Senior Member Pauls Posted March 10, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted March 10, 2020 Glad it all went well mate, it was good to read the beginning of your journey and I’ll look forward to hearing the progress as it unfolds. 👍🏼 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member ITA Posted March 10, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted March 10, 2020 (edited) I wish you a good recovery. Edited March 10, 2020 by Egy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member hairlossPA Posted March 10, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted March 10, 2020 will be following. good luck man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Lohvisa Posted March 10, 2020 Regular Member Share Posted March 10, 2020 looks good. Hope you grow well, and wish u a stress-free ugly duckling phase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Bax Posted March 10, 2020 Author Senior Member Share Posted March 10, 2020 1 hour ago, Suede said: Good to hear it went well even though it was a long day haha. I am sure you will be able to do it again once you see your results. Whats the plan for the upcoming days? Will you go back to the clinic for cleaning your head etc? And how long until you go back home? Looking at your Pictures it looks good and it also looks like you got some great density in the front. Now the hard part kicks in waiting for the final result but I am sure you will be handling that better than laying down for another day haha! Congrats on your progress Bax! Thanks! Based on what Dr. Cinik and I spoke about, this time around should be all I need for hair restoration given my donor area and how many follicles had multiples in them! Going to be heading back to the clinic tomorrow afternoon to have my bandages looked at. But I’ll be taking my medications this morning and afternoon for inflammation and edema, etc. Been sleeping with the neck pillow and keep on waking up because it’s not the most comfortable, but definitely not as bad as I thought it was going to be! And absolutely haha! Need to stay patient for the inevitable ugly-duckling phase that will come 😂. But I’m ready for this journey and to handle the challenges as they come! And definitely going to be easier than having to lay down again. 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Bax Posted March 10, 2020 Author Senior Member Share Posted March 10, 2020 1 hour ago, Pauls said: Glad it all went well mate, it was good to read the beginning of your journey and I’ll look forward to hearing the progress as it unfolds. 👍🏼 Thanks! I feel as though it was important to recount my emotions right away for a more authentic experience! Can’t wait to see where this goes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Bax Posted March 10, 2020 Author Senior Member Share Posted March 10, 2020 1 hour ago, Egy said: I wish you a good recovery. Thank you! Definitely feeling less sore this morning already! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Bax Posted March 10, 2020 Author Senior Member Share Posted March 10, 2020 53 minutes ago, Lohvisa said: looks good. Hope you grow well, and wish u a stress-free ugly duckling phase. That’s what I’m hoping for 🙌🏼 ! Let’s hope it’s simple and short enough 🙌🏼 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Bax Posted March 11, 2020 Author Senior Member Share Posted March 11, 2020 Update after the first night: Definitely not the most comfortable sleep (which I was prepared for). Lots of stiffness into my upper back and back from having the sleep on back with neck pillow around my neck. Even switched to sleeping on the ground so that I could have a stiffer service so my back could relax (chiropractor hacks 😂) Not feeling much pain today and swelling is very minor and nothing even remotely like it was yesterday, which is awesome! Follow-up with Dr. Cinik at 2 today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abi28 Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Good luck with the recovery hope everything turns out great for you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Bax Posted March 11, 2020 Author Senior Member Share Posted March 11, 2020 4 hours ago, Abi28 said: Good luck with the recovery hope everything turns out great for you! Thanks man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Bax Posted March 13, 2020 Author Senior Member Share Posted March 13, 2020 4 days post-op update! 27 hours of travel to get back home to Canada, but I made it! Wore a mask the entire time for that extra precaution. Got a few extra looks because of the headband and recent transplantation, but what’s life without a bit of extra head turning and an audience 😂. Was extra cautious navigating the plane with the overhead bins and people lifting their luggage. So happy to report that there has been no head trauma! Anyways, been feeling really good! Swelling is done a lot more and took the headband off this morning for my head wash. Still a bit of tightness in my scalp, but nothing uncomfortable. Super happy with how it looks and feels so far (just trying to enjoy what it looks like right now before the shock loss 😂). Feels weird to have a hairline again - never thought I would see the day! Since I’m a doctor, might be quarantining myself next week since a lot of my patients are a bit older and I don’t know if I’m impacted by COVID-19 yet since symptoms take awhile to generate. Works out well for me though because it gives me more time to get my scalp back to normal Donor area is a little bit itchy, but I’ve been applying Aloe Vera regularly throughout the day to deal with that! Otherwise, feeling great! Will check in again once I’m able to start massaging the scabs out of the recipient site! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member 83mjs Posted March 14, 2020 Regular Member Share Posted March 14, 2020 Great write up. The part you wrote about the discomfort of laying down for so many hours felt very familiar to me 😂 and I forgot about the light headed-ness! I almost fainted when I stood up too fast. Didn’t do that again! My HT at HLC Ankara in February 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Bax Posted March 14, 2020 Author Senior Member Share Posted March 14, 2020 8 hours ago, 83mjs said: Great write up. The part you wrote about the discomfort of laying down for so many hours felt very familiar to me 😂 and I forgot about the light headed-ness! I almost fainted when I stood up too fast. Didn’t do that again! Thank you! And right!? 😂 I definitely won’t be forgetting that anytime soon. That light-headed-ness was so real! I’m very happy that there’s no more pain or anything though, just the occasional itchiness at the donor side! Have you had the procedure done yourself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted March 14, 2020 Administrators Share Posted March 14, 2020 I wish I had that much hair in my crown haaha, great donor as well. How is it traveling right now? Are the airports empty? I’m a paid admin for Hair Transplant Network. I do not receive any compensation from any clinic. My comments are not medical advice. Check out my final hair transplant and topical dutasteride journey: View my thread Topical dutasteride journey Melvin- Managing Publisher and Forum Moderator for the Hair Transplant Network, the Coalition Hair Loss Learning Center, and the Hair Loss Q&A Blog. Follow our Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin, and YouTube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Bax Posted March 14, 2020 Author Senior Member Share Posted March 14, 2020 1 hour ago, Melvin-Moderator said: I wish I had that much hair in my crown haaha, great donor as well. How is it traveling right now? Are the airports empty? Thanks man! I feel super lucky to have what I had in the beginning and to have a decent donor area! And airports we’re actually packed with so many people who were unable to get back to their respective countries (Italy, US, etc). Pure pandemonium! But the airplanes themselves were really quiet! Had an entire row to myself for every flight! Currently on a 14 day quarantine just to be on the safe side. So gives my head some time to heal haha. It all worked out! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted March 14, 2020 Administrators Share Posted March 14, 2020 2 hours ago, Bax said: Thanks man! I feel super lucky to have what I had in the beginning and to have a decent donor area! And airports we’re actually packed with so many people who were unable to get back to their respective countries (Italy, US, etc). Pure pandemonium! But the airplanes themselves were really quiet! Had an entire row to myself for every flight! Currently on a 14 day quarantine just to be on the safe side. So gives my head some time to heal haha. It all worked out! There’s so much panic over this Coronavirus, seems like you’re not too worried. Wish you the best man. Are you doing the quarantine out of free will or are they making you? I’m a paid admin for Hair Transplant Network. I do not receive any compensation from any clinic. My comments are not medical advice. Check out my final hair transplant and topical dutasteride journey: View my thread Topical dutasteride journey Melvin- Managing Publisher and Forum Moderator for the Hair Transplant Network, the Coalition Hair Loss Learning Center, and the Hair Loss Q&A Blog. Follow our Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin, and YouTube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Bax Posted March 14, 2020 Author Senior Member Share Posted March 14, 2020 11 minutes ago, Melvin-Moderator said: There’s so much panic over this Coronavirus, seems like you’re not too worried. Wish you the best man. Are you doing the quarantine out of free will or are they making you? There’s so much panic all thanks to the media unfortunately. I’m not too worried. And I’m doing it out of free will because I’m a doctor and I work directly with patients so just doing my due diligence. But I have no symptoms whatsoever. Just going to enjoy this time to relax and recharge from the life! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member 83mjs Posted March 15, 2020 Regular Member Share Posted March 15, 2020 On 3/14/2020 at 4:06 PM, Bax said: Thank you! And right!? 😂 I definitely won’t be forgetting that anytime soon. That light-headed-ness was so real! I’m very happy that there’s no more pain or anything though, just the occasional itchiness at the donor side! Have you had the procedure done yourself? I have - I'm only about a month ahead of you. I also went to Turkey, although I went to HLC in Ankara. I need to put this in my signature I guess 😀https://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/topic/56309-4938-grafts-fue-hlc-5-7-february-2020/ I'll be following your progress man, good luck! My HT at HLC Ankara in February 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LonelyGraft Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 On 3/10/2020 at 3:44 PM, Bax said: Thanks! Based on what Dr. Cinik and I spoke about, this time around should be all I need for hair restoration given my donor area and how many follicles had multiples in them! Going to be heading back to the clinic tomorrow afternoon to have my bandages looked at. But I’ll be taking my medications this morning and afternoon for inflammation and edema, etc. Been sleeping with the neck pillow and keep on waking up because it’s not the most comfortable, but definitely not as bad as I thought it was going to be! And absolutely haha! Need to stay patient for the inevitable ugly-duckling phase that will come 😂. But I’m ready for this journey and to handle the challenges as they come! And definitely going to be easier than having to lay down again. 😂 Do you know what punch sized was used? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Bax Posted March 16, 2020 Author Senior Member Share Posted March 16, 2020 6 hours ago, 83mjs said: I have - I'm only about a month ahead of you. I also went to Turkey, although I went to HLC in Ankara. I need to put this in my signature I guess 😀https://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/topic/56309-4938-grafts-fue-hlc-5-7-february-2020/ I'll be following your progress man, good luck! Awesome man! I just checked our your forum and you’re looking great so far! Nice results and excited to see how things go with you too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Bax Posted March 16, 2020 Author Senior Member Share Posted March 16, 2020 1 hour ago, LonelyGraft said: Do you know what punch sized was used? A 0.7mm punch size was used for me 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member bruceporter Posted March 18, 2020 Regular Member Share Posted March 18, 2020 Hi! I just wondered, how did you pay for the HT? Someone said they had to pay a s**t ton of extra money (tax) just because they paid with a credit card instead of cash. So what they recommended was to take out all of the cash at the airport and hide it really well BEFORE flying down to Turkey. Is it still cash payment only? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Bax Posted March 18, 2020 Author Senior Member Share Posted March 18, 2020 40 minutes ago, bruceporter said: Hi! I just wondered, how did you pay for the HT? Someone said they had to pay a s**t ton of extra money (tax) just because they paid with a credit card instead of cash. So what they recommended was to take out all of the cash at the airport and hide it really well BEFORE flying down to Turkey. Is it still cash payment only? Hey! This is true! They charge an extra 300 euros if you use credit card. Personally, I took out euros before I left Canada and then hide it inside my carry-on bag. Only took it out when I had paid for the procedure. 300 extra euros is pretty hefty, so I didn’t want the extra charge haha! Hope this helps! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Bax Posted March 18, 2020 Author Senior Member Share Posted March 18, 2020 Hello gents! 9 days post-op and still very happy and healing nicely and enjoying the process! No longer sleeping with that neck pillow. This morning was the first time I was able to massage the recipient area with the special shampoo to begin the removal of some of the scabs. Didn’t go to crazy so that I dont damage the grafts. Definitely a messy job 😂. Very cool to see the hairs underneath it and to have a hairline again ahahaha! Donor area is completely recovered and no more itchiness, although I am still applying the Aloe Vera anyways! Just waiting for the inevitable shock loss and hope that the ugly duckling phase is short-lived! Will post another update once all the scabs are out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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