Updated: 2-month pics and Shaved Down to a 3-Clip

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My initial HT thread:
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Take a look at my sexy pics (used a flash both inside and out)! I have hit the two month point and hopefully the halfway point through the doldrums and as bald as ever!! It has probably been the longest two months of my life in terms of the waiting and hoping to see some changes. Have not yet ditched the hat in social functions, but will do so come Thanksgiving time.

A good guesstimate is that 75% of my newly planted hairs have shed so far. The ones that are hanging on are growing and I am not sure when they are going to jump ship, if at all. The forelock is slowly coming back, but probably not fully due to some shockloss.

The recipient area remains a tad pink, but in certain light it cannot be seen. Sunlight and fluorescent light are where you can see the pinkness. I think that the color remains due to the recipient area being dry. Too much shampooing (1x a day) and the use of Rogaine foam (2x a day) doesn't help. I use an all-natural mild shampoo, but like the baby shampoo, it is still drying. I apply aloe or vitamin e oil every once in a while to add some moisture. As you can tell, I am trying to use only all natural products in the recipient zone.

The fun pimples have come out to play in earnest. Every time I think I am clean and clear, another one pops up (literally?!). I feel like a teenager again, except as an adult they are more than annoying.

The scar is a non-issue. The existing hair around the scar zone covers the scar at this time, but I need to get my hair cut again as it kind of sits strangely in the back. I equate it to hat head. Every third night I have my girlfriend apply vitamin e oil to the scar to assist with the healing. She says the left side is almost possible to find, the right side is still a little pink and that hair is beginning to grow through the scar.

Not much else to report. It is like waiting for water to boil, watching the paint dry, or watching the grass grow??¦I will be patient, I promise!

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My initial HT thread:
done and done!! Check it out...

Hey bro...you are looking real solid, no doubt! Obv you are stuck with the pre-op baldness, but you really don't look bad, and considering your juncture in the journey, you look quite good, IMO. Your recovery itself seems to be going well, and your "style" (hair and otherwise) seems to have good synergy....

The wait is (and will be) difficult, but it will be well worth it. Yer outlook seems positive, and I think the process -- as well as the result -- will go along swimmingly!

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*A Follicles Dying Wish To Clinics*

1 top-down, 1 portrait, 1 side-shot, 1 hairline....4 photos. No flash.

Follicles have asked for centuries, in ten languages, as many times so as to confuse a mathematician.

Enough is enough! Give me documentation or give me death!

Doldrums or not you pull off the look very well. I really hope you get an amazing result because I remember how much research you did before your HT. If anyone deserves a great result it is you.

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4374 grafts-7/2/2008-Dr Rahal
485 singles
2336 doubles
1526 triples
16 quads
9809 total hairs

You know. Even during the doldrums, its not horrid looking. Keep posting, I am about 15 days behind ya.

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Hi Eman.
scar seems to be nice and only one month up to your starting point! Must be a great feeling...

Hey Eman,

dont worry about of the first 3 months...u sound like a very confident geeza :-)

the fun starts around the 3-4 months time...then each week you notice changes...boy that feels great !

hang in there for another few weeks, and things will start to happen.

but currently u r looking great...the public would not even guess u had an HT.

happy growing in meantime !

best

FS

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Thanks for the positive comments guys, it is really nice to hear from you all!! And great to be able to track all of your progress too.

I think that I am just a bit more critical about how I look right now, aren't we all more critical about ourselves typically? But like I said, I will be ditching the hat shortly so friends will see a gradual change and not a "holy cow" change if I were to wear a hat for the next few months.

Exciting times...oh hold on, got to remove another pimple on my head .

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My initial HT thread:
done and done!! Check it out...

Your scar area looks great Eman and you have healed well! Congratulations on being able to ditch the hat.

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Mate it tough BUT its only a matter of time amigo!!! Be strong all good things come to he who waits. See my topic to post op blues - its a common feeling !

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I am not a medical professional and my words should not be taken as medical advice. All opinions and views shared are my own. "Research-Research-Research"

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