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06 Apr 2024, 10:08 am

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Well 5-6 years ago I talked to my GP about it and all he said was “It’s a big operation“ and “Your nose is defnintley broken“. He did not refer me to an ENT but just give me nasal drops.

Talk about unsatisfactory service/help right?

I take it that the nasal drops weren't at all sufficient, was there no option to follow up on it? And, I wouldn't assume a lack of care, any time you get anesthesia there's the possibility of things going very badly. Anesthesiologists have a very thin margin of error and even a minor mistake can be fatal. Not to mention the ones that are functional drug addicts.

It's really not my place to say one way or another as to whether you need the surgery or not, I'm not a doctor, I'm not you and I haven't seen a picture, but keep in mind that it being a big operation is advice worth considering, it's just not necessarily the whole picture. Especially if the broken nose is causing problems. I broke my nose and you'd never notice it most of the time, but it can get a bit misaligned at times in one direction.
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https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/nov/27/brexit-worsened-shortage-nhs-doctors-eu
This story suggest a big shortage of doctors working for the NHS.
Over 10,000 vacancies for physicians can't be good.

I believe in the USA the easiest way to get help is to claim an on the job injury and use workman's compensation insurance paid for by the employer.

But, there is a lot of fraud in that system. I heard a story of someone being disabled but working at a restaurant.
He got caught when his boss saw him working at that restaurant!

The circumstances of how you broke your nose may be a factor in getting proper treatment.

I'm not sure that the fraud is really that common, folks say the same thing about unemployment and the fraud there is like 3%, not even really worth all the effort that's put into discouraging it.

But, as annoying as the US system is, if you've got the money, there's pretty much always somebody available to do the work. Right now is a bit of an anomaly as in there is a bit of a shortage from the doctors that retired suddenly due to the pandemic and it will take time to rebuild.




I have been under anaesthesia a few times



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08 Apr 2024, 12:55 pm

How broke is it


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08 Apr 2024, 2:47 pm

Maybe Jamesy's broken nose is a reason why women won't date him? :chin:

Not to be mean or anything, but some people do discriminate against facial disfigurements.



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08 Apr 2024, 2:51 pm

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Maybe Jamesy's broken nose is a reason why women won't date him? :chin:

Not to be mean or anything, but some people do discriminate against facial disfigurements.



I have a lazy eye to



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08 Apr 2024, 2:52 pm

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How broke is it



Bump on the bridge and shape is very bent

Mike Tindall got his nose fixed but then he’s rich



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08 Apr 2024, 2:52 pm

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Maybe Jamesy's broken nose is a reason why women won't date him? :chin:

Not to be mean or anything, but some people do discriminate against facial disfigurements.



I have a lazy eye to


I am sorry to hear about these issues, Jamesy.



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08 Apr 2024, 2:53 pm

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Maybe Jamesy's broken nose is a reason why women won't date him? :chin:

Not to be mean or anything, but some people do discriminate against facial disfigurements.



I have a lazy eye to


I am sorry to hear about these issues, Jamesy.



Can a lazy be fixed though?



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08 Apr 2024, 2:54 pm

How I upload a photo of my nose?



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08 Apr 2024, 2:57 pm

Women wouldn’t normally choose not to date someone just because their nose has been broken and they have a lazy eye.


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08 Apr 2024, 2:59 pm

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Women wouldn’t normally choose not to date someone just because their nose has been broken and they have a lazy eye.



It would not hurt to got those facial abnormalities sorted out would it though?

I blame myself for my broken nose because i used to fight a lot in senior school



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08 Apr 2024, 3:02 pm

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Women wouldn’t normally choose not to date someone just because their nose has been broken and they have a lazy eye.



It would not hurt to got those facial abnormalities sorted out would it though?

I blame myself for my broken nose because i used to fight a lot in senior school

If YOU want to get that stuff sorted for you, you might want to consider it, but it won’t necessarily help with dating.


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08 Apr 2024, 3:05 pm

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Women wouldn’t normally choose not to date someone just because their nose has been broken and they have a lazy eye.



It would not hurt to got those facial abnormalities sorted out would it though?

I blame myself for my broken nose because i used to fight a lot in senior school

If YOU want to get that stuff sorted, do it, but it might not help with dating.



I don’t think I have got a choice though because NHS will not do it for free unless I really prove somehow my breathing is affected.

Even my dad said I would be wasting there resources.



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08 Apr 2024, 3:06 pm

My father had his nose broken twice in the 1970s playing rugby and he never bothered at all to get it fixed.



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08 Apr 2024, 3:06 pm

Most people find Owen Wilson attractive, and he has a crooked nose.


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08 Apr 2024, 3:09 pm

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Most people find Owen Wilson attractive, and he has a crooked nose.



He hasn’t got a lazy eye though

Most people find Brad Pitt attractive and his nose is very small and symmetrical



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08 Apr 2024, 3:09 pm

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Most people find Owen Wilson attractive, and he has a crooked nose.



He hasn’t got a lazy eye though

If he had one, he wouldn’t stop being attractive. :lol:


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