Re: Eileen - Looking different

[Guest guest]

I had surgery in Sept. and I do think that I look different - it is

still hard for me seeing a new person in the mirror - not quite used

to it yet because I have been so used to the same face for so long

now. Others do notice the difference (say I look younger and my

features are softer), but I haven't had the problem of anyone not

recognizing me. I did warn my family and close friends before what

may change specifically on my face according to my doctor and we all

were examining the before and after pictures around Christmas time.

> Hello everyone. Like I said before, I'm scheduled for upper/lower

on

> March 2nd. I think I'm pretty prepared for all the post-op stuff,

but

> the thing that is really freaking me out is looking different. My

> surgeon said I'll look fuller in my upper lip area, and the tip of

my

> nose will tip up a bit, and that doesn't sound like much, BUT when

I

> look at people's pictures many look COMPLETELY different. People

look

> good post-op, and just about everybody--I think--has been happy

with

> their physical appearance. I hope I am too, but it is a weird

thought

> that my face--that I've known for 33 years, that my husband knows,

and

> my children find comfort in--will be very different.

>

> How do I tell my kids, my family, people I havent' seen in a while

> about how different I will look? This is so weird to me. Thanks!

>

> Eileen

[Guest guest]

I had surgery in Sept. and I do think that I look different - it is

still hard for me seeing a new person in the mirror - not quite used

to it yet because I have been so used to the same face for so long

now. Others do notice the difference (say I look younger and my

features are softer), but I haven't had the problem of anyone not

recognizing me. I did warn my family and close friends before what

may change specifically on my face according to my doctor and we all

were examining the before and after pictures around Christmas time.

> Hello everyone. Like I said before, I'm scheduled for upper/lower

on

> March 2nd. I think I'm pretty prepared for all the post-op stuff,

but

> the thing that is really freaking me out is looking different. My

> surgeon said I'll look fuller in my upper lip area, and the tip of

my

> nose will tip up a bit, and that doesn't sound like much, BUT when

I

> look at people's pictures many look COMPLETELY different. People

look

> good post-op, and just about everybody--I think--has been happy

with

> their physical appearance. I hope I am too, but it is a weird

thought

> that my face--that I've known for 33 years, that my husband knows,

and

> my children find comfort in--will be very different.

>

> How do I tell my kids, my family, people I havent' seen in a while

> about how different I will look? This is so weird to me. Thanks!

>

> Eileen

[Guest guest]

I had surgery in Sept. and I do think that I look different - it is

still hard for me seeing a new person in the mirror - not quite used

to it yet because I have been so used to the same face for so long

now. Others do notice the difference (say I look younger and my

features are softer), but I haven't had the problem of anyone not

recognizing me. I did warn my family and close friends before what

may change specifically on my face according to my doctor and we all

were examining the before and after pictures around Christmas time.

> Hello everyone. Like I said before, I'm scheduled for upper/lower

on

> March 2nd. I think I'm pretty prepared for all the post-op stuff,

but

> the thing that is really freaking me out is looking different. My

> surgeon said I'll look fuller in my upper lip area, and the tip of

my

> nose will tip up a bit, and that doesn't sound like much, BUT when

I

> look at people's pictures many look COMPLETELY different. People

look

> good post-op, and just about everybody--I think--has been happy

with

> their physical appearance. I hope I am too, but it is a weird

thought

> that my face--that I've known for 33 years, that my husband knows,

and

> my children find comfort in--will be very different.

>

> How do I tell my kids, my family, people I havent' seen in a while

> about how different I will look? This is so weird to me. Thanks!

>

> Eileen

[Guest guest]

Thanks, .

I'm getting so close now--it's on Tuesday! I'm seeing some

acquaintences for the last time before the surgery and I've had to

resist saying " this is the last time you'll see this face, " although I

keep thinking it. Ha ha!

I'm hoping that I won't look too different--younger sounds good ;-)

But I wonder if I'll look *more* like my sister or brother or kids! I

guess we'll see!

Eileen

> > Hello everyone. Like I said before, I'm scheduled for upper/lower

> on

> > March 2nd. I think I'm pretty prepared for all the post-op stuff,

> but

> > the thing that is really freaking me out is looking different. My

> > surgeon said I'll look fuller in my upper lip area, and the tip of

> my

> > nose will tip up a bit, and that doesn't sound like much, BUT when

> I

> > look at people's pictures many look COMPLETELY different. People

> look

> > good post-op, and just about everybody--I think--has been happy

> with

> > their physical appearance. I hope I am too, but it is a weird

> thought

> > that my face--that I've known for 33 years, that my husband knows,

> and

> > my children find comfort in--will be very different.

> >

> > How do I tell my kids, my family, people I havent' seen in a while

> > about how different I will look? This is so weird to me. Thanks!

> >

> > Eileen