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[strandbystrand]

Hey all, genuine newbie to this community!

First off just a little Propecia to those who provided all the usefull information that is found on this site.

I am 28, fairly active in life and after much debating on which way to go I have finally decided to try and start combatting my hairloss issue. A side of info here: after months of pondering my situation I visited with consultant to a hair transplant surgeon in the New England area to see how realistic my expectation of such a procedure were. Going into I was prepared to make financial sacrifices inorder to reach a certain goal but quickly came to realize that what I wanted was unrealistic. After some soul searching I decided that I would be happy with the way I am now if I could hold onto it and maybe add some fullness to the top of my head. Obviously hairline improvement would be great but better strength and fullness would make me happier.

On the scales that I have seen I am probably a Norwood 3ish with brownish to light brown hair. My hair was always thin but in my younger days I just had more of it and a good hairline ( got my moms light hair...lol, my dads got a friggin fern on his head at 56 yrs old).

I am currently one month into Propecia and Nizoral 1% shampoo and obviously nothing new to report. I think my epxectations are level headed and dont expect any changes for 4-6 months down the road anyways(maybe longer). Luckily unlike some stories I have read here I am fortunate enough to have visited a dermotologist who is involed with helping people cosmetically and had an interest in bettering my situation. He proceded to tell me in general terms that he is involed with a reseach group in MA and that new developments in hariloss would arise in the next couple of years. There was no talk of cell multiplication or even dutasteride but even if he was bound to secrecy it was encouraging to hear his positive tone.

I tooks some pics today with wet hair (man was I shocked) and will take some later on with dry hair inorder to track progress. Sometime down the road I will try and post them.

Thanks for all the info once again and goodluck to all!

 

[wastingpenguins]

It's refreshing to see a new member who seems both sensible and at least moderatly educated on the issue of hairloss.

Glad to have you aboard, and good luck with your treatments.

 

[DarklyCharming]

Yea good luck buddy. Sounds like you've got exactly the right attitude to be happy with your results on Propecia. Best of luck and keep us all updated.

 

[Rawbbie]

Welcome to the board, as a mature and good guy you're needed here. For the most part we are surrounded with little boys who count every strand of their hair on their heads each night before bed, guys who draw bald guys on photoshop for hobbies, and really problematic kids who post long stories late Friday nights because all the girls flat out reject and laugh at them if they dare go out to a bar.

So welcome aboard my friend, best of luck with Propecia and be sure to give it at least one years of use.

 

[strandbystrand]

Thanks for the welcome folks!

I am not a "shower counter" but I do take notice of the sink while combing my hair and I tend to be gentle with the comb. Each day I expect to see some hair in places other than on my head and hopefully over time it will stick to my head better

I will be the first to admit that sometimes this subject gets me down but coming here to b**ch, whine and never have anything good to say was not my intent. Some people out there will never have anything good to say and I refer to that as the "world hates me" attitude and if doing so helps them than so be it as long as they are not attacking someone else. I am here for info and treatment options and lend an opinion when my experiences progress ( hopefully thats the direction I go..lol). There seems to be a ton of people here with alot to offer those suffering from male pattern baldness.

My script for propecia takes me out one year so thats my committment from this point forward unless something bad were to happen. At a little over 4 weeks I have yet to notice any side effects but am keeping a close eye for anything out of the ordinary.

I will try and add some pics at some point in time for all to see once I get them organized.

Be good!