The biggest changes this week is the zapping has been more frequent and more aggressive. It isn't very painful, just makes me jump. Again, this is a really good sign because it means the nerves are waking up.
Brushing my hair is such an important part of my healing regime, but its been really hard to tolerate the last few days. My scalp is super sensitive. Before it was just sensitive near my incisions and at the base of my skull, but now even brushing the top and sides of my head makes me wince. Before my surgery, both my neurologist and my surgeon told me they wanted me to gain weight. The reason for this is that nerves like fat. Fat surrounds the nerves and gives them padding and protection. They explained that when thin people have this surgery they often have a more difficult time with recovery because they don't have as much cushion around the nerve and therefore its more sensitive when you touch your head. Up until this point I didn't have much of an issue, but this week as the numbness in the back of my head continues to slowly wear off, I am noticing that massaging my scalp and brushing my hair has been harder to tolerate. Last week I got frustrated with this (especially because I was still only allowed to use baby shampoo which doesn't help a lot with tangling), so I went to my hairdresser and told him to cut it all off. And he did.
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