6 days after FUE hair transplant – Aug 19, 2020.
Another dreadful night on the couch. The sides of my head are still sore, the redness is fading from the top, the scabs are beginning to dissipate, and the top of my head still feels numb. I wish there was a way to see that my baby grafts are safe and secure. I’d love to have tiny cameras affixed around my head that streams live footage to my phone so I could see what’s happening. Wouldn’t that be a great reality TV show?
I’ve decided to stop using the Liposomal spray. At this stage, I’m fully healed, and there isn’t any benefit. The real reason, the sensation of water droplets collecting around my grafts and dripping down my head, is starting to make me deranged. Unfortunately, even after stopping the spray, I can still feel this sensation. Instead of phantom pain, it’s phantom water torture. Drip. Drip. Drip.
Today I definitely need to shower. I contemplated putting my head under the showerhead but chickened out at the last minute. My goal is to wait a full 7 days to make sure I’m healed. I admit I’m overly cautious and neurotic. However, I took more time pouring water over my head with my little blue cup to moisten the scabs to alleviate the itching and wash off the ones hanging on.
I just need to remind myself, slow and steady wins the race. At this stage, I’m responsible for the outcome of my hair transplant.
I was too tired to take any pictures today. If I go through this again, I’m taking a week off from work.
My productivity is draining. Now I’m getting sidetracked trolling the Internet to look at pictures of what 2,800 grafts look like. This new obsession with looking into the future of what my hair will look like is unproductive, but like a bad car accident, I can’t look away. I’ve found nothing that satisfies my craving, which keeps me searching for more.
I know whatever information I find is confirmation bias. This information will support my current beliefs, values, or hopes but may not actually be true.
In reality, results are different for each person because it depends on so many factors from type of hair, thickness, density, etc. But what I want is to be a hair transplant anomaly, and 2,800 grafts will transform my hair and make me look like Jason Momoa or Thor (Chris Hemsworth).
It’s time to stop daydreaming and get back to reality.
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