part four: the end of the falling saga

even though i felt so much better, it was time to get a little worse. time for a little surgery to correct the break in my nose. i was super nervous to "go under" and got a bit stressed as we drove in to the surgery center, signed in, and waited... they called me back to prepare and i did okay, until they had me change into my surgery outfit. not sure why i thought i could stay in my own clothes, but it was just not thinking about it really feeling like surgery. ugh!

the doctor stopped by while i was getting hooked up to the IV and he said he was a little surprised that i actually made it. he had obviously not forgotten my little outburst in his office. after he checked in with me and tried to calm my nerves a bit, he headed off to prepare. after he left, the nurse said, "oh that doctor is really great. he always does a really great job. and i heard that he once broke his nose playing basketball and corrected it himself right there on the court." although i wasn't sure i wanted him to use that same strategy on me, it did make me feel like he was kind of a badass. anyways, although i was SO nervous to be put under anesthesia, all went as expected. i remember the anesthesiologist telling me i would feel good and then a few minutes later they would knock me out. but i don't remember feeling good. i just remember them wheeling me away and hearing country music playing in whatever room they were taking me to. and then i woke up.

the surgery went well, was super quick, and fixed my nose perfectly. i know i shouldn't have been so stressed about it! i hardly had any additional swelling, and i had zero additional bruising. my last few days of recovery were good - although i should have milked it a bit more ;) the only downside was that i had to wear my very fashionable nose guard... even after returning to work. don't worry, i made that thing look good. :)