Hi everyone.  I really like this site and have probably visited it about 50 times before I decided to write something.  I was using it to just get information, and get myself educated about the whole rhinoplasty process.  To start off, I have had all my consultations, I picked my doctor and my surgery is on December 16th.  I feel I have made the right decision but of course, I am a bit nervous.  A big thing I am nervous about is getting that generic, skinny, turned up wierdo  nose that my Aunt has and some others that I see around.  Also, of course I have those friends that say, "I never noticed your nose," or "you are pretty," and if the job came out bad, I feel many of them would give me the whole, "I told you so" thing.

By writing this blog I just really wanted to explain how I feel before the surgery, explain my reasons for doing it, and blog about how the whole thing turns out...

So let's just say I have always felt I was the pretty girl with the big nose.  Or no, maybe the girl who is "attractive" but not pretty because my large snozola gives me this masculine, unfemine edge.  My whole life people have seen me as quirky, edgy, tough, but honestly that is not totally me.  I feel that this personality evolved out of a kind of insecurity, feeling like I wasn't pretty and had to match my funky exterior to a funky personality.  I am currently in gradschool, and though this is financially probably not a good idea to do right now, I just want to get it done...

My boyfriend l is really supportive.  He says things, (very diplomatically) like "yea babe... you could benefit from that surgery," and then other times asks, "are you going to leave me after you get your new nose?"  Both these comments lead me to believe that he agrees with my decision to move forward with my rhinoplasty.  It really would not matter what he thought, I know what I want to do, but it's great we have the same opinions.  We just got a new apartment, and agreed on the same new couch and bed, so it's wonderful we agree on my face as well!

I am excited, I must say.  I am supposed to bring in pics for my doc of noses I like or want.  Did anyone else have to do this??