DiffusionGuy
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Hello,
I've been lurking the last couple of weeks and decided to register due to the level of support this group gives each other.
My story has been told a million times as I've read through the posts, so I'll just sum it up.
I'm in my mid thirties, and have I guess what is being called diffusion hairloss.
In the past (late twenties) I took propecia for about 3 years with decent results in maintaining what I had.
I stopped using it about 3 years ago and over the last year and a half my hair started thinning really bad.
Seeing some of the success folks have been having with rogaine foam, I just picked some up last week and was suprised that It's a breeze to put on.
I'm hoping for the best, but I'm trying to be realistic in my expectations.
I've already taken the buzzer to the head and keep it really short. Growing out isn't an option any more because it is so thin. It looks ridiculous when I let it go too long. The good news is the money I save on haircuts pays for the minoxidil
Overall, I don't mind the buzz cut as my head is pretty even (a little round but whatever), the only thing I really worry about is that I also have to deal with psoriasis. Since buzzing my hair, I only have minor outbreaks on the back of my scalp at the moment, but in the past, I had some really bad outbreaks on top of my head that could come back at any time.
The irony lies in that I was taking a drug (soriataine) to help w/ my psoraisis and one of the side effects is shedding of hair.
Since I was losing hair and my psoriasis was not improving, I stopped taking the soriataine after a few months. I've been off the drug now for about a year.but alas the hair did not come back.
Anyway, that me in a nutshell.
Here are a few newbie questions I hope that some folks won't mind answering (yes I searched) -
1) What Norwood would you say I am.?
2) Is it possible to get propecia w/o a prescription? I have an appt w/ my dermatologist, but he couldn't see me before January and would rather start up again earlier than later.
3)Is anyone else's wife in more denial than you are about your hair loss?
Thanks in advance!
PS- the larger pic of the top of my head was taken directly under light. Any good tips to taking down the shine? lol
I've been lurking the last couple of weeks and decided to register due to the level of support this group gives each other.
My story has been told a million times as I've read through the posts, so I'll just sum it up.
I'm in my mid thirties, and have I guess what is being called diffusion hairloss.
In the past (late twenties) I took propecia for about 3 years with decent results in maintaining what I had.
I stopped using it about 3 years ago and over the last year and a half my hair started thinning really bad.
Seeing some of the success folks have been having with rogaine foam, I just picked some up last week and was suprised that It's a breeze to put on.
I'm hoping for the best, but I'm trying to be realistic in my expectations.
I've already taken the buzzer to the head and keep it really short. Growing out isn't an option any more because it is so thin. It looks ridiculous when I let it go too long. The good news is the money I save on haircuts pays for the minoxidil
Overall, I don't mind the buzz cut as my head is pretty even (a little round but whatever), the only thing I really worry about is that I also have to deal with psoriasis. Since buzzing my hair, I only have minor outbreaks on the back of my scalp at the moment, but in the past, I had some really bad outbreaks on top of my head that could come back at any time.
The irony lies in that I was taking a drug (soriataine) to help w/ my psoraisis and one of the side effects is shedding of hair.
Since I was losing hair and my psoriasis was not improving, I stopped taking the soriataine after a few months. I've been off the drug now for about a year.but alas the hair did not come back.
Anyway, that me in a nutshell.
Here are a few newbie questions I hope that some folks won't mind answering (yes I searched
) -1) What Norwood would you say I am.?
2) Is it possible to get propecia w/o a prescription? I have an appt w/ my dermatologist, but he couldn't see me before January and would rather start up again earlier than later.
3)Is anyone else's wife in more denial than you are about your hair loss?
Thanks in advance!
PS- the larger pic of the top of my head was taken directly under light. Any good tips to taking down the shine? lol
