How I spent my 4th of July

Hello everybody,

Been a little absent lately, as it's been quite busy for me! After exams, I was sick and then I had surgery on the 4th of July. Nothing major, but something that I've been needing to get sorted for a few years now! I got a septoplasty and turbinectomy to free up my left nasal passage. Looking forward to finally being able to breathe properly!

I spent the few days before my surgery trying to find blog posts and vlogs to see what the process and recovery would be like, and found there's not a whole lot of blog posts around. YouTube did have some great videos though. I suppose it's difficult as the experience would be very different for everyone, depending on your surgeon, the hospital and of course your pain tolerance and the way your body heals.

My surgery only took 30 minutes, finishing at 1:30pm, and I stayed overnight at the hospital. Unfortunately, the narcotics (I assume) that they used really affected me, and I was quite sick for most of the afternoon. Sleeping upright with a bandage under your nose is not the most comfortable, but better to get all that gross stuff out!

It has been almost a week now, and I've been very lucky with my recovery in that I have not had any swelling or bruising, and I haven't needed to take any painkillers whatsoever. Doing the nasal rinse was pretty awkward and gross at first, but it is so satisfying now to clean out my nose haha! At this current stage I don't even need the bandage anymore and can breathe through my nose, though it is still blocked and runny. Next week I will get my splints removed and everything will be back to normal again! Actually, it will be even better because I will finally be able to breathe!

I don't really have any photos because they wouldn't be very aesthetic, so here is a photo of my breakfast when I was in hospital. I had been fasting since the night before and hadn't eaten dinner because I was so nauseous, so I had to order extra food!