Cindy's Rhinoplasty

Surgery Day:

The morning of my surgery I arrived at 10:00 as planned... however the doctor was running late. I changed into my lovely gown and sat in their little room for nearly two hours!! I am surprised I didn't change my mind!

Eventually my anesthesiologist came in to talk with me. She had just had Dr. Olesen do her nose a few days before and was still in her cast!

Finally, I walked into the operating room and lay down on the soft operating table and went to sleep.

When I woke up I felt a bit of pressure behind my eyes. I told the nurse I couldn't open my eyes. She said that I could. I disagreed...they would not open! When I could get them open a crack, I was in excruciating pain!

Apparently they got some soap in my eyes when they washed my face on the operating table and didn't get it out. I got a bit panicky not being able to open my eyes. They put drops in, but nothing seemed to help. They suggested to my parents to buy some eye wash on the way home. The trip home was fairly nauseating because I could not open my eyes. Once I got home and into bed I took some Vicodin for my headache and fell asleep. My dad went to the store to buy eye wash and some gauze pads because he had left the ones from the doctor in the recovery room! By the time he returned home my eyes were much better and I never needed the wash.

After taking the 1st pain pill I felt no pain what so ever. I felt nauseous after the second pill and promptly switched to extra strength Tylenol. I had a cast on my nose and a drip pad that I changed every few hours for the first day. It really only bled when I stood up to go to the bathroom. I had trouble sleeping because my throat was very tender from being intubated. Once my throat healed, I felt fine.

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