Regular Member eu222 Posted May 30, 2009 Regular Member Share Posted May 30, 2009 I dont know but at least 4 Fu's that I know of fell out during the shower since post op. I am still using a sponge after 2 weeks post op. This one looks old and I didnt see any bleeding on my scalp. But I saw 2 hairs with a whitish tissue surrounding it and at the end is a dark bulb with old blood. I don't know whats going on but I am getting sad :-(. I know this is not normal. What is going on? P.S. This is always happening to the left side of my scalp where I said before the other tech placed the grafts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member eu222 Posted May 30, 2009 Author Regular Member Share Posted May 30, 2009 I dont know but at least 4 Fu's that I know of fell out during the shower since post op. I am still using a sponge after 2 weeks post op. This one looks old and I didnt see any bleeding on my scalp. But I saw 2 hairs with a whitish tissue surrounding it and at the end is a dark bulb with old blood. I don't know whats going on but I am getting sad :-(. I know this is not normal. What is going on? P.S. This is always happening to the left side of my scalp where I said before the other tech placed the grafts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member dakota3 Posted May 30, 2009 Senior Member Share Posted May 30, 2009 I know you are paranoid but at 2 weeks you should have returned to your typical routine of washing your hair. The grafts are secure after 3-4 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member eu222 Posted May 30, 2009 Author Regular Member Share Posted May 30, 2009 The how come I am seeing FU's in the shower? Possibly fallen out before and was stuck in my hair? I don't know but it's rather depressing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member dakota3 Posted May 30, 2009 Senior Member Share Posted May 30, 2009 All of the transplanted hair should shed. It's part of the process. Your doctor should have explained that to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Glenn Charles Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 At 2 weeks post-op it is highly unlikely that you actually lost a graft or hair follicles. Especially if there was no bleeding. It is between the 2-4 week post-op that you will experience normal shedding of the grafted hairs. Whatever sponge you were told to use is no longer necessary. At this point it is really out of your hands and up to a higher power. Keep the faith. Dr. Glenn Charles is a member of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Stimpson Posted June 1, 2009 Senior Member Share Posted June 1, 2009 Sounds like normal shedding. When the hair falls out it usually has a whitish bulb around the base. EVERYBODY gets concerned when they see this. There are a gizzilion posts about this exact same thing. It's normal. Try to just relax a bit. Stimpy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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