So I am on summer vacation but healing. I opted to have nose surgery on the first day of my summer vacation so that I’d be able to heal and enjoy the rest of the summer. I have a deviated septum –70 percent blockage on one side in fact, but more than that–i’ve spent 30 years hating my profile. 30 years is a long time to live with something you can never embrace, that’s part of you. I finally took the plunge..let go of the fear and scheduled surgery after researching surgeons nearby. I found someone with a long list of acheivements, who specializes in this–and people come from around the world to watch him. I am on day 6 of recovery and it’s getting better each day. Tomorrow the cast will come off and I will at least stop dealing with apparatus on my face (bandages etc.) and be able to take a REAL shower..not just baths..It hasn’t been a picnic, but it was worth it to get rid of something that had only caused my negative feelings for so long.. All through this I’m also reminded what a good husband I have..the best nurse ever..he walked me to the bathroom whenever i had to get up to go the first night, he woke me for meds, he woke me to eat a little to take my meds, he made sure i was comfortable, made sure the room was just the right coldness (having no ability to breathe through your nose makes you want COOL air), bought me the right foods (soft foods at first), cut up strawberries into little bites so i could eat them when my appetite returned. All of this, and he wouldn’t have cared if I didn’t have this surgery either way..just said whatever makes me happy–is what he wanted me to do. I love him and am thankful for him in every way possible… So while some teachers are out enjoying the first few days of summer, I am enjoying the ability to breathe through my left side (that just occured this morning and I’m SO happy about it lol), and remembering what daytime tv looks like, glad that i don’t watch it much other than these occasions! Those soap opera stars are still the same, botox of course helps that..!