Today I went to see my surgeon/ Frodo the hobbit as I will admit I know think of him. He really does look like Frodo. He said my nose is almost all healed except for one spot, which should be healed in about a week. At that point I can start going back to the barn. Unfortunately I did get to hear the intricate details of the surgery coming up, he talked about it like it is happening, so I guess it is, but we'll see. If you can imagine where your smile line is and then above your upper lip to the right, he will cut out a flap of skin there, flip it up and sew it on. We will wait ten for about three weeks till the new blood vessels catch and then do the final remodeling.
I asked him what exactly it will look like. Now maybe for some people that is trivial and silly to be thinking about something that I will only have to endure for three weeks when in the long run I will be fine, but you have to understand I am a 16 year high school girl! I do care about how my face looks for three straight weeks. Oh what he said, right. He basically said I will resemble an elephant. Who wants to be told they will resemble an elephant! I mean sure in their own way they are beautiful creatures. I both respect ad love them very much, but I'd rather not look like one. Also the process just sounds awkward. If they do a surgery, the stitches and whatever heal under a bandage it would be all fine, but....
I hope I am making sense here. In short I have felt a bit down all day, just thinking about this. So yes that's my update more soon. Next D-town broadcast is tomorrow, so that's good, I guess.
Photo Credits: ifunny. I don't own this photo, but I thought it was just two perfect.
Awwww! I'm glad you have this blog to reflect on how you feel, since you don't really have a dog-shrink to talk to =) That whole elephant/surgery thing certainly sounds overwhelming, but from reading your blog over the past year or so, I think you have even sense of who you are to handle the temporary change to your physical appearance, and I think you will be glad you had the surgery in the long run. Hang in there!
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