It's the 27th day since I had an autologous costal septum silicone osteotomy. I wonder if the right nasal mucosa is swollen or stuck. If I insert a cotton swab on the left, there is space left, but on the right, it feels like the cotton swab is stuck. I can breathe well on the left, but on the right, it feels like I'm breathing through a straw. I lie on my side. I feel like my nose is sticking up. Is this a side effect? The hospital told me to refrain from doing such things.. Since it hasn't been that long since the surgery, I just told them that it could happen. I've been thinking about this all day, feeling depressed, and wondering if I should have osteotomy reconstruction surgery to remove my nose early.. There's someone like me. .?