Yo MR Handsome Garang Piglet!UglyPiglet wrote:U go girl~! The pain was gruesome right after the surgery when I still recalled the stupid nurse ask me to breathe myself as they remove the oxygen mask from me. Which actually I'm already breathing at my own. Wow my throat at that time was so dry and thirsty and the nurse refuse to let me have a sip but using the damn cotton wool soak with water to moist my lips But somehow U've to try endure the pain when u visit the toilet that night. After that night, the pain subside. For the sharp pain that u felt on ur eyes, I've not encounter it. Most probably already numb or immune after my dbl eyelid surgery...... Congrats, the very obstacles is cleared, next is rest well for your eyes. Continue to update your condition and progress, gorgeous anelesaneles wrote:Hi guys,
I am right now in Taipei! Arrived last week & finally went through my rhino with Dr Kao on the 11th. Going to Dr Chuang tomorrow for my eyes.
Tons to say, lots I went through from these few short days in Taipei - I dont know where to even start writing.
Dont mind my babble right now & will post more when I have composed my thoughts better.
1st & foremost, I need to applaud those that came alone to this foreign country (like recently handsomepiglet aka uglypiglet) - the pain, ordeal tt one goes thru after surgery (esp. autologous rhino OR going thru multiple surgeries), I'm amazed/shocked tt pple went through all that s__t & actually played it down when they wrote about their post-surgery experience.
IMHO, To sum it up - when I woke up straight after surgery - it literally felt like I just got hit by a train.
Did anyone feel pain in their eyes after their surgery? For me, when I woke up from surgery, I was screaming for my eyes as it hurt like F!!! it felt like there was needles poking my eyes constantly - gosh, the pain from the eyes was enough to divert any pain from the nose or rib.
That night was a totally horrifying time for me as there was so much pain. I begged for morphine but was denied.
To those who went thru the same op - did you guys feel similar level of pain OR am i the unlucky one that felt all these torment?
Will write more later when I get more inspiration.
BTW, there was a singapore lady tt was operated by Dr Kao last Wed (10th) & I understand that she is staying here in Kangning Apts - PM me if you wanna meet.
Lastly, i want to advise anyone that is planning to do their nose & eyes together - according to Dr Kao & Dr Chuang - it should be the eyes 1st, then the nose. Not the other way around. Kitty & I assumed it was nose then eyes & only after meeting the docs, we realised that we planned it all wrong. Dr Chuang even said that he might not be able to operate on us if we are still swollen on the 5th day after our nose surgery. I just want pple to know abt this so that they are not mislead & avoid wasting their days/time & extra money on accomodation.
moonlight_pmdct wrote:Aneles,
why was morphine being denied???? Did they give you any pain medications??? omg this is scary!
I'll see you in Taipei next week!!
aneles wrote:Hi guys,
I am right now in Taipei! Arrived last week & finally went through my rhino with Dr Kao on the 11th. Going to Dr Chuang tomorrow for my eyes.
Tons to say, lots I went through from these few short days in Taipei - I dont know where to even start writing.
Dont mind my babble right now & will post more when I have composed my thoughts better.
1st & foremost, I need to applaud those that came alone to this foreign country (like recently handsomepiglet aka uglypiglet) - the pain, ordeal tt one goes thru after surgery (esp. autologous rhino OR going thru multiple surgeries), I'm amazed/shocked tt pple went through all that s__t & actually played it down when they wrote about their post-surgery experience.
IMHO, To sum it up - when I woke up straight after surgery - it literally felt like I just got hit by a train.
Did anyone feel pain in their eyes after their surgery? For me, when I woke up from surgery, I was screaming for my eyes as it hurt like F!!! it felt like there was needles poking my eyes constantly - gosh, the pain from the eyes was enough to divert any pain from the nose or rib.
That night was a totally horrifying time for me as there was so much pain. I begged for morphine but was denied.
To those who went thru the same op - did you guys feel similar level of pain OR am i the unlucky one that felt all these torment?
Will write more later when I get more inspiration.
BTW, there was a singapore lady tt was operated by Dr Kao last Wed (10th) & I understand that she is staying here in Kangning Apts - PM me if you wanna meet.
Lastly, i want to advise anyone that is planning to do their nose & eyes together - according to Dr Kao & Dr Chuang - it should be the eyes 1st, then the nose. Not the other way around. Kitty & I assumed it was nose then eyes & only after meeting the docs, we realised that we planned it all wrong. Dr Chuang even said that he might not be able to operate on us if we are still swollen on the 5th day after our nose surgery. I just want pple to know abt this so that they are not mislead & avoid wasting their days/time & extra money on accomodation.
ukorientalgirl wrote:moonlight pmdct,
Please keep us updated on your stay in Taipei, it would be interesting to see how you get on there with the language barrier and getting around etc. I am interested in staying in kang ning apartments also if I go to taipei next year.
Good luck and all the best
x
Hey appletree!appletree wrote:aneles wrote:Hi guys,
I am right now in Taipei! Arrived last week & finally went through my rhino with Dr Kao on the 11th. Going to Dr Chuang tomorrow for my eyes.
Tons to say, lots I went through from these few short days in Taipei - I dont know where to even start writing.
Dont mind my babble right now & will post more when I have composed my thoughts better.
1st & foremost, I need to applaud those that came alone to this foreign country (like recently handsomepiglet aka uglypiglet) - the pain, ordeal tt one goes thru after surgery (esp. autologous rhino OR going thru multiple surgeries), I'm amazed/shocked tt pple went through all that s__t & actually played it down when they wrote about their post-surgery experience.
IMHO, To sum it up - when I woke up straight after surgery - it literally felt like I just got hit by a train.
Did anyone feel pain in their eyes after their surgery? For me, when I woke up from surgery, I was screaming for my eyes as it hurt like F!!! it felt like there was needles poking my eyes constantly - gosh, the pain from the eyes was enough to divert any pain from the nose or rib.
That night was a totally horrifying time for me as there was so much pain. I begged for morphine but was denied.
To those who went thru the same op - did you guys feel similar level of pain OR am i the unlucky one that felt all these torment?
Will write more later when I get more inspiration.
BTW, there was a singapore lady tt was operated by Dr Kao last Wed (10th) & I understand that she is staying here in Kangning Apts - PM me if you wanna meet.
Lastly, i want to advise anyone that is planning to do their nose & eyes together - according to Dr Kao & Dr Chuang - it should be the eyes 1st, then the nose. Not the other way around. Kitty & I assumed it was nose then eyes & only after meeting the docs, we realised that we planned it all wrong. Dr Chuang even said that he might not be able to operate on us if we are still swollen on the 5th day after our nose surgery. I just want pple to know abt this so that they are not mislead & avoid wasting their days/time & extra money on accomodation.
Hi Aneles,
so excited for you! So what nose did dr kao gave you?
Aneles and kittygirl, handsomepiglet
Congrats on your new nose and finally the surgery is done, speedy recovery ok and rest well. So happy for you guys
Must bear with the pain for the moment, it is worthwhile afterall.
Do update us on the healing process and pictures ok?
moonlight_,
my nose is healing well, but i accidently bump into my nose this morning... SOB !!!
Anybody has any idea, when can start sleeping on the sideway or consume alcohol?
handsome piglet, you make me so envious now! you were like recovering in high style - lucky boy!!!!UglyPiglet wrote:wah kittygirl8 u mean u've to share the ward with other 4girls who is doing the same procedures or just only you doing the nose alone and rest is totally not related to PS? I think I'm fortunate to have my own ward with TV and toilet and sofa somemore for my caretaker..... The timing wise is more or less the same abt 4-5hrs bah can't really recall how long Dr Hsu takes but is abt that timing bcos when I was pushed in is already 1pm plus, push out frm the operation room is abt 6pm alrdy...
And you're right i still feel like my nose bridge is quite high, look like witch or Pinocchio esp side views, I'm still hoping my nose tips can deswell and more define. But also mixed feeling, worried that too much absorption become too low not nice, too high also worried, really can't get used to it. Does anyone here feel the same as I am? Really contradicting
Hi Jocundster,Jocundster wrote:Hi Kittygirl8,kittygirl8 wrote:Hi uglypiglet,
You mean you feel the same way too? But you looked absolutely gorgeous!!! Do you mean absorption will occur? What does that mean? Does it mean the high bridge will definitely be lower and that I am not being too paranoid now cos I am seriously feeling very depressed about it.....
I did my rhinoplasty with Dr Kao on the 28th Nov~ Don't get worried over the current look right now okie? hahhaa.. to be honest with you, i was abit like "wht E Hell" at first but now after almost 3 wks, the nose bridge and wings has become smaller but not totally there yet. So be patient and wait okie? A Happier girl is the way to a healthier recovery~
i was at a very bad condition after my surgery compare to others, Dr Kao actually gave me more medi~ That was caused by my playfulness, i went to Luxy (clubbing) after my surgery, inhaled 2nd smoke everyday and drank Choya almost everyday. But after he nagged me like my dad, I was more careful and less playful~
I think it will take at leas like 2 mths for a totally de-swell~
Be patient....
thanxs so much dimensionspectrum! tat was veri informative, i'll definitely let my fren noe. wow, ur gal fren is veri brave. she did so many procedures. i can't imagine the pain she hv to go through. my gal fren juz did her lipo & it's almost taking the life out of her. perhaps dr cai prefer a face-to-face consultation with u in order to make the rite judgement on wat kind of face shap suits u. yeah, its beta to do more research before making the final decision. anytin to do with face cannot play play. keke.. im sure it'll be ur turn in no time. tyty once again!!dimensionspectrum wrote:
You can check out Dr Cai of Miniface..his webby is www.miniface.com.tw
and Dr Chuang. Dr Cai is very very famous in Taiwan and alot of Taiwan gals go to him..i did a thorough research..now still saving up to go!
My friend went to Dr Chuang in the end bcos she was doing other stuff and she thought it wud be easier to do it altogether, not forgetting the discounts that came with it! She loved her results. Oh but in the end, Dr Hsieh of wish clinic did her face shape while Dr Chuang did her nose and eyes and lipo.
Both doctors were very helpful but Dr Cai prefers i go down to see him instead of emailing him so many questions which he says he would not be able to answer me till he sees me and do an X-ray on me...
There are a few other much raved abt doctors but not in Taipei..there were mixed reviews abt those...so i wouldnt want to take the risks...Yea it's reli a huge operation...i even read abt shaving unevenly for both sides and them having to go back to redo again..oh gosh........
I was quoted about S$11K++ for reducing my cheeks(width) and splitting my jaws(Jaw Splitting Osteotomy..i think that's wad Dr Chuang told me for the name of the procedure)...As for Dr Cai, he quoted me about S$13K++ for the similar procedure....n i was told not to do my nose 1st...bcos they will do your nose according to the face shape....sigh.. So im sooooooooo envious of u all.
Anyway, rest well, drinks lots of water, eat vitamins and wait to be beautiful!!!! Im sure u all are going to do just fine!
It's been a long time i visited the forum and so many of u of went for the surgery! *envy*
So that means one can't have both procedures done it one trip? I live in the U.S., and it will be so expensive for me to go back and forth. Also, do Drs. Kao and Hsu do face surgeries as well? I'd rather personally go to Dr. Kao. He seems very good according to people.dimensionspectrum wrote:Yes in Singdollars. I converted.kfav9 wrote:^Is that quote in Singapore Dollars? I'm planning on going to Dr. Chuang as well, for my face and nose. There are mixed reviews about him though about the nose. I'm kind of scared, but you know all doctors are not perfect, so I'm taking a risk. Unless, someone can recommend a doctor or a clinic that's both good in rhinoplasty and face shaping.
Hmmmm...my friend who did rhinoplasty with Dr Chuang...she was very happy but i didnt like it. It looks very westernised...lt's too high, it started at the eyebrow..
But she likes it! Well...personally i wouldnt go to him for rhinoplasty bcos i prefer using ribs instead of the foreign objects.
For face shaping,Dr Hsieh is really caring and professional dr. I also msn him to discuss face shaping with him..He's a little more expensive than Dr Chuang but his english is very good. I think he studied in the states or something. I cant rem. My friend is very happy with it too..and i thought it looks quite good too!
I asked Dr Kao/Dr Hsu and Dr Chuang if i can do my face and nose at the same trip..and they said, unless it's done togther, if not it's a no no...
I only wanted autologous...so Dr Chuang is out(He does it but he charges too high and he doesnt do that too often compared to Dr Hsu and Dr Kao)...that means a separate trip aft the face surgery has deswelled which can be another 6mths later. =(
kittygirl8 wrote:Hey Jocundster,Jocundster wrote:Hi Kittygirl8,kittygirl8 wrote:Hi uglypiglet,
You mean you feel the same way too? But you looked absolutely gorgeous!!! Do you mean absorption will occur? What does that mean? Does it mean the high bridge will definitely be lower and that I am not being too paranoid now cos I am seriously feeling very depressed about it.....
I did my rhinoplasty with Dr Kao on the 28th Nov~ Don't get worried over the current look right now okie? hahhaa.. to be honest with you, i was abit like "wht E Hell" at first but now after almost 3 wks, the nose bridge and wings has become smaller but not totally there yet. So be patient and wait okie? A Happier girl is the way to a healthier recovery~
i was at a very bad condition after my surgery compare to others, Dr Kao actually gave me more medi~ That was caused by my playfulness, i went to Luxy (clubbing) after my surgery, inhaled 2nd smoke everyday and drank Choya almost everyday. But after he nagged me like my dad, I was more careful and less playful~
I think it will take at leas like 2 mths for a totally de-swell~
Be patient....
Thanks for taking the time to advise me and you're so gungho! I am like still lying on the hospital bed like a dead meat while you have already gone out partying lol! I will try to stay positive for now and it definitely helps so much after all your encouragement. I will check with Dr Kao tomorrow on what exactly he has given me for my nose cos mine looks very vertical straight without any gradiant which makes me freak out big time......
Hope you've since recovered well and not so playful anymore ah hehe
hum, this is what puts me off going to Taipei. If language wasn't a problem I wouldn't hesitate to go.....aneles wrote:UKorientalgirl -
I would also think its quite a feat for anyone that cant read or speak chinese to go thru PS in Taipei.
I personally do not have problems communicating but I cant read their chinese well.
Thus I felt the barrier arised when I was given chinese documents to sign (like consent forms, hospital entry forms etc). They do not have documents translated to english. So I had to ask the nurse or whoever that is attending to me to read the document to me so that I understood what I was going to sign for.
Another thing I noticed - I suspect the docs write better than they speak in english.
ukorientalgirl wrote:moonlight pmdct,
Please keep us updated on your stay in Taipei, it would be interesting to see how you get on there with the language barrier and getting around etc. I am interested in staying in kang ning apartments also if I go to taipei next year.
Good luck and all the best
x
aneles wrote:Moonlight,
I dare ask for morphine as our dear handsome piglet said he was served that lovely painkiller during his ordeal.
However, the nurse told me based on the op I went thru, I dun 'deserve' morphine.
In the end I got some painkiller injection - cant say it was comparable to morphine as I still felt pain & cldnt rest at all.
moonlight_pmdct wrote:Aneles,
why was morphine being denied???? Did they give you any pain medications??? omg this is scary!
I'll see you in Taipei next week!!
aneles wrote:Hi guys,
I am right now in Taipei! Arrived last week & finally went through my rhino with Dr Kao on the 11th. Going to Dr Chuang tomorrow for my eyes.
Tons to say, lots I went through from these few short days in Taipei - I dont know where to even start writing.
Dont mind my babble right now & will post more when I have composed my thoughts better.
1st & foremost, I need to applaud those that came alone to this foreign country (like recently handsomepiglet aka uglypiglet) - the pain, ordeal tt one goes thru after surgery (esp. autologous rhino OR going thru multiple surgeries), I'm amazed/shocked tt pple went through all that s__t & actually played it down when they wrote about their post-surgery experience.
IMHO, To sum it up - when I woke up straight after surgery - it literally felt like I just got hit by a train.
Did anyone feel pain in their eyes after their surgery? For me, when I woke up from surgery, I was screaming for my eyes as it hurt like F!!! it felt like there was needles poking my eyes constantly - gosh, the pain from the eyes was enough to divert any pain from the nose or rib.
That night was a totally horrifying time for me as there was so much pain. I begged for morphine but was denied.
To those who went thru the same op - did you guys feel similar level of pain OR am i the unlucky one that felt all these torment?
Will write more later when I get more inspiration.
BTW, there was a singapore lady tt was operated by Dr Kao last Wed (10th) & I understand that she is staying here in Kangning Apts - PM me if you wanna meet.
Lastly, i want to advise anyone that is planning to do their nose & eyes together - according to Dr Kao & Dr Chuang - it should be the eyes 1st, then the nose. Not the other way around. Kitty & I assumed it was nose then eyes & only after meeting the docs, we realised that we planned it all wrong. Dr Chuang even said that he might not be able to operate on us if we are still swollen on the 5th day after our nose surgery. I just want pple to know abt this so that they are not mislead & avoid wasting their days/time & extra money on accomodation.
Thanks Jo, its so so nice of you for all the encouragement. I do feel slightly better now, especially after my consulation with Dr Kao just an hour ago. He showed me a picture of what my nose will look like after all the de-swelling cos honestly, it really look so bolbous now like a freak that I can't imagine how it actually should look like. He also commented I looked very different after my eyelid surgery and epi and looked kinda amused hehe.....I really wonder how my mum is gonna react when I knocked at her door when I'm back to SG. She will probably think I'm some foreigner and slam the door at me lolJocundster wrote:kittygirl8 wrote:Hey Jocundster,Jocundster wrote: Hi Kittygirl8,
I did my rhinoplasty with Dr Kao on the 28th Nov~ Don't get worried over the current look right now okie? hahhaa.. to be honest with you, i was abit like "wht E Hell" at first but now after almost 3 wks, the nose bridge and wings has become smaller but not totally there yet. So be patient and wait okie? A Happier girl is the way to a healthier recovery~
i was at a very bad condition after my surgery compare to others, Dr Kao actually gave me more medi~ That was caused by my playfulness, i went to Luxy (clubbing) after my surgery, inhaled 2nd smoke everyday and drank Choya almost everyday. But after he nagged me like my dad, I was more careful and less playful~
I think it will take at leas like 2 mths for a totally de-swell~
Be patient....
Thanks for taking the time to advise me and you're so gungho! I am like still lying on the hospital bed like a dead meat while you have already gone out partying lol! I will try to stay positive for now and it definitely helps so much after all your encouragement. I will check with Dr Kao tomorrow on what exactly he has given me for my nose cos mine looks very vertical straight without any gradiant which makes me freak out big time......
Hope you've since recovered well and not so playful anymore ah hehe
Hihi Kittygirl8,
You're welcome~ if you want to de-swell or reduce the bruises more after removing the cast, ask Dr Kao if he can make arrangement for the bio light thingy that will helps but that is on our own cost (TWD 200 per treatment/day) because this treatment need to be done at another hospital (san zhong hospital).
Bleeding is like soooo common after the surgery on the first and second day, i remember when i woke up, the blood was already dry and its kinda like a blood pancake on my face (ps: nurses in the hospital is really mean right?) I really appreciate the nurses in Singapore more now~
i went to Taipei alone and luckily there was a very kind lady that was staying in the same ward and she was taking very good care of me when i asked her. *Lucky Me~*
If you want i can send you my pictures, it is still swelling but it will go down in time, i think mine is more like the extreme case based on my bad records~ I read on website for surgery and they mentioned that most of the swelling will go down in 1 month time and the remaining will subsides until 1 year after the surgery. So don't worry~
the Website i read: http://www.realself.com/question/after- ... lling-last
Hope the information helps~ Take care, go to the strawberry farm(chao mei yuen) or entertainment 100% live show (every tue, 1pm) if you're feeling bored okie? Both areas are in Neihu~ i went and it was fun~ Get a nice mask and walk around okie?
Cheers,
Jo
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