HT or not? Dilemma...

[chrisis]

I keep swaying back and forward on the topic of getting a hair transplant. Some days I think yes, with absolute certainty; other days I wonder if the expense, energy and potential for failure make it worthwhile in my particular situation.

Recently I had my hair cut and I've had more compliments about my hair now than ever before in my life! What the hell? I guess I'm just doing a great job of concealing the receded areas that only myself and my hairdresser ever get to see. I feel pretty ugly otherwise.

Here's a pic I posted on Facebook that received the positive comments, by people who have no idea I'm suffering from hair loss:



You can't really see my hair all that well. Perhaps the distortion created by the light hides some of the loss, and therefore people assume it looks better than it actually is. Like an optical illusion...

I started minoxidil liquid and foam back in January and suffered a pretty heavy shed for a couple of months. I think this explains why I became obsessive on this topic, to the extent of consulting with hair transplant doctors and spending hour upon hour scouring the internet and posting on forums, such as this one. Within the last month or two, my hair has recovered post-minoxidil shed, and I feel it's a lot better. Whether this means I'm content is another matter. I still think it concerns me, and I think if I didn't get the op now, I'd simply be delaying it for further down the line. Am I not better to take advantage of this option while I still have a fair few years of youth ahead of me, than to desperately try to turn back the clock in 5-10 years time and regret not having acted sooner?

Opinions welcome, but I think I just needed to get this off my chest.