Wednesday, February 4, 2009

The splint is gone!

Well, for the most part it is. I now have a new splint that I will wear at night. Now I will post some new pictures, and no I didn't edit these photos because they really don't need it. I still have some ugly bruising on my eyelids and on my face, but it's not too noticeable in pictures luckily. Even if I put makeup on my eyes, I don't think I'd be able to cover up half of the ugly bruises on them. Now back to the splint removal, this has been the worst day so far because of this. Not only was I super nauseated this morning, but the pain associated with taking the splint off and having my nose cleaned was awful. I thought I was just going in to have the splint taken off, I'd forgotten all about the thorough nose cleaning. I was not happy when I realized what was about to happen. I asked the doc, "Is this going to hurt?" and he responded casually, "Of course.". And boy did it ever! I think he enjoyed it even. I would have rather endured the first days of surgery ten times over than to go through that. I think I get another one next week; it shouldn't be as bad considering I'll be more healed up by then. But seriously, I wanted to cry and strangle that horrible little man all at the same time. I'm just glad it's over with and that I was able to keep myself composed during it all. Oye!


I've never liked the way I look without make up on, so naturally, this isn't my favorite photo (or most of them for that matter).

I did put some lipstick on in this one (it helped just a little bit I think).

Yeah, I'm still a little swollen. Hopefully it's all gone before I go back to work on Monday.

And for those of you who don't remember what I looked like before, here you go. :)

11 comments:

Nathan, Kassie and Emilie said...

Looking great! Try taking a few painkillers before your next "cleaning." It might help!

hoLLy said...

it looks AWESOME! i love it!!!! one hot lady-even with the bruising!

CJ, The Purple Diva said...

WOW! That's so awesome! You look cute! Can't wait to see more!

Abby said...

You and are your nose are looking great!

ACDC2005 said...

Just thinking about that makes my nose hurt! The bruising doesn't look too bad either! Looking good girl!

Devri said...

You are a doll. even with the swelling and bruizing.

Me said...

Maybe it is a blessing you did not know until the last minute that it would hurt! It looks great! I also love your lips! They are really plump and pout-able! Woo!

Anayansi said...

very cute nose! i think that it looks great! i hope you feel better soon.

Cindy said...

I like it a lot!!! You look so much younger!

Tiffany said...

OMGsh amazing! You and your nose look GREAT! I admire your guts to do something like this! You must have had a great doctor!

HIRSCHI FAMILY said...

yeah! so glad the surgery was successful. Your nose looks really great! Love you