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No worries - I've had several recently (weeks 19 and 20).

Agreed - this has been my experience too.. Starting to normalize now (after the 20 week mark).

Thanks - I certainly hope so... Time will tell, but I'm enjoying the progress to this point.

Thanks! I'm feeling pretty good about it... Of course I overanalyze the growth, but I have to keep reminding myself to be patient. Seems like the growth I have at this point happened overnight.

I've done a poor job of updating... I think I may be coming out of the 'ugly duckling' phase (fingers crossed). I'm pleased with the results thus far, but definitely looking forward to more hair growth over the next several months. Take a look and let me know your thoughts! Thanks in advance as always!!! Hair Restoration Site for Stardog

Let me pile on... Depends on the person, but like several others who replied, I'm also at roughly four months post op and feel occassional discomfort (numbness in some areas). When I was at three weeks, I'll say I did feel 'pain' on occasion. I wouldn't worry much about it, you're still healing. Happy growing my friend.

Waiting has my vote for being the most difficult part of the process... Although hair_me_out nailed it, hearing the strip removal (no pain) and visualizing it was a bit unnerving. That and the shots prior to are a very close second and third.

Nice - definitely looking forward to that place in time, good or bad!

No excuse, simply turned my attention to something else. BTW - just had my staples taken out and posted a journal update with pics (link below on my signature, thanks to Bill).

Tsakalos - nice results on those pics... Great hairline.

chris2010 - The best advice is to do your research, look at before / after pics, talk to several different doctors etc. Put yourself in the best position possible to make a well informed decision and you can't go wrong! Best of luck!

Great to hear J and congratulations!!! You are approaching this with he right attitude, which is sure to make your journey that much better! Happy growing my friend!

Thanks Bill - Yeah, I was in the process of updating that photo album and decided to start over.

It's on the main page of the blog, which I didn't link to One session: 5,823 grafts 1 hair = 1879, 2 hair = 3585, 3 hair = 359. I have really good density / laxity in my donor area and my hair is coarse, which seems to help.