Feeling so low...

[Breaking Bald]

I would say around a 2.5. It began quite slow for me at around 19 but during this past year it sped up rapidly and the crown has thinned out drastically which really bothers me (more so than the hairline). I am very conscious about it and feel that it is more aging.

I try not to feel so down about life because I know that I am more fortunate than millions of people living in poverty struggling to feed themselves but it doesn't make me feel an better really, just makes me feel more depressed about our race and planet.

Sorry to hear about your mum bro and I can relate to the feeling of just wanting to shave it all off, but I can't bring myself to do it. Least you have had quite a bit of action with the ladies though. 42 girls is quite impressive btw!

[dex89]

I would say around a 2.5. It began quite slow for me at around 19 but during this past year it sped up rapidly and the crown has thinned out drastically which really bothers me (more so than the hairline). I am very conscious about it and feel that it is more aging.

I try not to feel so down about life because I know that I am more fortunate than millions of people living in poverty struggling to feed themselves but it doesn't make me feel an better really, just makes me feel more depressed about our race and planet.

Sorry to hear about your mum bro and I can relate to the feeling of just wanting to shave it all off, but I can't bring myself to do it. Least you have had quite a bit of action with the ladies though. 42 girls is quite impressive btw!

You do have a point, 3rd world countries have it worst. Makes me feel less depressed of my situation. lol 42 is nothing compare to what my older brother has accomplished, over 200 but his 31 now and barley getting married. I guess girls in CALI are easier to get.

[clandestine]

You do have a point, 3rd world countries have it worst. Makes me feel less depressed of my situation. lol 42 is nothing compare to what my older brother has accomplished, over 200 but his 31 now and barley getting married. I guess girls in CALI are easier to get.

Haha 200 wow. Any STI scares?

[hairysituation]

There is always "Nembutal" if you`re feeling too depressed. Just saying.
I have it just similar as you, only I`m 18. Unlike you, I don`t cry about it in the forums, it`s really pathetic. Nobody but yourself really cares.

But as the charming fellow I am, I will try to give you some advices. I have been researching for 2 years now regarding this topic, and I think I`ve found the best solution. At least for me.

1. Dutasteride 0.5 mg (daily). This is more effective than Finasteride and will help your donor to stay in good shape for the future.
2. Get a dense packed transplant in the hairline. (zone 1 and some in zone 2).
3. Get a quality hair piece behind the transplanted hairs.

I reccomend Dr. Feriduni, Dr. Keser or Dr. Rahal for this type of procedure. Given that you want FUE. This approach is totally undeteceble and the only downside about it, is to tell your potentiial girlfriend that you are wearing a hair piece. But if you are a ***** without much confidence, you probably dosen`t have what it takes to pull a hair piece.

Here is an example of a guy who have used this approach:

http://alvi-armani-hair-loss-solutions.blogspot.no/

It`s the best we have today, and probably the best that we will have for the next coming decades. It`s either this or shaving your head. Personally, I would rather take Nembutal than appearing bald. But it is of course up to you.

[doug546]

Breaking Bald, I just had a hair transplant a month ago which may or may not have worked (a long story), and felt similar to you before I had it. Now, something very wierd... I go to a gym and probably 75-80% of the guys there now have their heads shaved, and I'm realizing it actually looks pretty good on a lot of them. The days of long hair are out... it's too much to take care of, probably 40-50% of actors/models I'm seeing in the media are wearing their hair super short or completely bald. I'm realizing that if this transplant doesn't work, I may be screwed with two scars on the side of my head, which will prevent me from shaving it short (unless I can find some kind of surgeon who can disguise it).

Re: other things, life happens. Four years ago I was diagnosed with advanced (Stage 3B) lung cancer out of the blue... I was not expected to live. The surgeons wanted to take my entire lung out due to the location of the tumor, and I refused. I went on a heavy regimen of chemotherapy and radiation, and the tumor, which was the size of a grapefruit, is now a dead, shrunken 6 cm piece of tissue and I still have my lung (and my life). When you start putting everything else into that perspective, big problems start to look smaller. Things that used to look scary aren't anymore (I jump out of airplanes regularly now... skydiving has become addictive, and I never would have had the balls to do it if I hadn't come so close to death). Life always takes a bad turn now and then, and you learn valuable things from those bad turns. Believe me, I'm realizing now that a bald head is a very small thing in the big picture of existence.

I found a couple of responses to your posting to be a little cold and inappropriate. I also want to wish your sister the very, very best. You sound depressed, and I recommend getting some counselling and possibly considering an anti-depressant (no, you're not crazy, a ton of people are on anti-depressants these days). As for the the propecia and the minoxidil, they work minimally if you have a genetic disposition to being bald, believe me. But hey, you're 22, and your world may feel like it's ending, but you have a long adventure ahead of you.

[hairysituation]

Breaking Bald, I just had a hair transplant a month ago which may or may not have worked (a long story), and felt similar to you before I had it. Now, something very wierd... I go to a gym and probably 75-80% of the guys there now have their heads shaved, and I'm realizing it actually looks pretty good on a lot of them. The days of long hair are out... it's too much to take care of, probably 40-50% of actors/models I'm seeing in the media are wearing their hair super short or completely bald. I'm realizing that if this transplant doesn't work, I may be screwed with two scars on the side of my head, which will prevent me from shaving it short (unless I can find some kind of surgeon who can disguise it).

Re: other things, life happens. Four years ago I was diagnosed with advanced (Stage 3B) lung cancer out of the blue... I was not expected to live. The surgeons wanted to take my entire lung out due to the location of the tumor, and I refused. I went on a heavy regimen of chemotherapy and radiation, and the tumor, which was the size of a grapefruit, is now a dead, shrunken 6 cm piece of tissue and I still have my lung (and my life). When you start putting everything else into that perspective, big problems start to look smaller. Things that used to look scary aren't anymore (I jump out of airplanes regularly now... skydiving has become addictive, and I never would have had the balls to do it if I hadn't come so close to death). Life always takes a bad turn now and then, and you learn valuable things from those bad turns. Believe me, I'm realizing now that a bald head is a very small thing in the big picture of existence.

I found a couple of responses to your posting to be a little cold and inappropriate. I also want to wish your sister the very, very best. You sound depressed, and I recommend getting some counselling and possibly considering an anti-depressant (no, you're not crazy, a ton of people are on anti-depressants these days). As for the the propecia and the minoxidil, they work minimally if you have a genetic disposition to being bald, believe me. But hey, you're 22, and your world may feel like it's ending, but you have a long adventure ahead of you.

I assume that the "cold and inappropiate" responses was directed to my post, right? Cold, I agree. Inappropiate, I strongly disagree. A man should take care of his problems himself, and not crying at some internet forum. It creates a depressive atmostphere for vulnerable readers in addition.

But I have to give credit to your post. If I wasn`t a cynical person, I would have found it very insperational. Just for the record, I don`t mean any disrespect to the OP`s sister or any other person with cancer. My cinical comments are exlusively directed to people crying over their hair loss.

And it is a little ironic that the person who just had a transplant, suddently thinks that the shaven look is a good one. Don`t you think so? Who was your doctor btw?

[Conpecia]

Hairy, the fact that you're even a member of this forum means you're not man enough to accept your hairloss. Nobody here is calling you pathetic about that, so why are you giving OP a hard time? There's nothing wrong with being frustrated about hairloss when you're young, and showing that frustration. That's what this part of the forum is for.

[Breaking Bald]

Breaking Bald, I just had a hair transplant a month ago which may or may not have worked (a long story), and felt similar to you before I had it. Now, something very wierd... I go to a gym and probably 75-80% of the guys there now have their heads shaved, and I'm realizing it actually looks pretty good on a lot of them. The days of long hair are out... it's too much to take care of, probably 40-50% of actors/models I'm seeing in the media are wearing their hair super short or completely bald. I'm realizing that if this transplant doesn't work, I may be screwed with two scars on the side of my head, which will prevent me from shaving it short (unless I can find some kind of surgeon who can disguise it).

Re: other things, life happens. Four years ago I was diagnosed with advanced (Stage 3B) lung cancer out of the blue... I was not expected to live. The surgeons wanted to take my entire lung out due to the location of the tumor, and I refused. I went on a heavy regimen of chemotherapy and radiation, and the tumor, which was the size of a grapefruit, is now a dead, shrunken 6 cm piece of tissue and I still have my lung (and my life). When you start putting everything else into that perspective, big problems start to look smaller. Things that used to look scary aren't anymore (I jump out of airplanes regularly now... skydiving has become addictive, and I never would have had the balls to do it if I hadn't come so close to death). Life always takes a bad turn now and then, and you learn valuable things from those bad turns. Believe me, I'm realizing now that a bald head is a very small thing in the big picture of existence.

I found a couple of responses to your posting to be a little cold and inappropriate. I also want to wish your sister the very, very best. You sound depressed, and I recommend getting some counselling and possibly considering an anti-depressant (no, you're not crazy, a ton of people are on anti-depressants these days). As for the the propecia and the minoxidil, they work minimally if you have a genetic disposition to being bald, believe me. But hey, you're 22, and your world may feel like it's ending, but you have a long adventure ahead of you.

Doug I appreciate your comments and advice. I am very pleased that you came through cancer at the other side. I hope that the same thing will happen for my sister. My mother also came through cancer and luckily she is the healthiest she has been years at the moment. I agree that you learn valuable things from those bad turns. I am much more mature and belive that I have a higher conciousness than a lot of people my age due to some of things that have happened in my lifetime.

I try to put it into perspective with hair loss, but sometimes I find it incredibly hard losing a part of my identity at my age. Sometimes I have bad days thus the post above. Today I don't feel so bad and will try my best to stay this way. Again, thanks for the advice.