That's great to hear you're starting to see some good results! I had a bit of a different experience with Dr. Koray Erdogan in Istanbul last year. I paid around $3000 for 3500 grafts, and even though I was a NW4, my hair started coming in quite evenly by the 4-month mark. I was also on minoxidil and took PRP sessions a couple of months after the transplant, which I really believe helped boost my growth. I'm curious, did you have any side effects from the medications? I had some minor shedding at first due to the minoxidil, but it settled down, and I've been loving the fullness since! As for the donor area, mine healed pretty quickly, but I made sure to follow all the aftercare instructions meticulously. Keeping it clean and moisturized really helped.