So had FUT about 8 days ago. Incision seemed to be very clean and issue free after surgery. No issues after inspected by surgeon.
The pain has diminished as expected in the week following the surgery. By day 5 or 6, I'd say my pain level was about a 2 or3. Then, at about day #7, the pain in my donor area sort of rose out of no where. Nothing incredibly intense, but I'd say a pain level of about 5-6. It's sore and tender to the touch.
I'm not too concerned, but it has startled me a bit. My sutures are due to come out tomorrow, so I will obviously see what my surgeon thinks.
The only thing I can think of is that hours before my last head-soaking, I cleaned my bath tub out with a cleaning agent containing bleach. Obviously, I rinsed the bathtub out thoroughly of any bleach before soaking my head. I simply cleaned it the way one cleans a bath tub (with bleach). Could it be that some residual bleach in the tub could have irritated or inflamed my incision?
Is it normal for pain to increase a bit in the day or 2 before the sutures come out? ,Could it be that the sutures are just ready to come out and that's what's causing the discomfort?