Post operation - one week

One week ago today I was miserably laid up in bed, sick from anesthesia.. Today, I feel great! I still have some bruises under my eyes and still have that red rim eyeliner but I feel great. Today was my first official shower, yay! I have gotten to wash my face and have spent a total of about 30 minutes in front of the mirror getting glue off my nose!
Rewind to yesterday, my doctor's appointment. I went in and got the splint removed, which hurt pretty bad. Just a lot of pushing down on very tender bone. Then came the stitch removal. The part I was most nervous about. But wait! This story gets better.
The nurse removed the two stitches from beneath each eye and removed about six from between my nostrils. Some were painful, but for the most part it was tolerable.
Now fast forward to the drive home, where I can see a stitch still in my nose covered with dried blood.. That's right. They had left a stitch in there. Only after getting home and finding another stitch in the other side, same location, that I realized it was either spending $20 in gas to drive back down there the next day (today) or... sadly, have an at home surgery.
Dad helped at the beginning, but of course it was nerve-racking.
So yes, I did pull 2 stitches out of my nose.
And yes, part of one is still lodged in there that we can't find.
Anyway, here are my updated pictures, cast off! The change is enormous!!

Wednesday update

All I can say is, I'm so ready for my check up tomorrow! I am getting claustrophobic under this cast! And I hope I get my stitches out, they are bothering me, especially the ones near my eyes. Every day, I'm able to breathe a little more through each side, but I'm ready to get everything out, get all the blood cleaned out, and be able to breathe! And put on makeup would be nice. A friend's mom told me she couldn't believe I was out yesterday but I have felt so awesome. My eyes are still very sensitive too, they water easily and a lot of sunlight hurts them, but I'm hoping after the face cast is off and the stitches gone, they will start to feel better, too. I'm nervous about the next part - making sure the cuts don't burst back open after the stitches are out! Very nervous about that because I've never had stitches. Above are today's updated pictures - I love my profile view! Especially from the left side, which has always been my best side, but I can already see the difference!

Tuesday update

It has been 4 days since surgery and I'm definitely feeling the healing process coming along. I have pictures from this morning as well as last night. I know I'm looking like a million dollars! Yesterday, the bruising was at its darkest, but I finally stayed up almost the whole day (with a 2 hour nap :) it's recovery!!) I drove and hung out with friends, I'm almost feeling normal (if you would ever have considered me normal.) Yesterday, my little victory was sleeping through the whole night, only waking up once to pee and get water.
My little victory was a little bigger today - I woke up breathing through my nose! My mouth was closed and everything. I was so excited. I actually checked all the stitches up next to my eyes to make sure they hadn't busted open and that's where the air was leaking through. But we're good. I'm feeling a little more stopped up now, I need to ice a little more. My nose is leaking much less today. Every day I'm seeing little improvements - makes me happy!
The picture in the gray sweater is from today - my bruising is a little more green.
I also took a picture from the side yesterday because it already has a noticeable difference! It is still VERY swollen between my eyes but nothing a lot of ice and a little time won't fix.