Update.
Roughly 21 months of treatment.
Now some things have changed.
As of the 20th of July 2016, I moved to Japan. Since that time, I have reduced my Avodart dosage to 1 every other day (I was only allowed to buy 6 months of Avodart at a time from my online Pharmacist, and to bring it all to Japan I needed to do some paperwork. So i have split the dosage in order to make it last a full year, at which point, I either stay in Japan on a sponsorship, and get it delivered to me, or go back to England, start on my next travel destination, and buy a new order from England).
I have also reduced my use of Minoxidil to 1.5 every evening, rather than 1 every morning, and 1 every evening.
Now there is a reason for this. I felt like 1 wasn't spreading across my whole head enough, so I added a bit extra for good measure, whether this helps or not, I don't know. But it does seem to keep my mind at ease.
I also stopped using it in the morning, as I have to get up early for work, and I don't like how it makes my hair look dry when I use it. So I save it for the evening before I go to sleep.
Everything else is the same as before.
As you will see from my pictures, I have let my hair grow out a bit.
It grows slowly, but I think there is some improvement.
If not regrowth, just a very slowed state of hair loss.
In my travels, I have met numerous people who are also going through hair loss. Some combating it. Some just accepting it.
None of these people have once pointed out/mentioned/noticed the fact that I am losing my hair. Not until I mention it myself, and even then, most have said they don't/barely notice it (Maybe they are just being polite). I see this as a good sign.
I'm not sure if it is just me, but as someone who is going through hair loss, I seem to make it a mission of mine to see it in other men.
I don't know if I do this to make myself feel better, like that reassurance that I am not the only person going through this, that I have others to talk to about it. Maybe to just silently know that I am not alone.
Anyway, rant over. I'll get to the pictures now.
Now, I like to remind myself that it is a GoPro I am using for the pictures, so with the close up pictures, it is a bit fisheyed, which makes it a bit more unforgiving, but I like that. Makes me want to keep fighting, and not take this too lightly.
I'm pretty happy with the first picture, as that is what it looks like to your average person, who isn't looking too closely. The hairline is clearly receded, but in general, it doesn't look too bad.
As for the crown, I feel like it is filling in. Maybe I am being optimistic, but it doesn't seem to be blatantly obvious anymore. Guess that is up to other people though.
All in all, I like where things are headed. Hopefully I don't jinx it, but I wouldn't been devastated if this is what I had to work with for the rest of my life. That said, I won't stop fighting until I'm back to a perfect hairline and full crown.
Gotta dream big!
Thanks for reading!
Was honestly fine with being an NW2, but now I got dealt the ****ty hand because it's starting to progress again.
