wantego

The sutures made it hard for me to sleep as well. The day they came out (14 days after surgery) it felt so great to be able to sleep normally again.

Oh I was paranoid for sure but I guess I was very lucky. I babied my head and grafts like they were gold. I never scratched or banged my head at all.

I have read of other people scratching and banging their head and they were fine. You might consider asking your doctor.

Some dried blood/scabs is normal.

You should ask your doctor for the advice.

Dr Rahal has has paper instructions that say to put baby shampoo in a "mug" with water. Drizzle the shampoo mixture over the recipient site twice a day. Rinse by drizzling water out of a mug as well. The instructions say to let hair air dry. There is no rubbing. After 20 minutes the instructions say to apply vitamin e oil.

I'd personally prefer to see at least a ball park price guide for anything I'm interested in be it a car or a HT. Actually I hate car ads that say call for price.

I'm glad those 2 posters IP addresses were looked in to. It seemed to be a huge coincidence that both popped up in this thread with their only posts on this board ever.

I'm sorry you are having regrets. I understand you want to keep your privacy. I hope in the coming months you get really good results in every way.

" for a number of reasons: The scar is wide through the whole length and it always has been from day 10 post op, the transplanted area was not well "connected" to one of the sides, the hairline density leads me to believe not all the grafts grew, and the hairline jaggies are too large which makes it detectable close up. THe hairline design is so-so and asymetrial-- I dont think it looks natural, but I think the Doctor chose a narrower hairline based on overall balance considerations, but it only looks good when combed one direction. When combed the opposite direction, the

Would you mind sharing who your doctor was? Do you have any pictures? Thanks in advance.

My dad has a full head of hair but I do not.

One of my step brothers has a full head of hair while the other stepbrothers hair is basically see through. Their biological dad has a full head of hair.

I know genetics plays a role but I wonder why it effects some in the family and not others.

You are asking a lot of important questions. Thats why I think you really deserve to have a great result. You have done your homework!

I personally just had my HT done 3 weeks ago so the real results are still around 11 months away but I'm very optimistic.

I was just telling another poster that when I wear the blue surgical caps my doctor gave me 3 different people have asked me if I was a doctor.

I have like 2 small scabs let. I have followed my doctors directions to the letter in regards to washing, and vit e oil. I dont see any hair coming through the scab so I dont know if grafts are under it or not. I hope they are. I'm just a bit concerned that the scab will stop hair from growing in that area.

Any wisdom?

My doctor gave me some very light weight blue surgical caps. They worked perfect for me.

Originally posted by badger_01:

wantego,

here is the "why are you wearing a hat to work thread"

excuses thread

Thanks!

I havent see anyone I know since the HT so I havent needed to wear a ball cap. Ive only gone to the market a couple of times and just wear the blue surgical cap since its nice and light. I will be seeing family and a friend next weekend and I'd like to view that "excuses" thread. Do you have a link or know what page it is on?

Originally posted by Eman:

Thanks for posting the pics...you look 100% better with it trimmed!

 

How was suture removal? And sleeping at 45 degrees?

The suture removal was easy. Sleeping is a lot more comfy with the sutures out. It cost me $89.

I listened to the doctors advice via 45 degrees and my swelling went away fast. What I would do during the day/night before bed was take the chair in the hotel and lean it against the night stand at a 45 degree angle. Then I would just watch TV.

It is always best to speak to your doctor.

MSM might help though

I did throw some (not all) pictures up on my new blog to help answer any questions.

I will try to figure out how to do the picture deal on here sometime today if I find the time.

Dr Rahal only clippered some areas (recipient area and the areas around it) but not my whole head.

Dr Rahal gave me permission to have the rest of my hair groomed after I got my sutures out. I wanted to do that so that my hair did not look all sorts of different lengths.

My hair was trimmed at the recipient area and some other areas by the doctor. I'm not trying to cover the scar since I work from home.

With my sutures out (14 days) and my hair trimmed it looks like I have a short hair cut. Today a friend asked me what would happen if somebody did not know I had a HT just came up and rubbed my head in a friendly manner. I said well I would break that persons hand but I think things would still be OK with my hair grafts. She seemed doubtful of my answer. Was she right or was I right?

With my sutures out (14 days) and my hair trimmed it looks like I have a short hair cut. Today a friend asked me what would happen if somebody did not know I had a HT just came up and rubbed my head in a friendly manner. I said well I would break that persons hand but I think things would still be OK with my hair grafts. She seemed doubtful of my answer. Was she right or was I right?

I traveled all the way to Canada from the southwest (USA) for my recent HT.

I think my blood work consisted of 6 tests. They included hiv, hep b and c screens, platlets, and inr.

I had 4374 grafts by Dr Rahal a week ago. I will try to post pictures this week. If I can be of any help please do not hesitate to ask.

I called my local medical clinic that did my blood work and the lady on the phone said it would be around $200. I was surprised. I think they charge a minimum of $95 for a doctor to walk in the door. Oh well.

I have read some posters mention $50 at a walk in clinic and seen some places say $200 to remove the sutures. What did you guys pay to have your sutures removed?