“Daryl’s Hair Journey ~Part III of VI”

• September 28, 2020
• By Pen n Daryl
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Now that two weeks have almost gone by, I am seeing Daryl slowly re-emerge to his usual fun self.  Just today, I saw his winning smile, and he was making (bad) jokes, like normal 🤣🤣

He is sleeping well, and the head pain has subsided. Now he gets some sharp pains here and there, but headaches are way less.

His harvested hairs on the back of his head are growing back with gusto. The sides of his head are coming back slower, from the harvest. The implanted hairs are growing as expected, so bald spots are disappearing. I notice, especially, his hair line is back in front, and his back bald spot is filling in. On top, there is a mix of grey and darker hair, so the grey hair is there, just not as dark, so it does not look like it is filling in, but it is. It will take time for that area to be thicker. He definitely has new hair, where there once was none! This is still a six month journey to allow the hair to get the regrow going, and a year for final results.

Daryl has been in touch with the nurse and asked a few questions, where we got better clarity on some answers: 

*In total, there were 4,400 grafts planted, not the 3,800 we thought it was. 

*Each graft had two to three hair follicles, making the number there around 10,000 hair follicles in total.

*There is a 97 percent guarantee the new hair growth will be successful. There is a very low chance of hair loss after this procedure.

Four or five days ago, I asked Daryl if he was glad he got the hair transplant procedure done. This was not a yes or no answer… but more of a grunt.

After ten days, there is no more requirement for lotion foam sprays or special shampoos. That’s progress. The antibiotics are finished as well as circulation meds, and meds for anti-swelling. His head shape has returned to normal. He does say his head feels numb to the touch. I never knew a numb skull was real thing! 😂

An extra bonus at this stage of healing, and I do jest with the word bonus…is .the dried skin, and blood spots from his hair holes which are now healing and sluffing off. Daryl says he feels like he wakes up in a pile of termite sawdust activity all over his pillow and his back and shoulders.  Of course it’s not that bad, but let me add, it’s very nice we sleep in new hotels each night, so we have fresh sheets all the time. Given there is plenty of sluffing to go, this will take some time.

What made Daryl smile, earlier? He was driving and looked in the rear view mirror and caught a glimpse of the top of his head. He said, “I’m not use to seeing hair up there!”  

I said, “Are you glad you had the procedure done?” He said, “I think so.”

Progress!

We continue to get plenty of help with our luggage at each hotel we choose. People in Turkey are very kind and helpful.  It will be another two weeks before Daryl is allowed to lift any weight. We hope Austrians are just as helpful.

If you missed “Daryls Hair Journey” from the beginning. Here are the links!

Part I

http://A Different Kind of Trip ~”Daryls Hair Journey” ~Part I

Part II
http://“Daryls Hair Journey” ~~Part II