andersonja
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I had a simple transplant in the Bosley Chicago office in 2000, 400 grafts to fill in front hairline. This is the letter I sent to Bosley a few months ago. They responded with a prescription medication for nerve pain, but it hasn't helped at all and they can offer no other help.
11/08/07
Dr Bosley,
I had a procedure in your Chicago office in Feb of 2000. I have talked to and seen the Chicago office several times since then. I wanted you to be aware of the situation. Since the day of my procedure after the anesthesia wore off, there has been an extreme sensation of tightness and pulling of my scalp originating from the donor area, affecting my whole head and scalp. The problem hasn’t let up or gotten better over time, as your employees told me it would. It’s been the same since the procedure, and I’m not sure who to turn to or what to do. A doctor in the Chicago office advised me that there are some nerves cut in the donor area. I don’t know what happened or what the hell they did to my head ?. All I know is my life hasn’t been the same, and I am not the same person, since the procedure. I was a pretty ‘normal’ person the first 27 yrs, and without exaggeration or hesitancy to say so, the last 8 have been a living nightmare.
My theory is they cut too big of an incision in my head for the donor hair. My incision is almost 4 inches in length. ( I had no idea it was going to be that long. I was told it would be 2 inches)
If the size of the incision is the cause of what happened, I would say it makes sense. I also maybe realize that my head/scalp’s reaction to the procedure is rare. I just wasn’t meant to have the procedure. After almost 8 years of living with it, I still don’t know how to accurately describe it in words. All I know is how I feel and the sensation in my head and scalp, or lack thereof. There is a definite feeling of physical trauma and injury to my head/scalp. If you can picture your own head and scalp and picture that your scalp is very loose and malleable. Picture taking your hand and grabbing a handful of your scalp on the back of your head, pulling the scalp extremely tight and creating extreme tension in the rest of your head and scalp. Imagine how your face and scalp would feel. Then imagine having that feeling every minute of your life for 8 years. That’s a decent description of what I feel. I feel trapped inside my head and scalp, for lack of better words. This is a very, very, debilitating feeling. There is constant tightness and pulling, my head can never relax. So this causes constant stress and my nerves are about shot. My balance and equilibrium is way off, and I have zero sense of well being anymore.
This makes me extremely self-aware, always thinking about myself 24/7. For someone who used to be the total opposite of this, thinking mostly about others and not myself, this is enough to make anyone crazy. Since the day of the procedure, I stopped developing as a person, and have gone completely in the opposite direction.
I basically am unable to physically live in this state of being much longer. It’s sapped my spirit. I’ve gotten thru the last 8 yrs on shear will and hope that this will be gone when I wake up some morning.
I’m seeking any help you can offer. Thank you.
11/08/07
Dr Bosley,
I had a procedure in your Chicago office in Feb of 2000. I have talked to and seen the Chicago office several times since then. I wanted you to be aware of the situation. Since the day of my procedure after the anesthesia wore off, there has been an extreme sensation of tightness and pulling of my scalp originating from the donor area, affecting my whole head and scalp. The problem hasn’t let up or gotten better over time, as your employees told me it would. It’s been the same since the procedure, and I’m not sure who to turn to or what to do. A doctor in the Chicago office advised me that there are some nerves cut in the donor area. I don’t know what happened or what the hell they did to my head ?. All I know is my life hasn’t been the same, and I am not the same person, since the procedure. I was a pretty ‘normal’ person the first 27 yrs, and without exaggeration or hesitancy to say so, the last 8 have been a living nightmare.
My theory is they cut too big of an incision in my head for the donor hair. My incision is almost 4 inches in length. ( I had no idea it was going to be that long. I was told it would be 2 inches)
If the size of the incision is the cause of what happened, I would say it makes sense. I also maybe realize that my head/scalp’s reaction to the procedure is rare. I just wasn’t meant to have the procedure. After almost 8 years of living with it, I still don’t know how to accurately describe it in words. All I know is how I feel and the sensation in my head and scalp, or lack thereof. There is a definite feeling of physical trauma and injury to my head/scalp. If you can picture your own head and scalp and picture that your scalp is very loose and malleable. Picture taking your hand and grabbing a handful of your scalp on the back of your head, pulling the scalp extremely tight and creating extreme tension in the rest of your head and scalp. Imagine how your face and scalp would feel. Then imagine having that feeling every minute of your life for 8 years. That’s a decent description of what I feel. I feel trapped inside my head and scalp, for lack of better words. This is a very, very, debilitating feeling. There is constant tightness and pulling, my head can never relax. So this causes constant stress and my nerves are about shot. My balance and equilibrium is way off, and I have zero sense of well being anymore.
This makes me extremely self-aware, always thinking about myself 24/7. For someone who used to be the total opposite of this, thinking mostly about others and not myself, this is enough to make anyone crazy. Since the day of the procedure, I stopped developing as a person, and have gone completely in the opposite direction.
I basically am unable to physically live in this state of being much longer. It’s sapped my spirit. I’ve gotten thru the last 8 yrs on shear will and hope that this will be gone when I wake up some morning.
I’m seeking any help you can offer. Thank you.
