VelvetGold

I haven't posted anything in a while. So I took a few pictures yesterday. One of them features a bit of a... war wound... that's just me picking at a scab out of boredom. I do feel, however, looking at the donor site, that the technicians could've done a more evenly spaced out job than this so it doesn't look like tiny 1 inch mosters had tried to hack away at my head using tinier axes.

Thank you to EVERYONE who provided feedback n reassurance. The difference between yesterday and today is night and day. From Anxiety to Assuredness the journey is CLARITY...literally too 🤣😜 24 HOURS APART...

Oh damn! And my mom has been ony case ensuring that head is WELL PROTECTED against probably even a strong gust of wind. Probably the reason why I might end up keeping almost all of my grafts. But I do know what you mean about low BP n heart rate n being emotional. There's a LOT to be written abt the emotional journey that comes with HT. N not just during the ugly Duckling phase bit even the days leading up to, during n after the procedure. Honestly! It takes a community of really supportive ppl like urself n others to keep from spiraling down a rabbit hole of angst.

Thank you 😊. It means a lot coming from a professional too.

Thank you so much! I love how you took the time to explain it so well. I was panicking, just as you said, and was even thinking to live with the dead skin in case it was a good thing but OMG it seems so unsightly. I'm feeling a lot more at ease abt this. Dealing with scabs from the donor area was easier. This was just traumatic almost.

Really? OMG that's a relief n music to my ears. So, you're saying that by now the hair is anchored enough to not fall out in a simple wash?

Hello everyone Day 9 since my transplant. I have this alarming question. So I've been washing my hair every day as instructed by the surgeon with the spray ans the shampoo. I'm a but scared abt the washing process. When I rinse off the shampoo I get a lot of flakes coming off. I can't quite decide if I'm rinsing of dead skin n scabs or am I yanking out the transplanted roots n losing any chance of ever having hair again. How do I know for sure whether I'm doing the right thing or ruining a good thing? Any help? I've also added pics of what fell in my sink once my head was dry n tried to brush off some of the "debris"

I tried their shampoo and conditioner. Not worth it. Their conditioner is better but only by comparison to the shampoo. I think one of them has that one ingredient that makes it feel like your scalp pores is chewing on menthol but other than that it doesn't actually do anything.

SEVEN DAYS... later 😊 The good news is mybhead doesn't quite look like it's been through a shredder anymore... or even like a picked carcass. The bad news... it's only Day 7 of a very long journey and I don't already have a lush head of hair like Andrew Garfield 🤣🤣🤣

The 3 week result is AMMMMMAZING!!! I hope mine is at least halfway as good as that. It fills me with hope.

Seems like around 6000. I had 5000 and even mine didn't look ANYTHING like that. Sure mine looked like a warzone but this is a Tarantino's wet dream!

Fortunately, this is my first and hopefully LAST transplant. I've had enough grafts in the most important area put in for this lifetime. Maybe I'll have another one with 1/3 the amount of grafts. I want the numbness to go away so soon it's laughable.

Yeah, mine feels semi numb. But not nearly as numb as the recipient area. It honestly feels like I'm wearing a tortoise shell on my head.

I would suggest just stick to essentials like food and water. I spike to another gentleman who said his coffee intake until the day of the surgery left him rather weak and out of sorts that they had to turn it into a 2 day procedure vs 1 day as caffeine is a blood thinner apparently. Then again, clarify that with your doctor.

Yes, 100%! My contact n Dr Yaman himself repeatedly stressed to me at least 4 times that I was to get off any coffee, smoking or alcohol for a week before the procedure. I was asked multiple times if I had any issues with BP, STIs etc etc. I was even advised to stay off coffee, smoking n alcohol for a week or so after it too. Thankfully, I detest the taste of coffee, I hate the smell of tobacco and I'm a teetotaller so none of that applied to me. I was like "cool, so business as usual for me"