Vasculitis caused my blood vessels to become inflamed, restricting blood flow to my nose and damaging the tissue.
Now I have seven different ones to choose from There has been the odd awkward incident – sometimes if I’m pulling a tight jumper over my head, I’ll accidentally knock my nose off.
Doctors had no idea what was wrong with me, and it took two years before I was diagnosed with an autoimmune condition called vasculitis, which destroys blood vessels.
In 2012, while out on a walk near my home in Redditch, Worcestershire, my dog, Cece, jumped up at me, knocking my nose.
But other than it not being the neat little stub nose I dreamed of, it never caused me any problems.
