Guest guest Posted June 22, 2005 Report Share Posted June 22, 2005 Hi all, Just wanted to update you guys on my post-surgery blues and other issues. I went to my 3 week check up today, and my surgeon said that everything is looking really good and that I was looking beautiful:- ). I told him about my nose and breathing issues, and he wants to hold off another couple weeks to see if I'm still having swelling issues that is causing my breathing to be obstructed in that nostril or if indeed my septum has deviated again. Regarding my lips not meeting, he said that once the swelling goes down more (I have to keep remembering that he had to go through my upper lip incision to do my septoplasty, so I'm really only 1 1/2 weeks out of that), and I start using the muscles in the upper lip, everything will start to relax and my lips will touch. He said to do alot of smiling, and to try to move my upper lip to get things moving around in there. He's not concerned at all about them meeting, because there is only about 2 mm of a gap, maybe 3 at the most. I still have alot of stiffness in my upper lip and I can feel it if I try to move my lip, so hopefully he's right. Besides that, everything is going good. I was still in the depressed funk I've been in up to yesterday, but my step-mom took me out shopping, so that was actually kinda nice. I bet alot of my mood has to do with not eating enough. I almost cried at the grocery store this week. I thought I'd be nice and give my hubby a break, but I grew more and more frustrated because I had all this food around me and nothing I could eat:-(. Note to self: avoid grocery shopping for 3 more weeks:-). Becky, I feel your pain...I know what you mean about becoming a plastic surgery junkie. I feel so selfish to be unsatisfied with anything, my lips not closing, my nose being off, because it's still a huge improvement. But, we have a right to be satisfied with ourselves, especially after most of us have endured years of being unsatisfied. I say if you want your nose done and your lip revised, you go ahead and do it! Thanks everyone for being so supportive during my little depression. Hopefully I'll be able to snap out of it completely soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2005 Report Share Posted June 22, 2005 Hi , Glad to hear that everything went well at your 3 week check-up! I am having my 3 week today as well too, so I hope he says everything is going as planned. It's weird --- it doesn't seem like it's been three weeks (seems like it was just yesterday), and in other ways, it seems like it's been years and I just want to regain some thread of normalcy. I have been wondering the same thing about breathing issues and my nose (I didn't have a septoplasty, but it seems like one side of my nose is a lot harder to breathe through). I think you're right on about a lot of the emotional issues being compounded by not being able to eat. One day I'm fine with it and think I'm coping well, and the next day I'll be so depressed that I can't just eat a burger! My friends were nice enough to bring me soup one night, and all I could think about was how much I wanted to have the breadsticks they were eating. I'm still surprised at how noticeable the swelling is around my upper-lip and cheeks still. Are you splinted? I'm hoping he'll tell me today when I can get the splint out -- I think that might help the puffy look around my upper lip a little (at least I'm telling myself that)! Anyhow, glad things are coming along OK for you --- I'm right there along with ya at the 3 week mark, so keep in touch! > Hi all, > > Just wanted to update you guys on my post-surgery blues and other > issues. I went to my 3 week check up today, and my surgeon said that > everything is looking really good and that I was looking beautiful:- > ). I told him about my nose and breathing issues, and he wants to > hold off another couple weeks to see if I'm still having swelling > issues that is causing my breathing to be obstructed in that nostril > or if indeed my septum has deviated again. > > Regarding my lips not meeting, he said that once the swelling goes > down more (I have to keep remembering that he had to go through my > upper lip incision to do my septoplasty, so I'm really only 1 1/2 > weeks out of that), and I start using the muscles in the upper lip, > everything will start to relax and my lips will touch. He said to do > alot of smiling, and to try to move my upper lip to get things moving > around in there. He's not concerned at all about them meeting, > because there is only about 2 mm of a gap, maybe 3 at the most. I > still have alot of stiffness in my upper lip and I can feel it if I > try to move my lip, so hopefully he's right. > > Besides that, everything is going good. I was still in the depressed > funk I've been in up to yesterday, but my step-mom took me out > shopping, so that was actually kinda nice. I bet alot of my mood has > to do with not eating enough. I almost cried at the grocery store > this week. I thought I'd be nice and give my hubby a break, but I > grew more and more frustrated because I had all this food around me > and nothing I could eat:-(. Note to self: avoid grocery shopping > for 3 more weeks:-). > > Becky, I feel your pain...I know what you mean about becoming a > plastic surgery junkie. I feel so selfish to be unsatisfied with > anything, my lips not closing, my nose being off, because it's still > a huge improvement. But, we have a right to be satisfied with > ourselves, especially after most of us have endured years of being > unsatisfied. I say if you want your nose done and your lip revised, > you go ahead and do it! > > Thanks everyone for being so supportive during my little depression. > Hopefully I'll be able to snap out of it completely soon! > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2005 Report Share Posted June 22, 2005 , I'm glad to hear you're healing well and that the doc thinks the lip will relax down ) I'm also glad to hear your step-mom also uses retail therapy! My mom has been doing it for years...and who am I to complain? And thanks for your encouraging words. It's true - I've waited 27 years to look perfect...I might as well go for it ) It's good to know I have understanding friends here... smiles and hugs... -becky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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