Regular Member Rooter Posted September 27, 2021 Regular Member Share Posted September 27, 2021 Hi all, I am 5 days Post OP (FUE) and am experiencing a very sharp, unbearable pain in an area of my donor (pain is in a tennis ball size area I would say) as soon as I lay down. Sleeping not possible. As you see on the picture no visible swelling, redness etc. It feels like a nail is hammered in this area as soon as I touch the pillow. Sitting, standing etc I dont feel any pain anywhere at all. Has anyone had any similar experience and is this normal and if yes for how long. I know this forum does not replace medical advice but it would be good to get some feedback to eventually calm down before I get more clarity. I contacted the clinic of course (cant go there in person as not in country), should continue to take Ibuprofen but I am not sure its helpful to keep throwing pain killers at it when the pain should actually not be there anymore ? Gonna have to do a hospital run later I guess. Questions / answers on the web range from "there should be no pain after FUE few days after the op" to "probably infected" (as said, i dont think so based on pictures and the clinic also said nothing visible on pictures after I send it) so its really strange. Nerve damage should also not just be present when laying down I guess ? And if, what can / has to be done when a nerve damage is the cause ? ( i doubt it after FUE) Just to be super clear, the pain is not uncomfortable I sure do expect some healing discomfort but its really unbearable. Thanks guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member BaldTruth Posted September 27, 2021 Regular Member Share Posted September 27, 2021 I had my FUE procedure done two weeks ago. The real pain started on day 5 for me. It was bad. I was maxing out on the amount of ibuprofen I was allowed in a 24-hour period. I broke down and got Tylenol. And started taking it, in addition to ibuprofen. By day 8 and 9, things got much better. I Google'd around a bit and it looks like this is fairly common. Some people suggested that I massage the donor area. I did do that. I am not sure if it helped any. Hang in there. It should be over in a few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digi23 Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 I had the same, about day 4-5 it got bad and it stopped maybe 10-14 days post op Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Rooter Posted September 27, 2021 Author Regular Member Share Posted September 27, 2021 Thanks both. Thats very helpful to hear, really thanks. I was / am googling around as well and as mentioned, the prolonging pain per my understanding is always associated with either swelling / redness / some kind of infection (what I dont see at all, nor does it hurt in any way when not laying down so this gets me worried) Curious what tonight happens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member sl Posted September 27, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted September 27, 2021 You have some nerve pain and this is common to have from FUE and usually manifests from day 5 or so for a week and usually is worse at night. Pain killers, cold aloe vera, vitamin b tablets for nerves also help but it will pass as said above...I have had it once and back in 2006 and it was far less known then but I saw that it was and have also dealt with countless who have had it and it usually follows the same pattern and timelines. I represent Dr. Bisanga. Dr. Christian Bisanga is recommended on the Hair Transplant Network Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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