Day 8 : donor area

The donor area has been properly cleaned, and isn't looking so bad. I've shown a few friends who have all said that it looks sore but in truth, the only pain is when I wake up in the night and the staples are digging in because they're pressed against the pillow. The only other thing that's annoying is putting the hat on, and taking off jumpers. Basically it's because of the staples. The FUE grafts are itchy but not really painful.

In the recipient area, I've had a few instances of going for an itch and ending up with a graft under my finger nail (with the bulb attached), which is dispiriting. But you have to expect to lose about 10% because of this, and grafts not rooting properly. 

as someone who is rather impatient I am already finding it frustrating, but I'm pleased with the number of grafts achieved and the new hairline. Just have to wait for it to grow!