Why am I doing this?

This is partly cathartic, partly a public service, partly to keep in touch with friends about what's going on with my nose, and partly for posterity. I have researched rhinoplasty since I was a teenager, think the process of it is thoroughly vile, prefer not to think about it deeply lest I become nauseated, and am primarily concerned about the risks, the pain, and the thoughts going through one’s head.

I hate watching television, so I’ve missed any insights into this aspect of surgery which may have been detailed on Nip/Tuck, Dr. 90210, or whatever the hell Discovery Health is showing (a channel which is far more offensive than happening across porn, in my book…There ought to be some sort of black-screen three-second delay while you’re flipping through to warn you that you’re about to witness graphic child birth or heart surgery. If you want to whine at me about the beauty of child birth because it’s natural and a part of life, save it; so is going to the toilet, and I don’t want to watch that, either).

It is difficult to find any decent blogs in this vein; Google “nose job blog” and you’ll come across doctors taking questions from illiterate patients whinging about their nose being swollen, or celebrity gossip blogs talking about whether some no-talent starlet had her schnoz bobbed or not, and occasionally a blog written by a patient, usually someone painfully vapid, or at the worst, someone with an anti-plastic surgery agenda spreading misleading information to frighten the masses.

I hope to fill the void with what I hope is helpful information, maybe some humor, and a bit about my own experience that someone considering plastic surgery might find sensible and perhaps sympathize with.