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It’s been a minute peeps: here’s what’s been going on with me
Shout out to Fred for talking sense into me, and Finasteride for restoring me emotionally
As some of you know, I was planning on a hair transplant recently. The events of my life, literally in the week or two leading up to it, led me to decide it was a poor decision
First off, I jumped the gun by scheduling it so soon. I scheduled it out of panic. I’d barely allowed medication the time it needed to work, and I was literally seeing gains in the weeks leading up to the transplant. I’m essentially a NW2 at this point. It was to the point where I was literally pulling back my hairline a week before I was supposed to have the procedure, and thinking “where the f*** is he even going to transplant?” To test it out, I even went and got a short haircut, and realized I basically just looked like someone with a normal head of hair! Minor recession, but finasteride has been good to me, no doubt.
@WhitePolarBear (seems to have changed his name?) made a post around this same time that really got me thinking about the rationality of a hair transplant solely for looksmaxing purposes, and although I resisted his idea at the time, he was right. It’s a reckless, perhaps even greedy move for someone in my position.
Since moving back to my home town and getting on medication, NOT A SINGLE PERSON has called me out for thinning hair, something for which I was becoming known in the social group where I previously lived, at which time I was a NW2.5 with visible forelock diffusion developing . Lately, the common response to people hearing my age is SHOCK(I’m 28, people think I’m in my early 20’s). I do have a young face, but I doubt if they thought of me as balding they would think such things. I feel semi at peace with my hair situation for the first time since I became aware of it (I say semi because of course it would be amazing to be a NW1).
NW2 feels amazing when you've been on the other side of it
As far as the transplant goes, I lost my deposit, but was able to get everything else fully refunded. I spoke with the surgeon, and he was super cool, made no effort to pressure me, and the bridge was left open for coming to him if in the future I decide my hair loss warrants a transplant. I’ve also avoided putting myself in a less than ideal financial situation, as I was planning to go in debt to pay for the procedure. I know there were those of you looking forward to seeing the results of my surgery, for better or worse I have none to show!
I’ve also changed my regimen, added a couple things, I’ll post about it in my story thread in a little bit
Anyway, although a break, and forcing myself to face reality was for sure healthy, I’m glad to be back. I’ve had some other experiences over the last several weeks that I think will make for good discussion here on Impact, and I look forward to posting
Long live finasteride!
Shout out to Fred for talking sense into me, and Finasteride for restoring me emotionally
As some of you know, I was planning on a hair transplant recently. The events of my life, literally in the week or two leading up to it, led me to decide it was a poor decision
First off, I jumped the gun by scheduling it so soon. I scheduled it out of panic. I’d barely allowed medication the time it needed to work, and I was literally seeing gains in the weeks leading up to the transplant. I’m essentially a NW2 at this point. It was to the point where I was literally pulling back my hairline a week before I was supposed to have the procedure, and thinking “where the f*** is he even going to transplant?” To test it out, I even went and got a short haircut, and realized I basically just looked like someone with a normal head of hair! Minor recession, but finasteride has been good to me, no doubt.
@WhitePolarBear (seems to have changed his name?) made a post around this same time that really got me thinking about the rationality of a hair transplant solely for looksmaxing purposes, and although I resisted his idea at the time, he was right. It’s a reckless, perhaps even greedy move for someone in my position.
Since moving back to my home town and getting on medication, NOT A SINGLE PERSON has called me out for thinning hair, something for which I was becoming known in the social group where I previously lived, at which time I was a NW2.5 with visible forelock diffusion developing . Lately, the common response to people hearing my age is SHOCK(I’m 28, people think I’m in my early 20’s). I do have a young face, but I doubt if they thought of me as balding they would think such things. I feel semi at peace with my hair situation for the first time since I became aware of it (I say semi because of course it would be amazing to be a NW1).
NW2 feels amazing when you've been on the other side of it
As far as the transplant goes, I lost my deposit, but was able to get everything else fully refunded. I spoke with the surgeon, and he was super cool, made no effort to pressure me, and the bridge was left open for coming to him if in the future I decide my hair loss warrants a transplant. I’ve also avoided putting myself in a less than ideal financial situation, as I was planning to go in debt to pay for the procedure. I know there were those of you looking forward to seeing the results of my surgery, for better or worse I have none to show!
I’ve also changed my regimen, added a couple things, I’ll post about it in my story thread in a little bit
Anyway, although a break, and forcing myself to face reality was for sure healthy, I’m glad to be back. I’ve had some other experiences over the last several weeks that I think will make for good discussion here on Impact, and I look forward to posting
Long live finasteride!
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