pushing 40

Well, I just transferred $15K into my checking account; that means I've decided to stop procrastinating and go for it. With who? I dunno yet, but Im ready to go.. I've been researching this for almost two years now and in the last few weeks I've forced myself to face the fact that even though I'm terrified, I REALLY want this and I'm confident there are Docs that can do it. Hell, if Hasson could get me in next week, I'd start driving right now. Unfortunately, it looks like it may be a long wait for the top docs. Which sucks, because even though I seldom jump into anything, once I decide to do something, I want to get it done asap. I sure hope I'm making the right decision. One thing I do know, I am not happy with my hair/appearance as it is now. I want to be one of the one-time-and-your-done guys. I'm already starting to worry about shockloss but having been on Propecia for almost a year maybe I'll get lucky and avoid most of it. Keep your fingers crossed for me guys!

Finally! someone with a long hair style I can view!!

Been on this forum for a year and also have reviewed most all of the Dr's websites so I think I know most of the questions I need to ask during a consult. But here's some I'm not sure about: do most Dr's have a larger file of photos to review at their offices? Do they have a list of patients who have volunteered to show themselves as examples? What is the average wait time for an appt with these top docs? If I decide to go forward, I was hoping to get it done in Jan as I start back to school at the end of Jan.

Hey guys. well, I scheduled an in office consult with Dr. Feller on 04 Jan. We'll see how that goes and what he has to say. (I can drive there; I'm in Maryland MM, who did your surgery? I read back thru some of your posts but you never said and there are no photos. I've been trying to look thru as many of Feller's patient photos on here as I can; appears to be good work. But, again, if I can't get a VERY VERY natural look from this I'm not doing it. Might be a problem that I want to wear it long? We'll see I guess.

A lot of good words from a lot of good men. I appreciate it. And, that being said, maybe I should "come clean" with you guys. I am trying to avoid getting on a plane. I survived a plane crash in Kenya and a helicopter crash in Venezuela and I just CANNOT seem to get myself back on a plane. Twenty years in the Air Force and I always hated flying; couldn't stand it. Kind of ironic huh? But, after that helo went down I just couldn't take it anymore. Really sucks because I love to travel and want to take my kids to see some of the things around the world I've seen. Anyway, I don't think the txplant is enough to get me back on a plane. So, there ya have it. Please keep the snickering to a minimum if at all possible.

Wow, I just calculated up some numbers and this IS going to be expensive! I was figuring around 9 or 10K. Now after a couple of consults its looking more like 14-16K. 4000 dense packed graphs, accurately angled for my straight hair so I can wear it semi-long and sloppy like I want to . I'm told it would most likely put me back to exactly where I want to be. Now's the gut time I guess! That's a lot of money. My wife and I really place no value on money, only the things we want that it can get us you know. Its actually kind of strange really; we don't buy brand new cars as we see that as a complete waste of money. We buy 3 or 4 yr old cars in pefect shape for lass than half the price, pay em off in 12 months or less and then drive the living piss out of them as long as we can. Having crunched the numbers on that we've saved MEGA bucks over the last 20 yrs. Plus I'm a good back yard mechanic who does all the basic brake work, etc, myself. On the other hand, we think nothing of handing over $7 for a good cup of coffee if we want one right then. And we eat very healthy which many of you know is WAY more expensive than eating a crappy diet. We'll pay $20 for a tiny pallet of raw guanabana from Peru that takes only 3 minutes to eat and its gone. But there are so many other things we go cheap cheap cheap on you know? So many of our friends drive Cady Escalades and Navigators and we just don't have that desire. But at the same time, we aren't that way from trying to worship and save money so it can collect dust just for the sake of having it. Does that make any sense? All in priorities and values I guess. Anyway, I guess I'm trying to decide if the txplant is the silly new car or the $7 cup of perfectly brewed espresso my mouth is watering for. I am still in fantastic health with the same 30" waist I've had for 25 yrs; fairly young looking face and body of a lean tanned muscular swimmer. But that damn hairline tops it all off like a pizza box on top of a Christmas tree. Why wouldn't I get this surgery? You know, I might find this easier the more I think about it.

Hey Biscuit, Thanks, I will look thru the blog! I'm still doing consults. Dr. Hasson reviewed my pics and says he thinks he can give me a pretty phenominal outcome and I don't doubt it. By the way, some of you were spot on; he recommended around 4000 dense packed.

Here's some asswipe advice: shave your head, get on propecia, lift weights to muscle up, and wait a few yrs. From the pics at your age , it looks like you are going to be extensively bald. Anything you do now at this age in regards to surgery will probably be a major mistake. I've been reading every post on this forum for a while now. I do not have extensive balding and so only recently became aware of the signifigance of density issues thanks to some of these guys on here. I've also been drinking this morning because I just finished finals for the semester so I'm not even sure I'm really typing this right now.

Thanks guys. I spent all evening reading old posts about grafts per sq cm and density; think I have a much better understanding now. Dr. Berstein just wrote back suggesting 1800 but that just seems to few from what I've read and heard from you all. I definately want to do this in one fell swoop and be done; hopefully it will work out that way. I wanna be a rock star!! (maybe not.....)

No, its not covering any more bald areas; its a fairly low widows peak. The point where the widows peaks ends I don't think has moved back at all. Here's a pic with short hair that shows that. And Joe is the freakin' man ain't he?!

Here's another that shows why I can't wear it long now.

Thanks for all the input guys; I really appreciate it. I have to admit, I hadn't really even thought out the whole "density" issue. Damn it. Glad you guys brought that up. My hair has always been rather thin and fine, even as a kid so I just hadn't thought about it. I started propecia last March; it may have stopped the fallout but no noticeable difference as far as more hair goes. Like my blog states, my temples receeded to where they are now before I turned 25. Then that frontal 1/3 slowly thinned over the last 15 yrs. Two of the docs recommended about 1800 graphs with just on-line photo consults so maybe I wasn't as clear as I need to be about my desires. And Jotronic, your photo kind of shows exactly what I'm talking about with what I want to be able to do. (By the way, my wife looked over at your photo on the laptop and said "oooh, who's that?")She doesn't care much about my hair but was astounded after reading through your history and photos and now she is more supportive; she was worried about me being cupie dolled and is much relieved now. Anyway, I think I might just drop the whole stay local thought, do a lot more consults, and make absolutely sure I get what I want. Not sure about my donor density but an in office doc evaluation should tell me that right?

Its been a year now and I've finally decided to go ahead and get this done, hopefully in the next month or so. But, I'm having a really hard time decideing who to go to. Distance is not really a factor; I live in Maryland. But since I have so many right around here I've decided to "stay local" sort of. I'm trying to decide between Bernstein; Feller; Rose; Epstein; or maybe True and Dorin. I am no longer pushing 40; I turned 40 today. God that sucks....Anyway, its time to get it done. I am having a hard time decideing; doing consults with all of them if I can asap. My big thing is I want to wear my hair longer. It is very straight and looks a lot better that way. Almost all of the photos of people have them with their hair groomed straight back. That ain't me...I want it long and straight hanging however it wants to go. So, directional skills and all that are very important to me. Any advice guys?

Its been a year now and I've finally decided to go ahead and get this done, hopefully in the next month or so. But, I'm having a really hard time decideing who to go to. Distance is not really a factor; I live in Maryland. But since I have so many right around here I've decided to "stay local" sort of. I'm trying to decide between Bernstein; Feller; Rose; Epstein; or maybe True and Dorin. I am no longer pushing 40; I turned 40 today. God that sucks....Anyway, its time to get it done. I am having a hard time decideing; doing consults with all of them if I can asap. My big thing is I want to wear my hair longer. It is very straight and looks a lot better that way. Almost all of the photos of people have them with their hair groomed straight back. That ain't me...I want it long and straight hanging however it wants to go. So, directional skills and all that are very important to me. Any advice guys?

Hmmmm...yet another gay reference from Mark007. How curious..."hunting and fishing".....hmmmm...sure. Again be thankful none of you are in any way a part of this dipshit's life. And let's just hope he hasn't procreated and spread his nasty little genetics around too much. Although "seed spreading" may be a highlight of the trips he talks about.....truly the kind of person who is happy and emotionally healthy. Oh yes.

Fellas, stop waisting your time with this moron. Just be happy you are not his wife, child, or business partner/client. This guy is laughable at best; and this also proves my point about some people growing older and being the same dumbass prick they were when they were 20.

That is a perfect hairline for you. Its going to look really good as it fills in over the next few months; very natural.

No, it is a possible side effect: decreased body hair. DHT is not just responsible for making hair fall out on the scalp. It is also a major factor in body hair growth. Strange huh?

Dude! That is freaking awesome! Seriously, that looks phenominal. I can't believe its been six months already.

Holy shit; those hair lines look like ass. that doc sucks.

He's telling the truth. As good as Gorpy's hair is turning out, I think I've heard his wife moaning all the way over hear in Maryland!

no experience here but if you are past a few days from the transplant, you'd have a pretty hard time pulling out actual grafts with a comb. Most likely just the hairs came out.

How old are you? Your loss pattern looks like you are definately headed torward serious baldness. Hope that doesn't upset or offend but that's really the truth from what i've seen. Tried propecia? If you're young, it may help a lot.

Jag, Your head is looking WAY better than anyone thought it was going to. Vey surprised.

To me, he is a perfect transplant candidate. Why: he's 36 so loss pattern and veracity is pretty much easily defined; very young looking face from what I can tell; simply has a higher mature hairline and wants it back where he had it done; not trying to cover huge amounts of bare skull with thin sparse hair. What could be more perfect than that? I think the problem is that much more balder men want to say "why'd you do that? hell I'd die to have what you had BEFORE the transplant". People tend to think if you're not really really bald or balding, you shouldn't do it. I think its the opposite.