I had a transplant, 3500 grafts, the first week of January.
Around Feb. 12 a severe headache began around the back and top of my head. It lasted 7 days, 24 hours a day.
It then stopped.
From March 3 to now, March 10, it has been hitting me again. It's there when I wake, there when I go to bed. Only prescription pain killers take the edge off. It still hasn't gone away. It's a miserable experience.
My transplant was by a well reviewed surgeon on this site but I won't name names.
Could this be transplant related? Anyone have similar experiences? I'm worried I'll have a headache everyday for the rest of my life.
Besides the headache, other healing has appeared fine and smooth.
Are there any major arteries or veins on the back of the head at the donor site? If so, is it possible that the strip removal/healing period can damage or cause a blockage of an artery or something similar? Yes, I'm seriously asking.