Haven't posted because there's been not much going on but thought it's time for an update. Went through the shedding phase without any problems Lost all the transplanted hair after a month or so. I didn't mention this before but sleep was a bitch the first week so make sure you buy a good neck pillow, not one of those shitty airplane ones. On another note I'm really happy I'm still working from home due the covid situation as I don't think I could have done this at any other time. I still look like shit after 3+ months... I've got so much respect for people that just rock it and don't care what anyone thinks. I'm sitting at home avoiding videos on my Teams/Zoom meetings and its worked out so far.
Now I'm pretty much at the 'I've made a mistake' phase and worried that this is a failure. I think this feeling is normal and I've read about a lot of other people going through it. It's much different when it's you tho 🙃. Not as easy to reply 'trust the process' when you think you're one of the 1% or so who's going to have a failed transplant.
My pale skin also doesn't help and my head is still red. Aloe Vera helped initially to reduce it but doesn't seem to have any affect anymore. I think it's going to take a while for the redness/scarring to go down for me.
I am now finally seeing some hairs poking through, not as much as I would like but over the last week or so it's definitely noticeable. You can see the tufts of hair popping up especially on the left side.
A not very good closeup which shows the scarring still. Bit blurry.
My crown is still red as well. Running my fingers over it I can feel little hairs coming through now. Sorry my camera isn't better still using an iphone 8.
Here's a top view
So I had this done March 4th and 5th so I'm looking at 3 months and 6 days progress at the moment. It seems like I'm not a fast grower but looking at other peoples results months 3 and 4 I should start seeing some progress. Here's hoping!