Right from the start of my first consultation with Dr. De Silva,
I was considering having rhinoplasty for 2 reasons.
Firstly, a great bump I had on my nose,
and secondly because I was suffering from chronic sinusitis.
I had previously sought advice from other surgeons
that specialize in rhinoplasty,
but I didn't feel as confident or comfortable
to actually proceed with surgery as I thought
it's such a big decision being surgery to my face.
The fact that it's surgery to my face I thought it had such an impact
on my life, and recovery and anything else.
But I considered it for years and finally went on with Dr. De Silva,
and sat down and we discussed the options,
the advantages and the disadvantages, the procedure and the healing.
I decided to go ahead.
After doing the research Dr. De Silva had told me that
you know I could have the surgery done.
It will take place at a private hospital in London
which was very convenient.
He also insisted that I have certain tests carried out
to ensure that the procedure is right for me,
and that they are familiar with my blood and different aspects
that could play a big role in the surgery on the day.
I felt rightly assured about that, because I haven't really been posed
with questions like that when it comes to rhinoplasty.
I had the necessary test carried out, and everything was good to go
and an appointment was scheduled for my surgery.
Of course one fears especially as I mentioned it is my face.
But I was feeling a lot of reassurance from Dr. De Silva
and his very helpful, supportive staff
that gave me the confidence to actually pitch up on the day.
When I did I was welcomed.
I sat down roughly for a few minutes filling out a form
at the Welbeck Hospital.
They showed me to my private room with en-suite, it made me feel like
almost at home and not really going to have surgery at all.
I was visited firstly by the anaesthetist.
She was a lovely lady and she made me feel confident and comfortable
with the fact that she knew what anaesthetics I'd need.
She explained how it's going to be controlled
and how I'd recover from it, and what to expect.
After that I had a visit from our Dr. De Silva who again made me feel reassured.
He came to see me before the surgery and he marked out
where the incisions would be made to the open surgery I had.
And within a matter of time I was taken down to the theatre
where at first I thought I can now run.
And in seconds I fell into a very lovely sleep
to recover after the procedure.
In the recovery room, I woke up and I felt as if I just had
fantastic sleep that I hadn't had for a long time.
I was taken back up to my room, and my girlfriend was with me.
She sat there for the few hours we were there.
The most pain I had despite all my fear was a headache.
I stayed for a few hours until I felt comfortable
and even I had a little bit of lunch, and went home.
Of course going home I had a cast on my nose
just to support the surgery and what's been carried out.
And as I was prepared by Dr. De Silva and his team,
I had all my necessary antibiotics, and ointments that are required.
And I started applying the ice bag as suggested
and found that I was quite comfortable.
And to crown it all I got a phone call from Dr. De Silva
about 8:00 o'clock that night, just after 8:00
to find out how I was getting on.
I explained that I was comfortable.
Well, I was obviously quite new,
and I do feel that there's a bit of swelling, but I was comfortable.
I went back to work probably about 10 days after,
but I think those 3 days were just a little bit of laziness,
because really I expected to have big panned eyes.
But it wasn't that bad, and by the third or fourth day after using arnica
which was recommended, I felt as if I'm on the way to recovery.
That I'd strongly suggest if anybody was going to consider
having rhinoplasty to seriously consult Dr. De Silva.