Update:
I have a fracture of the nasal bone close to the tip.
https://teachmeanatomy.info/head/osteology/nasal-skeleton/ Plus a 1/2' laceration just above that on the right hand side. Dermabond (purple-ish) was applied to that wound which had close up on it's own.
The Derma bond as some of you know is like a bandaid, and takes 72 hrs to 'cure' until Thursday. But, this morning, I found a way to at least wash my face.
Sunday about 6PM, I tripped on the carpet in the spare room and the BPPV( Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo) pulled me on over. I put my hands out in front to cushion my face and smack right into the door's frame, the corner/ it's impact, cut the upper R. side of my nose and I 'broke' the tip of the 'the nose' . When docs say the nose they mean the bone that one sees on a skeleton. Not the cartilage .
The impact of hitting the frame knocked me backward giving me a slight whiplash movement to my neck/head ---thew me down hard on my bum -- I landed with legs apart and hand holding my nose with blood running down my face and chin-- evidently I bit the inside of my lower lip. It's a wee mess inside.
Jim heard the thud and came running up stairs. Got mad at me 'cuz I just sat there crying. A few questions later we were in the car to ER. Well, you how the rest how this goes, imaging CT scans of my head, face and neck ( to check my 'hardware' from 3level ACDF (Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion)of cervical spine). The wait for that reading was 90mins, etc back to room finally ER nurse on duty came in delivered a Tetanus shot. Then some time later ER doc came in and tidy up my nose and Q-tipped the Dermabond onto my nose's right side. And delivered a litany of restrictions for not making the fracture worse.
My discharge nurse told me the scans were fine save for the nose.
My nose dosen’t look smashed in or do I have black eyes ---well just from my mascara when I woke Monday AM...raccoon eyes for sure. LOL
Any one with allergies will know what they are some of the restrictions are---sadly no Flonase up the nose or sinus flushing. I'm stuffy and a entire face aches with lots of sinus pressure extending up to my eyes. Sleeping restrictions too.
I have Rx for Augmenten Clav875- 875mg/125mg tab twice daily w/food. Plus a another Rx. No pain meds as I refuse narcotic drugs. I have Ex- strength Tylenol and that will have to do.
The entire Rxs cost--- $0.16. It’s because Publix has special pricing for certain antibiotics, some are FOC (free of charge) others are discounted.
That's about the sum/total. Save for me not being able to tolerate my eye glasses too long a time. Either sit on my nostrils or high above scrunchhing my eyelashes against my eyeballs.
I have appointment w/ PCP tomorrow for follow Up and obtian a referral to EENT.
