SoftVoice Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 My first night after surgery was fine, but on night 2 I woke up at 4am bleeding from my scalp. When I looked in the mirror, there was a small, little white "worm" in my hair. I called my surgeon the next day (I had flown home) and he told me it was probably a graft. I think because my scalp was so itchy that I must have scratched it in my sleep and dislodged one. I'm not sure how to prevent this but have a couple suggestions. If your doctor gave you a sedative (e.g. Valium) pre-op, take that or an over-the-counter sleep aid for 3-4 nights after surgery to help you sleep more deeply and reduce chances of nocturnal scratching/rubbing. Another is buy some breathable surgical paper hair "caps" to cover your head at night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member MM1 Posted June 22, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted June 22, 2013 Don't feel so bad I bumped my head on the car door a few hours after surgery. The doctor explained that even if a few grafts were gone for good it won't make a huge difference if you have had 1,800 grafts placed like I did. It does suck though because who wants to lose ANY grafts after having to go through all of that. I think your idea is good. I was also worried about having to put my head on the pillow and possibly rubbing the grafts lose for the first few days, so I followed someone suggestion on here and bought a neck pillow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member RCKHair Posted June 22, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted June 22, 2013 I put socks on my hands when I went to sleep, worked for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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