Recent content by FingersCrossed

So I have a nice little success story to tell. I was recently having dinner with one of my best friends, who had been my roommate for two years prior to my move to Texas, and his wife. We were eating at a place in Columbus and I had only seen him on one other occasion since moving back to Ohio...

I know I haven't posted any progress in a while but it's because my personal life has been crazy lately. I recently started a new job in Columbus. Actually, it's a new job but it was also my old job before I started my last job. I made a move from Texas to Ohio and am currently living in an...

I'm really debating whether or not to cut it back down to a #2 before the wedding. I think it will actually look worse at a #2 right now than at its current length because I won't get as much temple coverage. At a #2 there's no way to "disguise" hair loss. But, at the same time, I will get a...

Wow. How very ignorant and inappropriate of you. Sounds like jealousy to me. And how exactly does taking care of your body and wanting to look good have anything to do with sexual orientation? Just an FYI, Peapoddy is into women according to his posts, so think again. Gay or straight, it's...

@Plasticman82: Thanks man! Keep your head up and just stick with it. As for your question, I would say it's nearly impossible to determine for sure what works best for me without trialing the products individually, but if I had to guess I would say that finasteride is the cornerstone to my success. I...

First, I want to say a few things. I'm sorry about the length discrepancy, but I want to grow my hair out at least until my sister's wedding (10/22/11). After that, I think I will cut it with a #2 again to get some better comparison pics, but I think you can still notice a pretty significant...

@RSR38: That's great to hear, man! It feels good to get your hair and confidence back. I hate my hair loss. I look around at other 26 year old guys and it seems like 75% of them have a better head of hair than me. It makes you feel awful. I keep thinking I'm on a bad episode of the twilight zone...

Hang in there, man! You're doing everything you can, so no need to stress! Maybe focus on something else like working out or improving a different aspect of your life. Just give the treatments some time to take hold and you could be pleasantly surprised.

@adrift98: You definitely have a good attitude about the whole process. Everyone is different, so you may find that spironolactone works wonders for you and people on these forums will be modeling their regimens after yours! Let's hope so. If I was a betting man, I'd wager that most of the high quality...

@adrift98: I guess the biggest thing for me when I decided to take the plunge and get on the Big 3, despite knowing of all the potential (and possibly persistent) side effects, specifically with finasteride, was that I know my own body and it has always been very resilient and resistant to...

I just have to say, I am absolutely blown away by my results so far and it's been less than 2 months on the Big 3. I think you will all be very impressed when I take my 2 month update pics here soon. The diffuse thinning that was clearly present in my early pics is pretty much completely gone...

@Spanishpants123: Well, like I said before, I think the changes have been mostly only noticeable to me, which makes sense because when you are suffering from hair loss, any improvements at all seem extremely significant. But, I really do think the treatments are working and working well. As for...

Just a quick check in. So far so good on all my treatments. No truly discernible side effects, although I did experience some slight ball ache today after working out but it lasted maybe 2-3 seconds, so nothing to get too worked up about. I also experienced this on one other occasion right after...

Also, a bonus picture of the crown with the flash on. The picture on the left was actually taken on 08/20 instead of baseline, but I didn't take a baseline pic of the crown with the flash on so I figured better late than never. I think I see some definite progress, but I guess only time will...

It has officially been 30 days that I have been using the Big 3 together. I haven't skipped a single treatment/dose. So far, no side effects except for severely decreased shedding. I did go through what I would call a mini shed that lasted maybe 2-3 days, but now I lose maybe 1-2 hairs on the...