Nuts - did I screw up?

[AlleyCat]

Hi guys,

 

I got a transplant last week - and so everything went smoothly I'd been reading what to do.

 

I read that I should get some sterile saline spray, which I did (no problems there) - but didn't realise I was supposed to wait until the day after to start using it.

 

As soon as I got home after the surgery, I put some spray on .... am I likely to have damaged anything?

[Sparky]

Cant imagine that you would of damaged it, its only saline after all.

[Sparky]

How many hours after the op?

[AlleyCat]

An hour or two I think - come to think of it, I could feel it, so I guess it must have been long enough for the anasthetic to wear off....

 

When I went back the next day, the Dr said everything looked ok - I guess my question is more could the saline spray have actually killed them?

[Sparky]

No it wont kill them, some good docs even store the grafts in saline whilst implanting them.

[Sparky]

I fit could kill them you wouldnt be putting saline on your grafts at any point, I think you'll be ok.

[AlleyCat]

That makes sense, thanks

 

It would suck if they did die:

 

7pm - Surgery finished, all grafts in place

9pm - Idiot patient kills them.

 

[azn_guy]

You're fine, my doctor recommending using saline pretty much right away

 

It's actually better, you should use it religiously so scabs don't form

[badger_01]

its so nerve wrecking..I was in constant fear that I was going to kill my grafts! You'll be fine. Relax and grow well.

[Bill - Seemiller]

AlleyCat,

 

No worries :-) Saline solution isn't going to harm the grafts. In fact, physicians often use it during the procedure to clean the scalp shortly after implanting the follicular units.

 

Best wishes,

 

Bill

[AlleyCat]

In my continued quest for idiot of all HT time.

 

I went out this morning, forecast was cool and cloudy. No problems.

 

Except of course the forcast was wrong, and I got caught at a jewelry market for the whole day in the blazing sunshine.

 

Luckily a lot of it was undercover, so I tried to keep out the rays as best I could, but from the feeling in my skin tonight (both head and arms) - I know I've got minor burn.

 

11 days out - how much damage am I likely to have done. From a net search, some sites say I could only have coloured myself for life, others say the UV rays could have damaged my Collagen (whatever that is)...

 

Grrr....

 

I bet in 3 days time when they take out the stitches, the back of my head falls off or something

[rws]

Just to add to the voices of reassurance, in my FUE post-op instructions, I was advised to spray saline on half-hourly for the first two days post-op - including the evening I went home. It keeps the new grafts hydrated, washes away dry blood and limits scabbing - so don't worry at all!