The Englishman

I too have just received my first batch of proscar and have yet to start taking it... After reading through the leaflet in the box I discovered that the drug can be dangerous for male foetuses in a pregnant women... Me and my girlfriend are semi-trying to concieve a baby and I am concerned that the meds will cause problems or endager or possibly prevent conception taking place? Anybody have any experience or information regarding this topic? Has anyone had kids while taking the drug? The information says to prevent semen entering the women if she is already pregnant and the male is taking finaestride.... I don't want to prevent conception or cause problems in anyway for any future child that we may concieve so do you think it's best to avoid taking the drug altogether? Would really appreciate some feedback on this one! Thanks The Englsihman

I too have just received my first batch of proscar and have yet to start taking it... After reading through the leaflet in the box I discovered that the drug can be dangerous for male foetuses in a pregnant women... Me and my girlfriend are semi-trying to concieve a baby and I am concerned that the meds will cause problems or endager or possibly prevent conception taking place? Anybody have any experience or information regarding this topic? Has anyone had kids while taking the drug? The information says to prevent semen entering the women if she is already pregnant and the male is taking finaestride.... I don't want to prevent conception or cause problems in anyway for any future child that we may concieve so do you think it's best to avoid taking the drug altogether? Would really appreciate some feedback on this one! Thanks The Englsihman

Thanks guys for the posts. Doc, I will send my photos soon. CanI send them in a private message? Spex, I got hold of the Dr Ashcroft today and had a chat with him. He was most helpful. Thanks very much for the recommendation mate. I'll keep you updated on my prgress! Cheers The Englsihman

Thanks everyone, Some interesting comments. I agree with emperor with what he says about not being able to see my face to judge how a buzz cut looks on me. I know and appreciate also that people are trying to be kind and give me encouragement. So thanks for that.... Personally I don't think I look too bad with a buzz cut. It could be worse and I do see some people who lose their hair and their looks suffer dramatically as a result.... However. I still want more hair and still suffer like all of you guys without it. I guess the fact that there is something I can do about it now that I didn't know about last week has given me another avenue to explore...I had pretty much resigned myself to being a slaphead but have now been presented with more options....Life is all about having options! I am 29 and I don't want to have no hair for the rest of my life. Know what I mean?! ...and to think if mirrors didn't exist this wouldn't even be an issue. Thanks guys. It's great to be in a community like this where I can be open and honest about this situation... The Englishman

Thanks Tubs and Spex. Spex, I rang the doc a number of times and the phone just rang off. There was no answer phone to leave a message on.. I will try again on Monday. I have sent of an online consultation to Dr Feller but am happy to wait until his people get around to dealing with it..I will need a few months to work out finances and research (thats if I even decide to take this course) Maybe I can meet up with you sometime a little further down the road... Tubs, I'm not in a massive hurry to have a transplant done and will take my time sifting through the information available here...I would very much appreciate meeting up at some stage to see how your ht is coming along and talk to someone who has actually gone through the process. I live in Hampshire so not to far from you I imagine..Good luck with your grwoing and looking forward to seeing some updated pictures. Right. I'm gonna try and forget about my hair for while and watch the footy...Not sure which is more depressing. Cheers The Englishman

Thanks very much for the speedy responses! Spex, I tried calling your doc to get hold of some meds but no-one answered the phone.... Maybe it's his day off! I'll try again on Monday. Hopefully 2 more days won't make much difference! Nice hair richie48! I imagine with a bit of wax or something it would look even thicker! Balody and Fallen star, Thanks for the responses. I have checked out your weblogs respectively and am Impressed with your results... I have been checking out some of the Coalition doctors results and have been impressed by a few of the North American surgeons work. In particular Dr Feller and Drs Hasson and Wong. I sent an online consultation and am awaiting initial responses from them along as a few other Docs closer to home who also have impressive results... I think I'd like to head out of the country for a few weeks when I have it done. I suppose though the most important thing is to go with who I know is right for me... Spex, do you liase with English guys in person to give advice etc? I live about an hour and 15 mins from London... I'm sure I'll be asking plenty more question soon...Until then.... The Englishman

Hello, This is my first post on this forum and I'd firstly like to say what an amazing treasure trove of information and opinion there is to be found here. Thanks to one and all for taking to time to add to this site and provide me with so much information that only 2 days ago I didn't realise existed... A bit about me.... I'm 29 years old but have been slowly and painfully losing my hair since I was 17 years old. It's been slow and torturous. Like a tap slowly dripping in my mind. I suppose I've been in denial for quite some time. I didn't realise there were so many other people that felt the same way I do.. Anyway, a few weeks ago while on Holiday in Costa Rica I did something I have been building up for for years...I shaved my head grade 1 all over. It actually was a great moment. I felt liberated and immediately went to swim and frolic in the sea (something I haven't done since I was a teenager)...As the holiday went on I believed that I felt comfortable with my new style and noticed my confidence returning. However... A few days before I was due to fly home I started feeling really uncomfortable, I realised that soon I would have to face the music and start seeing my family and friends with my new short haircut. Suddely I didn't like it so much anymore. The bald area is growing and quite noticable as you can see from my pictures... I had some time to reflect and have come to realise that nearly every decesion I have made over the last 5 or 6 years has been largely based on my hair...I wouldn't go to certain social situations if it was inappropriate to wear a hat, I couldnt swim in public, I would only choose jobs that allowed me to wear a hat or work alone...My whole life has been guided during what should be the best years of my life by this horrible insecurity...It seems that quite a few on here are the same. It's good to know we are all not alone anyway... My personality has changed too. I have become quite subdued and moody. I never used to be that way. i know it seems sad but I feel if I had my hair and confidence back my life would turn around dramatically. My life isn't bad, I just don't live it to the full because I am ashamed of having a balding head...friends I have known for years no longer look at my eyes when we talk, I notice there eyes straying to my hairline. Most of them are tactful but others not. Because they have no hairloss themselves I don't think they really understand how it feels... There is nothing worse than spending ages trying to hide your baldness and then as soon as you arrive at the pub someone says "God, your hairs getting thin mate!"...Soul destroying. I started browsing the internet originally to read about the psychology of baldness as a way to come to terms with it and then I discovered this site...I feel maybe there is a little light somewhere at the end of the tunnel.. I would love to hear some peoples opinions on my photos and any suggested courses of action people might have.... From what I have read so far it seems that the best way forward is to start on proscar to stabalise hairloss while researching other potential treatments in the meantime...I have just a few questions... 1) Can anyone reccommend a good place to obtain proscar in the UK. Is it best to see the doc or just order on line 2) Will proscar initially accelerate my hairloss? 3) Do you think I might be a suitable candidate for a HT. Taking into consideration my age, current state of loss and donor area.. 4) will nanogen work on quite fine hair like mine ( i do have lots of small light hairs in my balding areas that can't be seen in the photos) Right. Thats my first post...Thankyou for taking the time to read and help. I really appreciate having people who undertand and care about this terrible situation we are in. (Please find my pictures in the 'hair restoration pictures posted by patients' thread under title opinion shots Posted unwittingly in wrong place) Thanks The Englishman

Hello, This is my first post on this forum and I'd firstly like to say what an amazing treasure trove of information and opinion there is to be found here. Thanks to one and all for taking to time to add to this site and provide me with so much information that only 2 days ago I didn't realise existed... A bit about me.... I'm 29 years old but have been slowly and painfully losing my hair since I was 17 years old. It's been slow and torturous. Like a tap slowly dripping in my mind. I suppose I've been in denial for quite some time. I didn't realise there were so many other people that felt the same way I do.. Anyway, a few weeks ago while on Holiday in Costa Rica I did something I have been building up for for years...I shaved my head grade 1 all over. It actually was a great moment. I felt liberated and immediately went to swim and frolic in the sea (something I haven't done since I was a teenager)...As the holiday went on I believed that I felt comfortable with my new style and noticed my confidence returning. However... A few days before I was due to fly home I started feeling really uncomfortable, I realised that soon I would have to face the music and start seeing my family and friends with my new short haircut. Suddely I didn't like it so much anymore. The bald area is growing and quite noticable as you can see from my pictures... I had some time to reflect and have come to realise that nearly every decesion I have made over the last 5 or 6 years has been largely based on my hair...I wouldn't go to certain social situations if it was inappropriate to wear a hat, I couldnt swim in public, I would only choose jobs that allowed me to wear a hat or work alone...My whole life has been guided during what should be the best years of my life by this horrible insecurity...It seems that quite a few on here are the same. It's good to know we are all not alone anyway... My personality has changed too. I have become quite subdued and moody. I never used to be that way. i know it seems sad but I feel if I had my hair and confidence back my life would turn around dramatically. My life isn't bad, I just don't live it to the full because I am ashamed of having a balding head...friends I have known for years no longer look at my eyes when we talk, I notice there eyes straying to my hairline. Most of them are tactful but others not. Because they have no hairloss themselves I don't think they really understand how it feels... There is nothing worse than spending ages trying to hide your baldness and then as soon as you arrive at the pub someone says "God, your hairs getting thin mate!"...Soul destroying. I started browsing the internet originally to read about the psychology of baldness as a way to come to terms with it and then I discovered this site...I feel maybe there is a little light somewhere at the end of the tunnel.. I would love to hear some peoples opinions on my photos and any suggested courses of action people might have.... From what I have read so far it seems that the best way forward is to start on proscar to stabalise hairloss while researching other potential treatments in the meantime...I have just a few questions... 1) Can anyone reccommend a good place to obtain proscar in the UK. Is it best to see the doc or just order on line 2) Will proscar initially accelerate my hairloss? 3) Do you think I might be a suitable candidate for a HT. Taking into consideration my age, current state of loss and donor area.. 4) will nanogen work on quite fine hair like mine ( i do have lots of small light hairs in my balding areas that can't be seen in the photos) Right. Thats my first post...Thankyou for taking the time to read and help. I really appreciate having people who undertand and care about this terrible situation we are in. (Please find my pictures in the 'hair restoration pictures posted by patients' thread under title opinion shots Posted unwittingly in wrong place) Thanks The Englishman

Hello, This is my first post on this forum and I'd firstly like to say what an amazing treasure trove of information and opinion there is to be found here. Thanks to one and all for taking to time to add to this site and provide me with so much information that only 2 days ago I didn't realise existed... A bit about me.... I'm 29 years old but have been slowly and painfully losing my hair since I was 17 years old. It's been slow and torturous. Like a tap slowly dripping in my mind. I suppose I've been in denial for quite some time. I didn't realise there were so many other people that felt the same way I do.. Anyway, a few weeks ago while on Holiday in Costa Rica I did something I have been building up for for years...I shaved my head grade 1 all over. It actually was a great moment. I felt liberated and immediately went to swim and frolic in the sea (something I haven't done since I was a teenager)...As the holiday went on I believed that I felt comfortable with my new style and noticed my confidence returning. However... A few days before I was due to fly home I started feeling really uncomfortable, I realised that soon I would have to face the music and start seeing my family and friends with my new short haircut. Suddely I didn't like it so much anymore. The bald area is growing and quite noticable as you can see from my pictures... I had some time to reflect and have come to realise that nearly every decesion I have made over the last 5 or 6 years has been largely based on my hair...I wouldn't go to certain social situations if it was inappropriate to wear a hat, I couldnt swim in public, I would only choose jobs that allowed me to wear a hat or work alone...My whole life has been guided during what should be the best years of my life by this horrible insecurity...It seems that quite a few on here are the same. It's good to know we are all not alone anyway... My personality has changed too. I have become quite subdued and moody. I never used to be that way. i know it seems sad but I feel if I had my hair and confidence back my life would turn around dramatically. My life isn't bad, I just don't live it to the full because I am ashamed of having a balding head...friends I have known for years no longer look at my eyes when we talk, I notice there eyes straying to my hairline. Most of them are tactful but others not. Because they have no hairloss themselves I don't think they really understand how it feels... There is nothing worse than spending ages trying to hide your baldness and then as soon as you arrive at the pub someone says "God, your hairs getting thin mate!"...Soul destroying. I started browsing the internet originally to read about the psychology of baldness as a way to come to terms with it and then I discovered this site...I feel maybe there is a little light somewhere at the end of the tunnel.. I would love to hear some peoples opinions on my photos and any suggested courses of action people might have.... From what I have read so far it seems that the best way forward is to start on proscar to stabalise hairloss while researching other potential treatments in the meantime...I have just a few questions... 1) Can anyone reccommend a good place to obtain proscar in the UK. Is it best to see the doc or just order on line 2) Will proscar initially accelerate my hairloss? 3) Do you think I might be a suitable candidate for a HT. Taking into consideration my age, current state of loss and donor area.. 4) will nanogen work on quite fine hair like mine ( i do have lots of small light hairs in my balding areas that can't be seen in the photos) Right. Thats my first post...Thankyou for taking the time to read and help. I really appreciate having people who undertand and care about this terrible situation we are in. Thanks The Englishman

These are the first shots to try and obtain a diagnosis and a course of action for my MPB Please feel free to add comments or advice. Thanks

These are the first shots to try and obtain a diagnosis and a course of action for my MPB Please feel free to add comments or advice. Thanks