I think people need to put hair loss in perspective

[Ahab]

We all hate balding, especially those of us that are young. It is a difficult thing to deal with. However, there are so many worse things we could be struggling with in life.

Think about the kids you see with cancer that are dying AND are bald from chemo. Are you going to tell me your life is harder than theirs?

Or what about people who need heart or liver transplants through no fault of their own?

In both of these situations, these people tend to waste away before they die in extremely physically painful situations.

Or how about people born conjoined or "little" people. You think people treat you poorly or look down on you because you are balding. Think how these people are treated.

I think it's good for us to try and seek solutions for our problem. It's good to vent occasionally and be upset. However, after all is said and done, we need to keep our ailments in perspective. I'd rather see the people I described above helped by science before people suffering from baldness because their ailments are much more severe than balding.

I am currently faced with a medical condition that might kill me. If I had a choice of miraculously having hair again or having my medical condition miraculously cured, I'd rather have hair again and take my chances. So speak for yourself. I'd rather die with hair on my head than live life bald for a hundred years.

[strats]

I am currently faced with a medical condition that might kill me. If I had a choice of miraculously having hair again or having my medical condition miraculously cured, I'd rather have hair again and take my chances. So speak for yourself. I'd rather die with hair on my head than live life bald for a hundred years.

Sorry to hear about your medical condition. So do you have hair?

[ThinningB420]

Seven years after posting this I come back to confirm my original post. My hair continues to look worse every year. I buzz it, but I'm to the point of buzzing it with a zero guard soon.

However, life is good. I've gotten married, have a couple of kids and have gone/are going through medical complications with my family. Watching a child in the pICU and hoping they won't have brain damage from low oxygen levels really makes you think. In the time since I made my original post, I've seen my perfectly healthy dad have to retire due to autoimmune disease that forever changed him in a matter of weeks. I've taken my son to the ER twice for breathing difficulties before the age of two after he caught simple colds, and I've found out that my wife has a benign brain tumor that we will need to monitor.

I hate my crappy hair. It looks terrible and I am still self conscious about it. However, there are more important and challenging things out there. I'd go bald today if my dad, son, and wife could be completely healthy in exchange. I've occasionally looked at this site to see if there are any new treatments out there. However, I've given up logging in as I have to let go of the hair and work on all of the other challenges life has for me.

I hope they due cure baldness soon, but I'd gladly take cures for things like Cancer, ALS, and other autoimmune diseases first. I wish you all the best and I hope Ahab's medical condition will be better soon.

Thanks everyone