Well, here I am again. Just posted my 36 week results to my blog. My feelings are pretty well documented on this board so I'm not going to add any more commentary at this point. I'm not fishing for a pat on the back or pep talk. Just trying to remain consistent througout the remainder of this HT's maturation.

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I'm sorry to see that things have still not progressed; while 2k to begin with is a pretty thin graft estimate, it really doesn't seem like you had great growth; though the growth might not be "that" low, since you needed 100% survival IMHO to even have a chance at approximating a legit illusion of density.

Do you think you will have Alexander and/or another doc evaluate you at 12months to get an actual % on your growth? Any plans for a future HT down the road? I can imagine how difficult it must be to commit to go through this, but you still certainly have options and likely have plenty of donor remaining.

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On the contrary, unless I'm missing something, there appears to be a dramatic improvement over the last 4 weeks.

32 weeks verses 36 weeks below from his patient website



Given the difference in the pictures above, I suspect Taking the Plunge may just be a late bloomer. Hopefully things will continue to improve with time.

Best wishes,

Bill

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how many grafts was applied for 2k? certainly not bad for that investment.

I agree with Bill. You are still improving there Plunge. Don't count this has a failure just yet. It might not end up in the hall of fame, but it's looking better.

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As always, I appreciate everyone's comments.

Bill, it does seem to look better side by side but it's important to note two things changed here. I do try to find good lighting in my place and never use a flash but a couple of things are different. One, I've been letting my hair grow longer on Dr. A's suggestion and, two, this time around, I combed my hair forward and flattened it out while it was wet and then let it dry that way. I find that this reduces the "bird nest" look that it is prone to. I never use a thickening shampoo or any products in my hair on picture days.

I had 2516 grafts. a few people have mentioned in the past that this is not a high number and I shouldn't expect too much or should be happy with what I got but I want to point out that I didn't come up with 2500 or ask, "how many can I get for this much money?" At my consultation, I asked Dr. Alexander how many grafts he felt I needed to achieve an acceptable result and he said 2500. We looked at examples of others he had done in that range with similar loss to mine and he was confident that I could achieve similar results. If he had said 3000 or 3500 or 4000 I would have done that.

I don't feel it's been a complete failure. I think I went from very unacceptable to almost acceptable. I'd like to hit acceptable or approach desirable.

Time will tell guys. I'll post again in four weeks!

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I wouldnt be happy with this, 2500 should of made more difference, definatly havent had 2500 grow in there.

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There is still time to develop further so do not be too down beat. Out of interst are you on meds to help prevent against further loss? - and do you feel shockloss of the native hair in the HT area could have been involved?

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First off, don't give up - for some, especially those who have had hairloss for a longer time, the result tends to come in more slowly. This happened to me the first time. In SOME cases, the wait 12-18 months is very true.

With that said, get on the Big 3 ASAP IMO!

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Hey guys,

Yes, I am taking 1/4 Proscar daily
Rogaine 2x daily
Biotin 5000mcg daily

I'm debating whether or not to keep posting pics monthly or just wait for the one year mark.

Thanks to all!

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