Post Rhinoplasty - Day 3

I woke up after a pretty bad night’s sleep. I woke up at one point as i think I touched my nose. My throat was so dry, dryer than the Sahara, I had figured out that sleeping with a straw in my mouth helped me sleep longer as when I drifted off my mouth automatically closed forcing me to breathe through my nose which at this point was blocked so It woke me up. By having a straw in my mouth it kept my mouth open and the airways clear. Nose is still totally congested 100%. It's got to get better soon, please oh please! I hope today is the worst, and that tomorrow it gets better. Just resting and watching more daytime TV.  Surfing internet and watching movies on laptop. Pain is pretty much non-existent, just a very very minor headache. My eyes are still hurting like I’m on fire, but I’m used to it. I knew only eye drops could help that.  The only thing that is really annoying me as the skin is just so tight around them and itchy. I still didn't really have any pain but took one etrobax6.0 about an hour after waking up.

I took another bath and had my mom wash my hair for me. I put some apricot scrub on a washcloth and carefully washed my face.  I brushed my teeth, put on lotion, and I just feel the best (and cleanest!) I've felt since before Thursday.  I also used some astringent on my face and carefully cleaned the dried blood from around my nostril. Hoping i can sleep well tonight. I did try and take this moustache thing off my nose but I think it's more of a comfort thing, like it's protecting my nose from harm. My nose heavy leaking but I like the moustache. Another nuisance is the accumulation of dried blood inside my nose.  It is almost completely full of rock hard solid blood inside, and while the nurse said I can irrigate with nasal drops, I am afraid to because I don't want to stick anything up there.  I know my incisions are somewhere inside my nose, but I honestly don't know where and I don't want to get anywhere close to them. But when the dried blood particles started tickling me I dig on the right nostrils and blood stained blood clots, blood drops came out then started hurting slightly. I’m afraid and stopped digging and watering. Thank God the pain didn’t last more than one hour or two.

My surgeon and his crew showed up around 2. 30pm. seeing him I just cried loud in pain that my nose is fully congested and that didn’t let me sleep properly. I knew that it is common for rhinoplasty patients but still it driving me soooo crazy that I‘ll do anything for a bit comfort. I thought my surgeon could help me to get rid of this congestion or prescribe some sedatives. He suggested me to take steam and ordered the nurse to make arrangement for that then went away. I was missing something, missing Dr. Oommen, his friendly voice, his generous look, kind words, and calming presence. Wish to see him now, one of the crew doctor of Dr. Jayakumar has the look of Dr. Oommen (later I found his name as Dr. Augustine Guild) whenever they get in to my room I misinterpret him as Dr. Oommen. But when I realize he’s not, put me on a great distress.

Steamer

Steamer

I clicked some snaps today and my mom said the pictures don’t show any difference.  But there's a reason my post-op instructions said to take 2 weeks off of work.  My surgery was only two days ago, so I don't expect to look beautiful just yet.  I'm just happy I feel well and am not in pain.

Today’s symptoms:-

•  Pain = Slightly as I dig inside, headache and heavy eye sore.
•  Congestion = remains heavy as day 2
• .Bruising = under both eyes and under nose.
•  Swelling = eyes and nose.