jimmy1981

Hey Guys,quick & simple question which if your wonder "Have you spoke to your doctor?" ,well yes i have but im just after 2nd opinion & advice from you so any answers would be really grateful. Im just a couple of days away from it being a whole 4 weeks since i had my transplant,as far as i can tell everything is going well. Last week i noticed a white spot appear on my head,like a zit,after doing a little researching the best idea i got was to just burst it & forget about it which is what i did after i spoke to the doc,he said its fine & not to worry & to just put a wet Flannel on the graft area for 10 minites a day,not sure why i have to do that but im gonna start to that as from today. Today thou,i've had a few more pop up,which again i have burst,& i was just wondering if anyone else has experienced this,what they did & if this is normal & am I ok? I run the tip of my finger across the top where the spots were & i can still feel the hairs still thou so i dont think i've done anything wrong,unless you guys think different,but i did read that it could possibly be the hair trying to grow through. Is this possible after just 4 weeks? :0/ I will add since going back to work,i have been wearing my beanie hat the whole shift & obviously im sweating,so could this be because im sweating? Oh & away from the whole sopt question but i was also wondering,i noticed that the grafted area of my head is still a bit tender & sore to the touch,is this perfectly normal after 4 weeks. As usual Guys,Thank you for any answers & advice you can give & i look forward to reading what you all come up with. Many Thanks :0)

Yeah,sorry,i knew i should of took pics straight after but things have been hectic to be fair my friend,viewing these pics on a PC thou,because they were taken on a decent Digi cam,zooming in shows up a bit more. But thank you anyway,what about the red spot? I spoke with Dr Katona & he seems to think its fine,just 2nd opinion is always good too in my View. Will defo post more in Future & keep up to date as best i Can. Work was ok,its a very Physical job so even being off for 7 days,going back the 1st day was hard but has got better. They still dont know i hAd it done cus i always wear by hat ;0)......hopefully,if the transplant is a success,ill suprise em :0). Still,lets hope that 3067 grafts will give me some great coverage. I can but hope :0/

Hi Levrais.......not sure why its not working Just Click on my screen name instead then and that should take u to my profile,im pretty sure you can find the pics i uploaded yesterday. Let me know what u think. :-)

Forgot the link to my pictures lol......Click This Blue link below for them Post Op 3 Weeks

Hey Levrais,Thianks for asking how things are. As of now,i think everything is fine. I've just this moment Uploaded some picture for 3 weeks Post Op. On a side note,Could you yourself,or any of our fantastic posters,have a quick look at my pics and tell me how they think im coming a long?? As you can see the graft hair is coming out now but you can see exactly the area the transplant covered (3067 Grafts). Also,the little fresh red spot you notice,that was basicly like a white spot or "zit" about an hour ago,i burst it cus i read you should bust these. Was i correct to do this or have i now done damage to the graft? I will add that it only bled for a few moments and i couldn't see anything at all in the tissure Except the white Pus & a tiny trickle of blood. Hope i haven't done the wrong thing :0( Many thanks for your amazing replys an advice. I look forward to reading anyones replys to this comment plus my new pictures :0)

Theres Always a Complete Morron On any Forum you! Hey,Idiot....Last Time I remember,that was one of the reasons forums were created for!!!! Dont Like me asking,go write your complaint on an A4 bit of paper & send it by pigeon to me ok

Thanks Fortune. Yeah,Zeiring were exceptional in my view. Now i just got to wait for the result. I was never good as a kid either with Christmas too lol lol

So im due back in work Tuesday night,is it safe to say i can start wearing normal T-shirts & tops,im getting bored wearing the button shirts at the moment,really doesn't suit me lol And yes Levrais i will start taking some pics for you & everyone to watch over :0)

Thank you Levrais, Yeah,the paranoia is bad lol. I will start taking pics soon so anybody who is interested can see how i get on. I had 3067 grafts,is this a lot or the standard? My level is very simular to how the Celeb Jason Gardner was,just slightly more. Is there a chance i could see quite a great result over the next 12 months??? i am very excited to say the least. On a side note,if anybody was interested how my time with Dr Katona was at Zeiring in London,i will admit himself & his team were fantastic. Very professional,always made me feel like a V.I.P & most of all,listened to any concerns or questions i had. I never had any pain or discomfort. Couldn't ask for more Operation wise,obviously my opinion will be different if something goes wrong,but after listening to you peoples kind sharing information,my out look at the moment is one of much promise :0) Im not going out my way to promote Zeiring as im sure there are a lot of amazing surgeons on here & out there in the profession,i,just figured i'd share how i felt my operation went with the company i used with everybody.

Thank you BonkerStonker & Thank you everybody else,its put me at a little bit of ease now :0) There really are some wonderful helpful people on here :0) So what if i bang my head or something? Would it have to be quite a solid bang to the head for me to lose grafts after 5-6 days?? Or could someone do a bit of a tap to my head? Only reason i ask was that i hear so many conflicting views on the type of contact to my head i dont know what to think :0/ Ok,so the day i had my Grafts,Doctor Katona explained he had a patient a previous week who hit his head hard on a car door 2 days after surgery & only lost 20 grafts,yes considering a hard bad knock like that it was only 20 but he said he told me about as more of a scare tactic. Can you see why i so confused??? Im feeling like a guy needing to be wrapped in Cotten wool lol So what should i look out for then? what are the signs of Damaged grafts? & if i were to damage them,how would i know i had? Would it be a case of waking up one morning & finding little bits of hair on my pillow or something? Im not someone stupid but its just so much to take in it the moment, and because i want the best to happen in the end result im trying to learn so much. I was given a fair amount of paperwork to read which i have, but some parts are quite vauge or not explained properly. Thats why im being a pain to all you lovely people asking & learning. Im sorry if im annoying anybody either. Oh,& a reply to to anyone who replyed to me,when it happened,there was no blood of any kind , nor was there any on my pillow too.

Also,can anybody tell me when i could start wearing my beanie hat or baseball cap as i am starting back to work on Tuesday. ?????

Thank you everybody,really appreciate your replys. Woke up today & check my pillow for any blood stains an couldn't see anything.

Hi,Im new to this forum,my names James & im 30 years old. Basicly i was wondering if anybody can tell me if there is a chance i could of done any damage to my HT Grafts. Basicly i have a Ziering UK H.T on the 23rd this month,i had a total of 3067 done,so into my 5th day now. Few hours ago,i had what was all i can say was an involuntary itch on the the crown/top area of my head & for some dumb stupid reason i kinda softly tapped with my the palm of my hand the top of my head onto the grafted area. I will add Strongly add thou i didn't/or at least it felt like i didnt,touch the scalp itself,ONLY the tips/ends of the grafted hair. Now im really worried because i only had the transplant on Monday,is there any chance i could of done any damage and if so what do i look out for? Or,am i just worrying over nothing? Its just i keep thinking to myself that im not aloud at all to touch the grafted area at the moment so even the slightest touch to that area is freaking me out. If somebody could put my mind to rest i'd be ever so gratefull. I look forward to anybody who replys & thank you all beforehand.