Raker

You made the aggressive comment.

I’m waiting mr moderator show some balls.

Its not worth a pm, keep the comversation open, how do you know I was being Sarcastic? 

Explain to me why you are asking me to quote to a something I never quoted?/

4 minutes ago, Melvin-Moderator said:

It's disheartening to see posters on here behaving childish and sarcastic, if you notice they never have any pictures or threads either. I suggest ignoring trolls. My donor looked just like your after my surgery and I have gone on to have three procedures. The picture below was a week after my procedure. Then the second a pic is 6 months after at a #1 guard.

A note to the community, this forum is to show support. Anyone who's on here knows how difficult it is to go through a procedure and so many questions and doubts running in your mind. Behaving childish and sarcastic to a new poster right after their surgery is not acceptable. If after a year there is a problem with the donor or results, then by all means call it how you see it, but a few days after the procedure we should be encouraging each other. No one wants to share their story if the responses they receive are sarcastic.

Did you question anybody else’s opinion?

1 minute ago, Raker said:

Explain to mr me moderater your “many’ threads you referrer to. This reply shouldn’t take Lang. 

20 minutes ago, Melvin-Moderator said:

I have noticed your overall negative tone in many threads, those who post their journey here deserve some respect. If I see any reports from you I will forced to suspend your posting privileges.

You can also explain to me why “good luck with your donor area” is considered in your world a negative response.

15 minutes ago, Melvin-Moderator said:

I have noticed your overall negative tone in many threads, those who post their journey here deserve some respect. If I see any reports from you I will forced to suspend your posting privileges.

Explain to mr me moderater your “many’ threads you referrer to. This reply shouldn’t take Lang. 

Good luck with your donor area. 

21 hours ago, Melvin-Moderator said:

Hey Guys,

What are some of the ways you guys concealed your hair transplant? My first procedure I wore a hat for a few months. But the second procedure I used hair fibers. I would love to hear your guys input.

Concealing Your Hair Transplant Immediately After Surgery? Read This First!

Man up, it’s nothing to be embarrassed about, people are not stupid they have an idea what’s going on. Be proud of your surgery. 

Looking forward to this thread if it’s conducted honestly. 

26 minutes ago, VicTNYC said:

Yeah, I sorta think good on him also, with no fucks to give about your lost hair you can concentrate on living a plush life....especially with all their $$$.

Probably has a wardrobe full of different wigs to turn Kate on. 

12 hours ago, VicTNYC said:

I gotta say...the fact that Willy hasn’t done anything regarding his baldness as far as I’ve read, is interesting, I mean he has the money and resources to go to the best Dr and improve his appearance but it seeems like he doesn’t give a flying fuck, even tho he is mercilessly mocked by the UK media and especially his also-balding bro...is somewhat ballsy of him.

Good on him, all the money in the world and he’s happy bald, that’s my man. Unlike the rest of us.................... 

In a one worded response to your question - NO 

2 hours ago, jjsrader said:

I'm at 10mg morning and 5 mg evening (started that after 9 months of 5mg morning and 5 mg pm).  Everything is the same and I do check my Blood Pressure at least 3X's per week.

It works; simple as.  In another 9 months I'll move up to 10mg morning and 10mg evening.

Oral Minox (Loniten) is tolerated exceptionally well up to 60m per day in divided doses w/o side effects by the vast majority of people

Note: I take 150mg of Aldactone/Spironolatone per day (100mg in the morning and 50 mg in the pm) .   It is a mild diuretic and is frequently taken w/Loniten for water retention.

I work out a lot and have actually lost 15lbs since October '18.  I have no side effects and will continue this regimen indefinitely.

Cheers pal, appreciate the advice. 

On 1/27/2019 at 6:38 PM, jjsrader said:

Agree - I was on 15% and then 30% creams from Murray Avenue Apothecary Compounding Pharmacy vis a vi medicalwellnesscenter prescribing physician for many years.

I switched to ORAL Minox and ORAL Spriro in May of '18  two doses per day - there is no comparsion between topical and oral systemic results.

Taking the pills though has potential side effects at higher doses; I would not recommend this for the majority of male hairloss sufferers.  Better to stay w/5% foam in the long run.

Any difference of opinion now that you’ve been on oral Minoxidil for a while? I’ve just started as I found the liquid/fluid too messy for my liking. 

5 hours ago, baldlivesmatter said:

So the choices are:

1. Take Fin = Get the girl, unable to perform, girl leaves, die alone

2. Don't take Fin = Lose hair, be ignored by the opposite sex, die alone

A real Sophie's choice...

 

Third choice get drunk & die alone

9 minutes ago, redlord said:

I just started taking fin 3 times a week. Hope it works for me.

Give it a go, nothing ventured nothing gained, but remember it may take a while for the existing medication to exit your body before the new reduced amount has any effect. I’ve just starting taking Minoxidil orally as I found the fluid messy and most of it ended on the pillow. Again I’ll try it and see if I notice a difference. Good luck. 

7 hours ago, JeanLDD said:

IMO from what I’ve experienced and discussed with multiple doctors that have prescribed it for me the situation is far simpler. The doctors I talked to all said it was one of their most prescribed drugs, and a few times a year they’d have a person come back mentioning side effects. Roughly a few %. This aligns with the studies suggesting anywhere from 2-8%. The truth is most people aren’t at all susceptible to any sides whatsoever, and another small group of people are extremely susceptible.

My experience was a large increase in sex drive for the first month, and back to normal after that. Over two years down the track I can’t say I’ve lost any more hair despite closing in on a NW5 as a 22 year old and I’ve experienced zero side effects. If you have sides I’d definitely come off, or maybe try 0.25mg as I have done to begin with.

Remained to be convinced on the stats, I had several consultations with doctors and strangely enough they all said the same thing, “that eveything should be okay’ I’ve had friends who also had several consultations and the response was identical. Out of the five of us two are showing signs that FIN is having a negative impact. Now don’t get me wrong ingest a drug into the body and there is always a chance of side effects. For me I will reduce the Proscar and see how things go, at least the wife no longer needs to make excuses of headaches. 

On 2/4/2019 at 4:30 PM, clerksband said:

I think that the whole "only 1% or so has sides" has to be bollocks. Most likely the majority of people just soldier on with resignation.

But hey, if you take Fin and everything is absolutely the same, then more power to you.

 

I just hope to be back to my fully normal soon after having stopped Fin.

 

Agree, I would say there is a much bigger percentage in denial. 

5 hours ago, Mick50 said:

Of course and unfortunately  you do get cases where a patient has been botched and no need to wait 12 months to see the final result  ,but there has been a lot of cases recently where guys are freaking out at 5 months and seem to have know idea of the time line where growth is concerned, and unfortunately some guys just put simply have unrealistic expectations ,this is where the clinics are at fault in my opinion  by just showing their home runs ,the average guy ,well, will get an average result which in most cases is an improvement from where they started .   I personally would not have bothered with a transplant if my hair -loss remained at a NW 3-4 ,it's only when in my mid -forties that the full horse -shoe  shape developed and I was a nw 5-6  that I thought enough is enough . Getting back on topic there is n nothing wrong with a patient naming a clinic just better to have contacted the Doc first with his/her concerns  I just think a patient has to box clever if he is unhappy with a result and not come out all guns blazing ,and of course as Bill says the clinic have to be given a chance to reply and give their side of the story .

Ive already stated there are two side to a story the patient & the doctor, misinterpretation & expectations has a lot to answer for I absolutely agree however, the 5 month panicers you refer to will never change no matter how many threads we cover, take out this & the anti ASMED brigade who claim they were lead to believe it’s not tech driven we’d be lost for debate. 

9 hours ago, brickellmoto said:

i mean i'm still sorta in the boat that satisfactory results can be achieved with one pass. obviously not brad pitt or any hair god results, but good results that'll rewind the clock a few years, given how advanced one's hair loss is. that being said, if you're unfortunately slick bald, and think you're gonna get that full head of luscious locks you once had pre-loss, then thats your fault for being delusional. have to be realistic here

Some are very fortunate and one visit does it. This is my first (hopefully only) I’m hitting 56 years old and sitting close to a NW3 suppose I have a chance of getting it pretty close because the rest of the savings is being spent on my wife treating herself to a new watch. So in effect this HT is costing me close to 30k€ I have to admit some of the FIN sides are starting to creep in but I’ve had my children and should another appear a HTwould be the least of my worries. Good look in your quest of satisfaction. 

6 minutes ago, Bill - Managing Publisher said:

Members of this community are encouraged to share their experiences good or bad regardless of whether or not the doctors recommend it or not. It is not necessarily bad to mention the doctors name if you have concerns. The differences however, that if you have genuine concerns and wish to discuss them publicly, you have to allow your physician to share their side of the story. This is part of keeping a fair and balanced forum.   In order to do that, you may have to privately identify yourself to your surgeon and provide them with the necessary permission to share other side of the story in writing. This is so clinics can stay in compliance with HIPAA laws.  

 Ultimately, it’s simple. When you share a positive result, you’re not potentially hurting someone’s reputation. But when you share a concern or less than optimal results, a surgeons reputation is on the line. Now, the great thing about this community is that we allow this because physicians are held accountable for their work and results. But on the other hand, it’s not a free-for-all for members to unfairly malign surgeon.   At the end of the day, both surgeons and patients are held accountable for their results and posts.  

Read more by visiting our fair forum policy 

best wishes, 

Bill

 

Bill, I’ve already mentioned there are two sides to most stories, i’m not suggesting it is a ‘free for all’ but what strikes me is considering a financial plan that would encompass all clients using the recommended surgeons what we are talking about here are the nessecary patients borrowing from friends, family or taking out finance and in my view the medical professional can sometimes ignore the financial ramamfications this can have,  as difficult as it my sound if this website should consider providing a financial plan with certain criteria to protect the client & surgeon  it might tighten the level of control. Just a  thought. 

1 hour ago, Raker said:

I’m still waiting on your response mr moderator. 

Still waiting 

3 minutes ago, Shifty said:

@Raker I  threw everything and its uncle at my head and grew a good portion of my hair back, I'm at the point where I may as well try this too lol

@Shifty, absolutely if it’s a success you can retire early otherwise work like the rest of us until we exit this earth. 

Looking good pal, enjoy.