Advice? Yes, send your razor back in for your free honing. While the razor is away review in your mind all the moves you made with your razor from shaving to stropping and compare that to the recommended techniques you can read about here.

Everything needs to be correct from the condition of the edge to the angle of the razor blade on your skin. From your account of even your first shave I suspect your angle was wrong and you may have been using to much pressure.

Get a copy of Lynn's video and watch and rematch it while your razor is away for honing.
With the return of your razor take a calm calculated approach and do not rush anything.