Hi guys, thought I'd share my story with you all. I am a guy who everybody in my friend circle knows is obsessed with his hair. I just love my hair. But when a few months back some friends told me that I was balding, I was struck by lightning. I always had a broad forehead & I had people telling me dude are you losing hair, and I always corrected them that its just my broad forehead, but this time I was losing my hair on the crown, so this was the real deal this time, :sobbing:
I'd have to go a long way to find an NW6 guy in my family. My father is 54 and NW3~3.5, was NW2 till his early 40s. My grandfather on father's side was NW3 till his 50s & passed away at NW4~4.5 at 80. My maternal grandfather at 70 is NW5 but was a solid NW2 till his 40s. None of my uncles on either sides are any less than NW1, so is the case with all my cousins. So I am assuming that I am not destined to go bald, even though I might lose a little hair but I guess I should stabilize at NW3.
Anyways, I started my treatment in April, with minoxidil & added finasteride last month. So its been 2 months on minoxidil & 1 on finasteride. Have seen some bit of shedding, which is pretty big by my standards since I have never ever seen more than 5 hairs in a shower & nowadays Im getting close to 30, so that's a little freaky. But I feel my hair are healthier than before.
I am attaching some (a lot of ) pics tracing my hair loss through the last 3-4 years.
The following pics are from Dec 06 when I was holidaying in Indonesia -
The hairline is well defined in these pics, so you can get an idea of the baseline.
These pics from two years later in Dec 08 -
^ The thinning is evident.
This pic is Dec 09 when I was starting a herbal treatment -
This one is 1.5 months into that treatment ( which did not work Im guessing) -
January '10
The following are from a week back, the shedding is evident -
I am seeing a lot of tiny hairs coming up at my temples, I hope they will turn into thicker & healthy hairs after a few weeks. Looking at my old pictures I think my hair loss has been very slow & if I look at the hairline, temples then I don't think they have receded too much. Of course, others can judge better from the pics. I plan to continue on this regimen & hope for the best results. Will keep this thread updated.
Cheers
I'd have to go a long way to find an NW6 guy in my family. My father is 54 and NW3~3.5, was NW2 till his early 40s. My grandfather on father's side was NW3 till his 50s & passed away at NW4~4.5 at 80. My maternal grandfather at 70 is NW5 but was a solid NW2 till his 40s. None of my uncles on either sides are any less than NW1, so is the case with all my cousins. So I am assuming that I am not destined to go bald, even though I might lose a little hair but I guess I should stabilize at NW3.
Anyways, I started my treatment in April, with minoxidil & added finasteride last month. So its been 2 months on minoxidil & 1 on finasteride. Have seen some bit of shedding, which is pretty big by my standards since I have never ever seen more than 5 hairs in a shower & nowadays Im getting close to 30, so that's a little freaky. But I feel my hair are healthier than before.
I am attaching some (a lot of ) pics tracing my hair loss through the last 3-4 years.
The following pics are from Dec 06 when I was holidaying in Indonesia -
The hairline is well defined in these pics, so you can get an idea of the baseline.
These pics from two years later in Dec 08 -
^ The thinning is evident.
This pic is Dec 09 when I was starting a herbal treatment -
This one is 1.5 months into that treatment ( which did not work Im guessing) -
January '10
The following are from a week back, the shedding is evident -
I am seeing a lot of tiny hairs coming up at my temples, I hope they will turn into thicker & healthy hairs after a few weeks. Looking at my old pictures I think my hair loss has been very slow & if I look at the hairline, temples then I don't think they have receded too much. Of course, others can judge better from the pics. I plan to continue on this regimen & hope for the best results. Will keep this thread updated.
Cheers
