paulo10

Dear Ahmed If you read my last post more carefully you will see that I am away on hols do please do not demand replies and I do not take kindly to being given instructions to post pics when I have already explained in my post I will do so when ready. Also please do not question why I have only joined this one forum as that is my choice. All the best with your surgery with Dr Radha Paul

Hi Ahmed / Khali I am sorry I haven't posted for a while but am away on hols at the moment. I am now just over 6 weeks and most of the new hairs have now shed. They started after 4 wks. I now could almost pass for pre op appearance except for the fact that the scalp is still just as red however I cannot wear a hat all the time and no one has commented! As dr Radha shaved my recipient area I have had it cut very short on top and just slightly longer at the scar area. It looks much better like this. The feeling of the scar improved considerably at 5 weeks once the stitches had dissolved. Re vacs I don't believe they are essential but had them anyway and no cert required. Re visag , I stayed in the centre and enjoyed walking around all areas making sure my head was covered in the day due to sun. Try not to wear yourself out though because advise is to relax as much as poss and take it easy for first 7 days or so. I had no stomach probs at all only drinking bottled water and Indian food normally veggie based curries best. Also the cups of tea at the stand up tea stalls have delicious flavour. The hotel had no wireless Internet though I used their plug in Internet on hotel computer in small room. Best advice is plug in laptop rather than iPad I took and could not use. Have a good trip Paul

Have a good trip

Well done. Have a good one.

Hi When you arrive from London to Mumbai , you go through immigration , passport control etc , baggage reclaim. Once you are then through queue for scanning your baggage ( which can be quite long) you tunn left for sign saying domestic transfers and you will enter another room and queue again to show your passport/ticket again ( took me another 15 mins) . You are then directed to go outside the building and get on a bus ( waited about another 15 mins for the bus to fill up) The journey then takes about 10 mins by bus to get to the domestic airport where you get off the bus and head for the check in desk. So the important thing is be aware that all this could possibly take up to an hour between arriving at international airport and checking in at domestic so keep moving as quickley as possible. No i didnt book through cleartrip. I booked through Omega travel for long haul flight and expedia for domestic. Another thing is make sure you up to date with any vaccinations required for India such as tetanus, hepatitis etc. I almost forgot. Also only drink bottled water, take some antibacterial wipes so you can keep your hands clean when you want to and i stuck to vegetable curries and didnt get a tummy rumble the whole week.

Hi , I am from South east London area and am happy to meet up if you are also local. I went on a tourist visa which actually lasts for 6 months. I flew via Jet airways from London to Mumbai. I found them to be good. I then got a transfer flight to Visakhapatnum also with Jet and had to wait a few hours for the next flight. When you come out of the international airport you need to follow sign for domestic transfers and you then get on a bus that takes you to the domestic airport and this whole process can take about 30 minutes so allow time. I arrived at Vizag about 11.30 am and Dr Radha,s driver was waiting for me to take me to the hotel where i had a sleep for a couple of hours before he came to pick me up again at 4pm to take me to Dr Radha for consultation and pre-op instructions.I then went out into Vizag for a walk around in the evening and had a meal in a cafe type place. The next day he picked me up again from the hotel about 8.30am to take me to the clinic for surgery which all went fine. I took pounds and transferred them in a exchange bureau for rupees which worked out cheaper than the hotel. I also took dollars in cash to pay Dr Radha as that was her prefered payment method. I understood i was taking a risk carrying this cash with me but was ok about it. I havent posted any pics yet as there is nothing to show except for a pinkish red forehead. She shaved my hairs on the recipient area pre-operation. I will post pics once hairs are growing after a few months

The picture in my avatar is actually pre op so sorry for confusion. I was Norwood4a and had 2500 grafts to the frontal top area. Total depth of frontal area grafted about 8cm. Will post my photos in a few months when things get going. At the moment 2 and a half weeks in the recipient area is still red and no new hairs have shed yet.

Hi , I am from Uk and had surgery with Dr Radha on 12th December. You have nothing to worry about. She is an excellent doctor with a really good friendly team who will make the day just fine for you.Everything moves at a fast pace on the day and there is no time for worry. She gave me a headband post op and tied a white hanky on top of it to my head for the first evening. I felt a little conspicuous walking around Vizag in the evening but it didnt bother me.After about 2 days i wore a baseball cap lightly on top of my head and if you wear it sitting on top of the headband it doesnt come in contact with the grafts. I stayed at the Budhil Park Hotel on Dr Rhada's recommendation and it was near to the clinic for the driver to pick me up and take me back. He also picked me up and took me back the second day when they do the first hairwash. Enjoy!