my stomach starts to turn just thinking about it. LOL Sounds so stupid when I think about it....but I can't help it!!
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BL, I can't thank you enough for this advice!! I have to balence the way I look against the cost and pain and time of the recovery. I don't know if I can stand looking like this for the rest of my life. The pain issue is very real and I'll have to think it over carefully. I suffer from a lot of pain already, so some added pain does not seem so much to me in the big picture. But it's not like I have the perspective to look at the big picture right now. So I appreciate your advice a lot.
But not being able to breathe from one side of the face seems pretty bad, tho. I'd panic too! I imagine nasal sprays are strictly a no-no after surgery as well. Bummer. There were some lucky girls in my class who got nose jobs for their 16th birthdays, and I do wish I'd done it then (totally out of the question with my parents, though!!!). Would have been nice to get all that discomfort done with early!!
Thanks again--
~nelly~
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#140411 - 01/20/05 01:32 PM
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Yep, they can give you something BEFORE your surgery so you won't be nauseous. My son had to have tubes put in his ears twice. The first time he threw up after the surgery, and the second time, he didn't because they gave him something to prevent it.
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You're welcome! And yes, nasal sprays are a no-no for a long time after the surgery. The inside of your nose is bloody, has stitches and has to heal. After everything had healed, I did start using one of the prescription allergy sprays, Flonase, and that has helped me tremendously.
About 2-3 weeks after the surgery, I had this terrible constant smell in my nose. The nurse said, "Oh, it's just all of that tissue healing." I was like "What?" Well, you know, you have lots of dried blood and junk in your nose after it's been cut up and stitched back together---and there's no way you can avoid smelling it when it's in your nose.
Kind of gross, huh? It was enough to gag me, but that's just a little of what you have to deal with. And of course, when you wake up from the surgery, you have this gauze taped across your lip to catch all the blood and gunk dripping from your nose.
And your eyes are black and blue, your whole face is swollen, you have a very hard time washing your hair, and you can't put on makeup for a long time. Did I tell you you have to clean the dried blood out of your nose with a Q-tip? (for weeks!) And this hurts like HELL....
Have you ever been hit in the nose? Remember how much it hurts? Well, multiply that times a thousand because you have millions of nerves in your face---and they've all been screwed up---big time.
I couldn't even lift the corners of my mouth to smile. When I tried, my lip drooped and I looked handicapped. Talk about panic! I was on painkillers ---and was still in terrible pain. Sleeping was the worst. I tossed and turned for weeks because it hurt so much at night, and I was afraid I'd roll over and hurt my nose.
I don't mean to discourage you---if you are thinking about the surgery. I just want you to have a realistic picture of what it will be like. My surgeon told me it was no big deal. When I asked him if I'd be ready to attend a dinner party with my husband 3 weeks after the surgery, he said "Sure." That was a bunch of baloney!!!!!
When I see those women on the Swan who've had numerous things done at one time (their noses, chin, eyes, breast and liposuction), I cringe because they must just want someone to shoot them! I cannot imagine the excruiating pain they're in! I think I'd down my entire bottle of pain pills in one sitting! That's insane!
The rhinoplasty surgery is not an easy one. And it's not for the squeamish---or those that can't tolerate pain. You have to be tough---and you have to really, really want this.
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