David, hi. Sorry I took so long to reply. My procedure cost $2,400 I think it's a little more now, but not too much and it was $39.00 for the lab work. My insurance covered the pain meds, so that was all that cost that I had. I did do it in the Dr's office to save and not have to pay for the hospital. Very glad that I did that. As for my breathing, I actually feel as though I can breathe better since I did have a slight deviated septum before. I didn't claim that and have insurance pay however, I just saved and paid for it myself. The downtime was very very minimal. I got one week off during spring break from school. I did the surgery on a Friday. Directly afterwards I did have some nausea from blood, but was feeling quite well by the evening. The packing they put in your nose is uncomfortable but by no means painful. I was back to school in one week. I was lucky and didn't have bruising around the eyes. I have seen pictures of some people who have those racoon brusing, I did not, I guess it just depends on your body. I had to be careful with it, for a few months but there was no pain. Dr. Daniels is a wonderful Dr. and if you have a family member in Santa Barbara how great is that? You can stay with them until you get that cast off in a week. It is an hour and a half drive from S.B. to Santa Maria, but the savings makes the drive well worth it. I have heard of people going to Beverly Hills Dr's and pay tons that aren't happy, so I truly don't believe that the more you pay, the better it is. Dr. Daniels has 30 years of happy patients and I am one of them. My nose turned out just great! I never regret doing it, I wish I had done it sooner. I have consulted with Dr. Daniels for a different procedure and I can honestly say that If I were a millionaire I would still go to him. Please do check with him. His consults are about $150.00. Write back sometime as I look forward to hearing from you...bye for now.............Jag