elchinoboss

Good day gentlemen...for many years I have lived my life 'normally' despite some physical setbacks, I have had many operations and on the outside and the inside I am fine, to me and for those outside, in fact not unless I say it or show all my scars one will never think I had survived 4 gunshot wounds, testicular cancer. My perception is that everything is cool, and I am confident about myself and that I am not a victim at all or inadequate at all. However not until my hair started to thin that I became anxious and concern, and this started to affect my thoughts and consequently my behaviour, that further impact on my family life. Nothing else bothers me, but hair loss does...I started to shy away from being seen in public, making up all sorts of excuses of being tired and stressed from work to take my wife out. I found myself styling my hair to conceal the top, and feeling anxious when I look into the mirror, fearful of more thinning. And will not leave the house until I convince myself that it's not that bad. While at work I started to deal with customers differently, I would shy away and wondering why their eyes are focusing above my eyes...are they seeing my thinning and the eventual baldness. Whether it's fact or just my perception I feel that my good looks affect how people treat me and conversely how they listen to me as a pharmacist...I am not reday for the bald look, some guys look good but I feel that maybe when I reach 60, but for now no. about a year ago I went to a dentist for a routine checkup and she said she can fix my smile, I said what do you mean, she replied that she can cosmetically fix the spaces between my teeth and recontour the shapes to fix my smile...I was shocked, after all I never thought of it and all my life while at university and to that day I never smiled showing teeth because I was so self aware of my bad teeth. Well she did a great job, and since that day I certainly smile more, not sure it made me more happy or it changed my then present situation, but it helped me express my happy emotions without the anxiety of displaying something ugly, and I guess this is what I hope my HT will offer me. The prospect of having a fuller front and a reinforced hair line make me feel that I can contniue to be myself without the anxiety that I look less attractive. I guess we all want to be viewed as attractive, and if we thought we looked good showing skin then we will not me members on this forum, and a HT will be a far thought in our minds. So to conclude having hair does matter to many, it's neither a good or bad thing wanting to have hair despite all the other worst things that can happen to you, and if it makes you feel better about yourself, and HT can help and much good come from , that it makes you express yourself more then enjoy it, while we can

Thank you, things are feeling better...thanks again...

Good Day gentlemen...I had my HT done about 5 days ago by Dr Epstein in Miami...what I wanted to know is if you guys have any tips and suggestions for me, since this is my first HT, about 2600 grafts...I do not want to make any mistakes and mess up my HT right now, so any advice on caring for the HT right now I will be happy. The top is crusting well, no itching or inflammation or infection, however there's swelling along the region of the donor site. How long will it take toi go down and what can I do to help. Next having problems sleeping because I am too scared to sleep laying flat and have been sleeping with my head propt up, and at times sleeping on a chair. How soon can I sleep in a normal position. What about washing my hair, I know what the doctor said and wrote about the post op care but I am scared, after the 7 days I can wash my hair and towel it as normal. How soon can I forget that I had a HT and not have to worry that I may be damaging them by scratching, or the pressure from the shower, blow dryer, you know what I mean Also not too sure that I want to tell everyone that I had a HT, and the ones that do know wonder what they are thinking... So guys will things be alright?