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bonkerstonker,

I didn't miss the point at all. If you read the first post of this thread, his intent was very clear.

If you're going to attack Dr. Feller like this, I think it's fair to expect that you're going to post more than one crappy photo. How could anyone judge your result with just one photo? I don't blame the doctor for being ticked off at the attack on him.

I wouldn't look at continued shedding as a good sign, it's just an indication that you're losing more hair. The only thing that makes sense is to take the recommended dosage, 1 mg, and hope that you retain your hair. The issue of side effects and whether you stay on themedication is a decision you have to make if they don't go away.

If you are worried about losing your hair and it seems as if your hair loss is progressing, then take 1 mg every day until you can stabilize your loss. Once it's gone, it's almost impossible to get it to regrow.

My wife had a healthy baby while I was using Propecia. If I had to do it again, I would go off it for a few weeks to be extra careful. The health of a baby is more important than hair, but I doubt that you will lose your hair in a few weeks if you stop using Propecia.

If you use the entire beard hair graft, including the bulb, you are more likely to have a successful result.

So the doctor asked you to stay one extra day to finish the surgery, and he agreed to pay for the extra hotel and flight charges. What more do you want! Get real.

If you have bad skin and hair, and heal poorly, strip would not be a very good option either.

I have seen photos of how you looked before your H&W transplants, and it's incredible that you could get so many grafts out of your donor. I'm sure your result will be great.

BaltoBill,

I would strongly suggest removing the plugs first, having the plugs dissected into follicular units and reimplanted. After the repair is made and healed sufficiently, then have a full blown transplant. I would only have the plugs removed and dissected by a doctor with a lot of experience in performing that procedure.

If Avodart worked for 5 months, maybe your problem has been the way you dose it. If you only take it twice a week, that probably isn't a sufficient dose for it work.

Einstein,

If you don't mind, how old are you, when did you first notice you were losing your hair and based on family history, how severe do you expect your hair loss will be without meds?

Two surgeries to transplant 2,433 grafts, unimpressive. Most clinics could do that in one surgery.

I suggest you go to the website of the California Medical Board and check the license of Larry Lee Bosley.

Tinting your car windows will not let more UV in, just the opposite.

Forrest,

You are right and Sparky is wrong. Window glass will block most UV but not all of it. You can still get burned from the sunlight that comes through the window of your car, I have. I use an extra visor to block the light that comes through the driver's side window to reduce my risk of getting skin cancer.

"Our country will never have trouble getting loans and we will never have interest rates raised on us." That's probably the attitude the Greeks had, until they hit the financial wall. Your attitude is of the kind that got us in this trouble. And btw, the healtcare bill does add to the deficit. The Congress engaged in an accounting trick and kept the physician fees for Medicare out of the bill. Doctor fees will be considered separately and will add another $200 bilion to the cost of healthcare, which puts it in deficit.

I'm not sure what I can say to convince you that the country is going broke. The current Federal budget is about $1.6 trillion in deficit. Social Security, which was supposed to take in more money than it pays out until 2016 under CBO projections, has now gone into deficit and is paying out more than it receives in revenue. Medicare is currently operating at a deficit. According to CBO, the national debt will about double during President Obama's tenure. But this is not a Republican or Democratic issue, neither party is willing to take the painful steps needed to bring our fiscal house in order. We are very much like Greece but on a larger scale. Eventually we reach a point where the amount of debt is so overwhelming there will probably be a run on the currency and things will get very ugly and people will suffer.

In addition to the problem of competence with government agencies, the U.S. does not have the money for this health care program. Medicare is broke, Social Security is broke and the Federal budget is deep in the red. This program will only add to the deficit, not reduce it.

It makes you wonder if Propecia or Proscar also increase your risk of having a heart attack.

Dr. Ochs,

Why not refund him his money and let him have any additional surgery with a different doctor?

It would be interesting to know who the doctors were that gave you the second opinion. I don't understand why you would have a second surgery with Dr. Ochs after having a poor result the first time.

Did you ever get a second opinion from another doctor regarding your poor result?

Knudsen, in my opinion, is better than Martinick. If you do a search on this site, you will find some posts about Martinick. I'm not a fan of her snail track technique.

The FDA is evil? We're living in a time when the life expectancy of the average American is the highest it has ever been. That's in large part due to pharmaceuticals that were approved by the FDA. The FDA is not perfect, but they do a reasonable job.