shaggy1

yeah, i had a procedure with dr. carman back in july. can't tell you how happy i am already with it. this was my second procedure and although my first doc was very good, i liked dr. carman a lot more. great staff and the dr. knows his stuff. good luck to you!

Highly recommend Carman. Really knows his stuff, great guy, thinks artistically. Staff is great, discreet office and reasonable prices.

That's a pretty sound plan. A world tour sounds like a perfect idea if you can do it. I think you might be a little paranoid about getting sick vs the benefits of taking the trip. I can imagine once the trip is started, the time would absolutely FLY by as opposed to staying at home. Just be VERY conservative about what you eat/drink. The body is pretty strong...I'm sure even a stomach flu wouldn't really hurt an HT after the grafts are well in by let's say a month. All that hiking seems to me, just working the body processes more which in theory, should really help you heal/grow quicker. Just stay away from going to India and drinking from gutters! My story is very similar. I had 1900 FUT two years ago. I stayed home for 2 weeks post-op to recover/stitches removed, etc, then I took a cross country road trip for a few weeks. Time to not think about recovery and time to contemplate life after having this crappy thinning problem reversed...very therapeutic! It worked excellent except for the shock loss which took at least three months to recover. And even at that point, Toppik was a must. However, by month five/six i was returning to normal. The hair eventually grew in great however, the shock loss did knock out a good amount of my native hair which would have gone eventually anyhow. Where that left me after a year was slightly worse than where I started....BUT the new hair was strong and permanent. Like you, I knew I needed a second procedure to fill things in. I certainly wasn't looking forward to the whole shock loss thing which to me, is THE worse part of a transplant. So, just over two months ago, July 9th, I had a second procedure for 2800 FUT. Luckily, I work from home so I've just been laying low through the shock loss period. After the first month, the shock loss was pretty scary...worse than the first procedure. I'm sure this is because I've have so much more grafts planted/more trauma to the area. I look like crap but from other stories on the site, I know this too will pass. So, I guess my advice to you is to not just sit there waiting for the hair phone to ring and take your trip. Hell, even if it's hiking through the US like National Parks. I'm sure it will do you some good. As far as what to avoid....just live your life. The grafts are stronger than you think. Anyhow, good luck on your journey!

Dr. Carman in La Jolla would be a great choice. Look him up in the searches....his work is great!