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The only difference seen today is more cracks on my head. Dr had told its expected. I will be going to work tomorrow wearing a cap. Got an ultra big cap which did not look so weird when i wore it (without touching the grafts). I told one of my friend who came over to my house that I did a hair transplant ( he made a surprise visit and there was no way to hide it from him ). Eventually he asked me the cost of the transplant and he went wow, you could have got a good second hand car with that price. And I was like umm but I've already got a car, what I don't have is hair :confused: . So tomorrow would be the day i might be telling my colleagues that I had a transplant. Am curious to know what their reaction would be .

Dr had told me after the 1st week, I can start shampooing a bit more freely. The staples were removed on the 1st day itself. The sutures might be removed on day 9 (Saturday). Did not confirm it yet. I think I'll ask my Dr the same about the cap. Since I work as a contractor, I am not in a position to take days off at will, but if its risky wearing a cap during the first week, i'll reconsider it and will depend if they allow me to work from home the whole week.

@Paulygon. Dr Konior had told I have good hair and so I guess once my hair grows out, I can start styling it the way I want to But my crown is also bald, so I might try to grow my hair long enough to cover the crown. And since i am just 30, I might lose the hair which I have in the middle in a few years too. So for now taking one step at a time. Also I plan to go back to work on Wednesday/Thursday (ie 5-6 days after surgery). Will it be a problem for the grafts if I put in the cap firmly on my head rather than just dropping the cap on the head?

So on day 4, I started seeing swelling on my eyes. I knew it was bound to come as I started working with my laptop (IT guy). Its hard to sit at 45 angle and code . But since I am working from home for a few days, I did not mind it as physically it did not disturb me. By evening the swelling disappeared. But evening when i went to check the grafts, I noticed a panama canal forming on my recipient area. I immediately took a pic and mailed Dr Konior asking him if the crack is something to worry about or if I am not doing something right. I mailed him and put back my camera in the bag and came back to the laptop and his reply was already there.That was an ultra fast reply and I knew I can count on him post my surgery too. He told me that I will see more cracks in the next few days and that these are from the dry crust starting to shrink, similar to the cracks in dry earth. They should disappear as I shed the crusts and is nothing to worry about. So I guess I am on the right track till now. As usual, suggestions/questions are always welcome.

For some reason , I could not sleep with my donor side on the pillow. Had to sleep sideways where the donor was not present. Started shampooing my hair today and let the shampoo flow from the non recipient area to the recipient area. Dried it a bit and then applied the antibiotic ointment on it.As of today , am not taking any medicine, except for the ointment on my donor. I have tried to take a few pics of my donor. It might not be very clear and might not show the full stretch of the donor, but just to get a glimpse of it, i took it.

DAY 2: I have hair in the middle of my head,but I think they are very brittle, as in they might commit suicide very soon I am not taking Fin as I haven't married yet and don't want to take a chance. Fin could have helped my crown a lot, but still the risk of Fin always turns me off. Also I asked my Doctor if I need to start spraying on my head, but he though I can, its not really necessary as yesterday when he checked my head, it was very clean. So I might use it once in a while. So far i am not feeling any pain and so I might reduce the intake of advil. Moreover since I am going to drive back home ( 3 hr drive) I dont want any medication that would kick in a sleep within me. I plan to start using Rogaine foam maybe in a week or 2 when the grafts have rooted deeply.I will be starting my shampooing tomorrow. So far am feeling good. Actually I dont mind going through this procedure again coz I actually enjoyed it ( the doctors and his staff treated me very royally. Yesterday I was supposed to drive back home, but then I took another medicine which was to put me to sleep by mistake. I was told not to take it, but I got confused and took it.When i went to see the doc for the last time before heading back home, I started getting drowsy and cold, 3 of the staff came and turned on the small fan towards me and gave me water and something to eat. Even Tom, the manager came inside to hold the fan and he was with me until he made sure I was back to normal.So I decided to stay one more day at the motel and i'll head back home today. Everyone in Dr Konor's offce are so professional in what they do and makes sure the patient is comfortable at any given time.Atleast till now, everything was so smooth and felt like I was just having a vacation out here in chicago

Yes Mickey, his work is like a porn, coz my head looks so naked right now and am getting a sudden urge to get back my hair jk