Notcoolanymore
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Alright guys, I have been around this place for about 6 months, so it is about time I share my hair loss story with you guys. I will keep it as brief as possible and get right to the point. I am 37 years old. I first noticed my hair loss at about 22/23. I knew exactly what it was at the time. I didn't think it was a mature hairline or some garbage like that. I have hair loss in my family and knew I was screwed.
Fast forward a couple of years and I went to see my doctor to find out if there was anything I could do. The waste of skin went on to tell me that most guys will deal with hair loss at some time and that there was really nothing that I could do. He went ahead and said: "look, it's even happening to me". The dude was in his 50's, I was in my 20's! I took his word for it and didn't think there was anything I could do.
By my late 20's my hair was gone beyond styling so I started buzzing my head. I went right to a #3 clipper. I buzzed my hair every couple of weeks and lived with it. I wasn't happy at all with my appearance but what the hell could I do?
Finally last year, I saw the top of my head on a video and was shocked at the extent of my hair loss. I could see the full Norwood 6 pattern. I couldn't believe that my hair had gotten that bad. Ever since buzzing my head I never really looked at my hair, so this was a pretty big surprise to me.
The very next day my hair loss battle began. I bought a six month supply of minoxidil foam. I also started researching hair loss on the internet and was surprised at everything I found. I found that treatments aren't the best, but there are things available that may work. The next thing I did was make a Dr's appointment. I will spare you all the details, but after pushing him a bit, I was able to get a prescription for finasteride. I have been on finasteride and minoxidil ever since.
Here are my pics. First pics are base line. The second are at 6 months(finasteride). The last were taken in June at 12 months(finasteride).
Fast forward a couple of years and I went to see my doctor to find out if there was anything I could do. The waste of skin went on to tell me that most guys will deal with hair loss at some time and that there was really nothing that I could do. He went ahead and said: "look, it's even happening to me". The dude was in his 50's, I was in my 20's! I took his word for it and didn't think there was anything I could do.
By my late 20's my hair was gone beyond styling so I started buzzing my head. I went right to a #3 clipper. I buzzed my hair every couple of weeks and lived with it. I wasn't happy at all with my appearance but what the hell could I do?
Finally last year, I saw the top of my head on a video and was shocked at the extent of my hair loss. I could see the full Norwood 6 pattern. I couldn't believe that my hair had gotten that bad. Ever since buzzing my head I never really looked at my hair, so this was a pretty big surprise to me.
The very next day my hair loss battle began. I bought a six month supply of minoxidil foam. I also started researching hair loss on the internet and was surprised at everything I found. I found that treatments aren't the best, but there are things available that may work. The next thing I did was make a Dr's appointment. I will spare you all the details, but after pushing him a bit, I was able to get a prescription for finasteride. I have been on finasteride and minoxidil ever since.
Here are my pics. First pics are base line. The second are at 6 months(finasteride). The last were taken in June at 12 months(finasteride).
