depressing, but its only going to get worse

[jman91]

so basically im 20 years old and have been losing my hair since i was 18, at first you don't really notice it was just a slight receding at the temples but by the time i was 19 the whole top had noticeable thinned.

when i turned 20 i decided that i had to do something because i know i would be angry if i went completely bald without even putting up a fight so i started taking propecia..been on it for about five or six months, havent really noticed an impact yet, after starting propecia i have found it hard to measure its success with me, sometimes it seems like my hair has slowed down in shedding, but i question that maybe im just being overly confident when i think that and on the other hand sometimes i think that i has continued to shed at the same rate but then i question if its just my anxiety talking when i think that...basically im a little unsure still.

my dad went chrome dome bald at 25-30ish and so it feels like i must be heading his way, if not faster. Most people at the moment dont notice my hair thining as i have become an expert in hiding it just with blowdrying and hair styling. I dont know whether that is a blessing or a curse that i can hide it soo well as i know that when the day comes when its impossible to hide anymore it will just cause more shock among my friends etc than it would if i had not hid the extent of my hair loss in the first place.

I must say that my choise in the last two months to use the products couvre and toppik has really been well worth it.. they are absolutely incredible in what they can do to cover up thinning i was pretty skeptical before i tried (although the rain is a worry when i have my couvre on lol)..in fact some of my friends actually started complementing my thick head of hair after i started putting couvre in lol (they really had nooooooOOOOOO idea) either way its been extremely flattering when they've thought that as im sure any guy whos lsoing his hair can imagine.

i know this is turning into a very long post, but i never talk to anyone about my hair loss because im a self conscious person naturally and find it very painful to confront and talk about openly because, to tell you the truth i think its one of the most depressing things that could happen to a young guy as unlike alot of other physical flaws people have its more than acceptable to put balding/bald people down for it? even your closest friends seem merciless with their jokes and are completely oblivious to the pain poking fun at a guys hair loss causes..seriously i would think twice before call someone overweight because it probably isnt pleasant for them to hear...and being fat IS SOMETHING YOU CAN CHANGE COMPLETELY??!!! . I would just like to know if there are others who find it as horrible as me becuase it seems like, even though obviously NO person wants to lose their hair at any point in their lives, but most guys i know or hear about losing their hair take it much better than me? for example i find myself embarrassed to go to the hair salon and dont want even them to see my thin hair? it seems irrational but i really can help it. it just doesnt seem normal for a guy my age to be nearly completely bald (im not completely bald but i suspect i will be at this rate within 1 or 2 years)

all that gets me through when i get down about my hair loss is the thought that everything will be fixed with a hair transplant and that if i really want to i could just save up for a few years and get one...when i think about that prospect i find myself just looking through the hasson and wong website galleries of former patients transpants (which are all suspiciously great results) does anyone know if hasson and wong are really that good or is it not quite what its cracked up to be??