Well, I made it through my second round of surgery. So far it’s too soon to know if it’s a success or not.
Just to get people up to date (if you missed my rant on the subject). I had some sinus surgery in the middle of last year. As a result, the sides of my nose would collapse when I’d sniff or breathe in. Considering they were attempting to fix my nose to allow airflow, having it collapse defeated the purpose.
I found a surgeon who does a procedure where the cartilage is removed from one ear, cut into several kidney bean shaped pieces, and implanted into the face and up into the nose area. This effectively hold open the nose. The implants are put in just behind where the curve of the nostril meets the nose.
Pretty interesting procedure. My ear hurts like,. Um,. Well, like it’s been cut off. He sliced the entire back open to get at the cartilage. On the front side there is a patchwork of stitches to hold the skin together. The back side is numb (I understand this will come back over time).
My nose feels broken. He had to repair more of the septum which is what caused the whole thing to hurt. The area where the ear-plants go into my face are pretty sore. It feels more like a broken bone then a cut -which I thought was weird.
The only bad thing, the back of my throat got pretty badly scraped up. I was intibated during surgery and I have a vague memory of waking in the recovery room, coughing badly and having the hospital staff yelling at me before I was out cold again. I remember them pulling the tube out of my mouth. I don’t know if that was related.
Ok, here’s the moment you’ve been waiting for. The gory pictures.
I will warn you some of these are kind of bloody. Not Jason Goes to Hell bloody, but bruised and bloody and painful looking. So if that bothers you, don’t look.
I don’t mind taking those things for fun, but long term (anything over a few days) makes my gastro-intestinal tract all crummy. I get cramps and “stuffed” up… if you know what I mean.
Hmm. Looking at the size of those splints, do you think you could fit a wedding ring up your nose? It would be worth the effort. In the name of science and all.
Get well soon. I hope your sinus woes are over after this. And you have gorgeous blue eyes, if that’s any consolation.
When I was younger we had something called “the big nose club”. To join you had to be able to fit one dollar in change up your nose. Let’s just say I’m in the club.
As for the eyes… shucks. Thanks.
They look more blue in those pictures because my pupils are pinned from the meds. heh heh.
It would be worth the effort. In the name of science and all.