Day after Surgery

They give you a bottle of special spray to mist on your head that supposed to be applied every half hour.
At first I didn't think that would be possible.  Then I realize that you'll want to apply it sooner and more often.
It's soothing and stops the incessant itching and burning.
I'm also taking a steroid, Vicodin, and an antibiotic, all prescribed and dispensed at the site and given immediately at the end of the surgery.
You'll need to take the Vicodin.  The back of the head now contains stitches and hurts.
However you must eat before you take these pills.
The indigestion it gives me is terrible.
There's also these moistened towels that they give you to apply to your head to lock in moisture.
They are a pain in the butt to put on and you're supposed to seal them on by using plastic wrap tied around your head.
3 times a day they are to be applied.
I went back and they washed my hair with me to show me how to do it.  They make it look so easy.
Basically, softly rinse with warm water the entire scalp.  Then gently blot gauze with shampoo and dab the entire scalp with it.  Then finger massage gently the non surgical areas and then rinse all gently.
Then dab dry with gauze again and apply antibiotic-non scarring cream they give to the stitches.
This process was difficult to do by yourself.  You'll need help and I reccommend to be on the vicodin when you do it.

The pain is still present and sleep was hard last night.
I have to sleep on a special inflatable pillow that prevents my sensitive areas from touching the bed or anything else.
I also have to sleep at a 45 degree angle to make sure that they anesthesia drains anywhere but to my face.

Eating normal.  Peeing a lot.
Can't get stressed out, it hurts the head.
Can't let blood pressure get high.
No heavy lifting, no exercise, no sex, no masturbation, no nothing.
Wife is very accommodating and kids are freaked out still.
A little depressed over how tiresome and tedious the post op care is.