At one point we were all new to this straight razor thing. And people new to straight razor shaving, such as myself, have a tendency to nick and/or cut themselves. A lot.

So my question is: When learning to use a straight razor, did any of you currently pros have to take a day or two off every once in a while to let your face grow back? I mean, I'm doing alright right now, but I can imagine that after more than 3 or 4 days of this my face will be killing me. I'm not getting a ton of cuts or anything, just scraping my face a lot.