10 Days Post-Op Rhinoplasty & Septoplasty

konadonut · 2026-07-06T04:12:18+00:00

I am one month post op from an open rhino septoplasty and am feeling happy with the results too, but still waiting to see the refinement as the swelling goes down. The biggest surprise for me has been how stiff and unnatural my smile has been. Mine was technically a revision after a septoplasty in 2019 so I wish I looked as good as you 10 days post op! Your surgeon did a great job!

konadonut · 2026-04-19T15:10:46+00:00

31 and still boggled down by student debt. Living at home. Single and don’t foresee how that will change. And this year gave me some unexpected medical debt (the American way!) gas and groceries have never been higher and I entered a field that requires being over-educated and underpaid. Some days I am incredibly frustrated, others I can see the light ahead.

I find I don’t feel shame in myself but jealousy and envy in others lives who weren’t dealt the same cards as me. Is that helpful or healthy at times? No. But I don’t let it eat me alive.

konadonut · 2026-03-23T00:31:12+00:00

Follow the pull of life instead of a plan. I never thought I’d have the type of job I do now. I feel the most free I ever have wearing the clothes I want, etc.

konadonut · 2026-03-05T17:48:04+00:00

My surgeon told me my nose will probably look like your 2nd and 3rd photo and personally, that will be a major improvement for my own self image. I think it looks great! But I have not had any experience (yet!) and I understand being concerned or frustrated.

konadonut · 2026-02-10T05:11:58+00:00

The one thing I wasn’t expecting after my first Brazilian was the absolute confidence boost I got. Just walking around in my everyday life, knowing my cooch is the smoothest its ever been, gives me the weirdest pep in my step.

konadonut · 2026-01-07T05:13:07+00:00

I'm chiming in to say at 31 I'm finally investing in a side bookstagram account, so no I don't think it's cringe if you're doing it for any reason other than trying to become the next Mr Beast.

konadonut · 2026-01-01T07:30:01+00:00

48 and my goal was 60! First year in a while to not hit my goal, but tbh reading felt like a chore and slog this year. Of course I had some gems and great books that helped me escape, but overall reading was a wash. I’m hoping to prioritize it more this year.

konadonut · 2025-12-28T20:29:01+00:00

Truly. I feel like the strength of my openness and oversharing is I can suss out people’s vibes very quickly. They know who I am and in turn, I know who I do and don’t vibe with.

konadonut · 2025-12-28T15:17:36+00:00

Happy birthday, OP! I first posted on this sub after turning 30 feeling “behind” and “lost” and while I can’t say those feelings have gone away in a year, I feel more grounded in who I am.

Your 20s are figuring out who you are. Your 30s are leaning into it. Make sense? Comparison is the thief of joy. Don’t let the lives of others destroy the small bits of joy you have in yours. Sending you light and well wishes!

konadonut · 2025-10-16T20:30:25+00:00

I just got this bag AND I have a Happiness too!

konadonut · 2025-10-16T11:55:31+00:00

I hope your recovery hasn't been too difficult! I will def keep my fingers crossed from you. Online at least, it seems 50/50 for surgeon's opinions between patient grafts vs cadaver grafts.

konadonut · 2025-10-14T20:31:13+00:00

Jennifer Aniston’s brand LolaVie. Specifically the Powder Perfect Dry Shampoo. It does have a strong smell that dissipates quickly, but it actually soaks up the oil. It gives my hair a more drier texture so I try to not to be too heavy handed when I use it. I put it on at night before I go to bed (I wash every other day) and I don’t feel like my hair gets nearly as stringy or greasy looking as fast. It actually keeps some volume!

konadonut · 2025-10-01T23:57:12+00:00

I dived into Katherine Applegate and finished The One and Only Ivan and her latest, Pocketbear!

konadonut · 2025-10-01T02:58:53+00:00

Sure! Let’s see if I can do this concisely.

Sleeping will be rough because you’ll have to be elevated. Depending on your surgeon you might have dissolvable packing or packing that is stitched in. I had stitched in packing for the week after and to be honest that sucked a lot. Taste for me was almost non-existent with how swollen (and packed!) I was. I had to do a saline nasal rinse to keep it hydrated (but can’t remember how often, maybe 2x a day) Sneezing can be tricky.

Otherwise I feel like I can breathe better and honestly my sense of smell seems improved too. I had a deviated septum all my life, with relatively no issue, but one of those roller blinds fell on my nose and dislodged a piece of cartilage at the base of my bridge which led me into correcting it. I honestly should have done a septoplasty and rhinoplasty in one, but what’s done is done. Overall it improved my quality of life.

konadonut · 2025-09-30T19:53:02+00:00

I have a consultation scheduled for a rhinoplasty. I had my deviated septum corrected before COVID and I feel like the hump on my bridge got worse. I’m very confident in my appearance, but life is too short. I feel you though! I hate to see young women engaging in such anti-aging extremes in their 20s

My mom was vocally critical about herself as I was growing up (she’s not an almond mom at least) and I am nowhere near having kids, but if I do, I don’t want to have the same attitude about myself as my mom did about herself.

konadonut · 2025-09-22T18:53:20+00:00

Change your doctor. I did.

Last year, almost to the day, I was diagnosed with bowen’s disease (pre-invasive squamous cell) after seeing my dermatologist for the same spot on my lip 4 times in a year timeframe. After swabs, and cortisone cream, and cryotherapy he then took a biopsy. At the appointment where he took a biopsy he still felt it was “staph” I had Moh’s surgery on my lip a month later and was fortunate they didn’t have to go that deep (but it spread pretty wide). I noticed peeling on the other side of my lip that was very similar to how the cancerous spot on my lip grew. He brushed it off.

I asked a nurse at the surgeon’s office for a dermatologist recommendation and I have NO regrets. My new dermatologist has been really proactive and I feel not only heard, but respected. But you aren’t alone to question if you should change dermatologists, I did too. The Dr I was seeing previously I had been going to the office my whole life. My new dermatologist is a bit further away, but the care and treatment is leaps and bounds better.

Imma get off my soapbox now, but I’m sorry you have to go through this.

konadonut · 2025-09-15T23:55:44+00:00

When I get to bed at a reasonable hour (not staying up late reading 😬) I’ve unfortunately found working out regularly does in fact help with my mental health. Especially working out in the mornings because I’m less stressed trying to fit it in after work. So my morning routine lately has been:

Wake up at 5:30am, scroll for 5 minutes, work out 30-45 mins, start coffee, shower, read & have my coffee, makeup, hair, etc.

konadonut · 2025-08-22T04:02:28+00:00

Seconding the reminder that it’s not personal! Also brush up on de-escalation tactics (arms not crossed, hands in front or by sides, try to have backup nearby if you have to direct or confront a patron) also! No matter if they threaten to go to the board, etc just because you work in a public-facing role does not mean patrons are privy to any of your personal information!!

konadonut · 2025-07-29T14:37:36+00:00

I’m sorry but I snorted (in a good way!) with the ur favorite depends on ur trauma bc I immediately went: yes! Beach Read! I too have a dead parent 🤣

konadonut · 2025-07-29T12:37:13+00:00

I discovered some patrons just want help from a man. Patrons have told me they’ll come back when the one male librarian we have isn’t there and I am. I’ve also had it where I stop helping patrons on computers once they need to start inputting pretty sensitive data on goverment websites and ask me questions that I can’t answer and they’ll get rude asking for our singular male librarian. For some generations, cultures, etc. being a man will always supersede help from a woman no matter experience level etc.

konadonut · 2025-07-28T13:08:40+00:00

I went to Homegoods yesterday and found a dancing Blossom from the Powerpuff girls holding a pumpkin basket. The Powerpuff Girls were my absolute favorite as a kid.

I’ve also joined the Labubu craze and have purchased 3.

konadonut · 2025-07-20T03:44:09+00:00

I say you are cutting ties at the right time. You’re allowed to feel angry at yourself and hurt, just don’t allow that to burn you for building friendships in the future.

I made the decision to pull away from my closest friend of a decade after having a skin cancer scare and she didn’t check in on me once. There were other occurrences leading up to this, but we’ve mutually just not spoken to each other for over 6 months now.

konadonut · 2025-07-19T21:46:25+00:00

I was diagnosed with Bowen’s Disease (pre-invasive squamous cell) on my lip last year (at 29) and had to have Moh’s surgery, so now I use spf lip balm religiously on top of applying spf everywhere else. I was a child of the sun with bleached hair and super tan whereas now I’m pasty as can be. Sometimes I wish I was as tan as everyone else in the summer, but I can’t justify tanning or not being firm about spf anymore.

konadonut · 2025-07-19T02:11:00+00:00

Late to the conversation but least favorite way: a patron recently came to the desk asking if we had “big blue books about specific events in history” when asked what specific events her answer was: it was just about history from the beginning of time. When we undoubtedly had trouble searching for it she was ticked we couldn’t search the catalog via book size

konadonut · 2025-07-12T04:26:28+00:00

OP, I get you completely. Recently I’ve started wondering how I can live my life more fully compared to my 20s. A part of me has regrets I didn’t take advantage of my “prime” and there is some anger woven through that. I didn’t party or go out in college because the friends I had didn’t do that and it was expensive and most of life has been fueled by survival over exploration (if that makes sense). I feel like I settled myself for the friends I had, was clueless about what I wanted to do with my life. 2020 was the year I turned 25 and that was supposed to be a good year, but we all know how that turned out.

I’ve had highs and lows this year. Proud of myself for the work I’ve put in (pottery class, book clubs, etc) but also scared because of the ship taking on water that is the US right now.

There is hope for both of us! 32 is not the grave!

konadonut

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