The doctor took cartilage from both of my ears to repair a section of my nose that had collapsed. He also corrected the septum, and removed a bone spur. But, the piez de resistance would be the intentional fracturing of three bones in my face. Part of me is now questioning why I paid money for this??
Luke and my Mom met us at the door when we arrived home from the hospital. As I should've expected, Luke summed up my appearance in three words. "Oh no! Spooky!" He cried as he buried his face in my mom's shirt. I wasted no time getting to bed where I remained for several days, arising only occasionally to socialize with my family. It was during one of these encounters than Luke demanded, "Takey off your mask, Mommy!"
"I wish I could, buddy, but I have some boo boos under there." I told him.
Luke is growing accustomed to my ghoulish appearance as quickly as the bruising and swelling fade away. I am now in 'hurry up and wait' mode as I eagerly anticipate the removal of the splints. I can't wait to try out my new sniffer, but it probably won't be for another week or so. Until then, I will just try to breath and enjoy the fact that my sh@! really doesn't stink.
Love, Rocky Dennis
Oh my goodness...I think that being a nurse, you don't know how disturbing a pic like this is for the non-medical of us...
ReplyDeleteI need to get one side of my nose built up with cartilage from my ear at some point. Now I'm not sure I can go through with it... :/
Now I kinda feel bad. I need to put a disclaimer on there!
ReplyDeleteThe doctor did say that having to fracture the bones, is what made it so bad.
Hopefully, in a couple of weeks I will say how glad I am that I went through with it. I will keep you posted.
Well, you definitely look like your husband just beat your ***! Milk it for all its worth! Hope you get better soon!
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