Day 10 – rhinoplasty recovery
Since getting the kids back I've been a lot more tired than before - makes sense thought doesn't it? I'm so glad to have them home but I find myself wary of arms that seem to fly everywhere ... all the live long day!
The other concern that has popped up in the last 24 hours is why the tip of my nose has suddenly seemed to grow, more significantly inside my nose than anywhere else but it definitely has. My only theory is that it is the swelling doing what swelling does best and moving around at will. The top of my cast feels looser so it does make sense that it is the swelling moving about. I can also feel it tingling rather; there isn't any pain, just quite a bit of tingling which I'm hoping means that it is healing.
I was due to go to the ward next Monday for my grand unveiling ceremony with (hopefully) the hot nurse, but I received a phone call yesterday from JDC's secretary yesterday saying that he wanted to see me at his clinic on Monday. Given that they said it had all gone very well after the operation, I can only assume he wants to inspect his handywork.
The funny thing is, as you can see from my pic, my mates have drawn on my cast - one has written 'Ian's Nose Job 2010' and the other has drawn a little doodle of the little guy popping over the wall - what was he called? This pic also shows me without a plaster holding the cast on - thought I'd show you it with without the plaster while I changed it.
I'm going to ask JDC if I can keep my cast and create a little display case for it for all to see. I wondered about doing the same with my freshly removed packing but thought that might be a little gross. 
April 22nd, 2010 - 13:03
Swelling is expected around the nose and eyes right away after surgery. Typically, most of the swelling will subside after 14 days post-op. Slight swelling could remain but hardly visible to other people. This can remain for a few months. Nose job swelling is usually more notable during the morning and fades as the day progresses.