Regular Member daytrader Posted February 9, 2006 Regular Member Share Posted February 9, 2006 HI, I FINALLY GOT MY HT WITH DR. COOLEY.I HAD 1500 ON FRONTAL AND TEMPLE AREA. WOULDN'T MIND HAVING SOME MORE. MAYBE A LITTLE ON THE TOP AND CROWN. BUT HE ADVISED AGAINST IT AT THIS TIME. HE IS A VERY CARING PERSON, AND MADE THE WHOLE PROCESS BASICALLY PAIN FREE AND RALAXING. SO IF YOUR CONSIDERING A HT FROM DR. COOLEY, I DEFINATELY RECOMMEND HIM. I NEVER WAS REALLY NERVOUS AND ONCE I TOOK THE VALIUM AND A SHOT WHICH I HARDLY FELT, LET'S JUST SAY I WAS FEELING NO PAIN AND WAS VERY RELAXED. I CAN FEEL THE DONAR AREA A LITTLE, AND I TRIED TO BE CAREFUL WITH IT WHILE I SLEPT THAT NIGHT. BUT IT HASN'T REALLY BOTHERED ME THAT MUCH. HE USED A NEW CLOSURE PROCEDURE WHICH IS SUPPOSED TO GIVE BETTER RESULTS. I ALSO HAD MY HAIR CUT THE DAY BERORE, SO THE BACK WAS PRETTY SHORT FOR MY STARNDARDS, EVEN STILL I CAN'T SEE A SCAR. I QUESS I WOULD HAVE TO REALLY PULL THE HAIR BACK TO GET TO IT. MY ROOMATE COULDN'T EVEN TELL IT UNTIL I TOLD HIM. DR. COOLEY IS THE MAN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member daytrader Posted February 9, 2006 Author Regular Member Share Posted February 9, 2006 HI, I FINALLY GOT MY HT WITH DR. COOLEY.I HAD 1500 ON FRONTAL AND TEMPLE AREA. WOULDN'T MIND HAVING SOME MORE. MAYBE A LITTLE ON THE TOP AND CROWN. BUT HE ADVISED AGAINST IT AT THIS TIME. HE IS A VERY CARING PERSON, AND MADE THE WHOLE PROCESS BASICALLY PAIN FREE AND RALAXING. SO IF YOUR CONSIDERING A HT FROM DR. COOLEY, I DEFINATELY RECOMMEND HIM. I NEVER WAS REALLY NERVOUS AND ONCE I TOOK THE VALIUM AND A SHOT WHICH I HARDLY FELT, LET'S JUST SAY I WAS FEELING NO PAIN AND WAS VERY RELAXED. I CAN FEEL THE DONAR AREA A LITTLE, AND I TRIED TO BE CAREFUL WITH IT WHILE I SLEPT THAT NIGHT. BUT IT HASN'T REALLY BOTHERED ME THAT MUCH. HE USED A NEW CLOSURE PROCEDURE WHICH IS SUPPOSED TO GIVE BETTER RESULTS. I ALSO HAD MY HAIR CUT THE DAY BERORE, SO THE BACK WAS PRETTY SHORT FOR MY STARNDARDS, EVEN STILL I CAN'T SEE A SCAR. I QUESS I WOULD HAVE TO REALLY PULL THE HAIR BACK TO GET TO IT. MY ROOMATE COULDN'T EVEN TELL IT UNTIL I TOLD HIM. DR. COOLEY IS THE MAN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member dhuge67 Posted February 9, 2006 Senior Member Share Posted February 9, 2006 Any pics? I'd like to compare your pics to the procedure I just had, since yours sounds very similar to mine. Oh, and congrats! 1,614 with Dr. Pistone on 2/3/06 in Marlton, NJ. As long as the moon shall rise As long as the rivers flow As long as the sun shall shine And the grass will grow Let me listen, I will learn to speak The old language Yes, I yearn to bathe in blue skies And fall apart from the world of machines Regain my feet and my pounding heart My Hair Loss Weblog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Brando Posted February 9, 2006 Senior Member Share Posted February 9, 2006 Congratulations, daytrader. Chalk up another one for Dr Cooley. He's pretty cool, huh? Tell us more about you and your procedure. How old are you? Were you in surgery a long time? What made you decide to go to Dr Cooley? Good luck with the results, man! Now's the time to treat those grafts as if they're your precious little newborn baby! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member daytrader Posted February 9, 2006 Author Regular Member Share Posted February 9, 2006 I DIDN'T TAKE ANY PERSONALLY, BUT DR. COOLEY TOOK SOME AND AS SOON AS I GET THEM, I'LL POST THEM. CONGRATS ON YOURS ALSO, I'M SURE WE'LL BOTH BE PLEASE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member daytrader Posted February 10, 2006 Author Regular Member Share Posted February 10, 2006 I'LL BE 36 IN MARCH, AND I'VE HAD A RECEDING HAIRLINE SINCE I WAS PROBABLY 28. I STARTED ON ROGAINE FOR AWHILE AND KINDA HATED THAT. BUT I WORKED FOR MYSELF AND COULD WEAR A HAT SO THAT MADE IT EASIER. ALSO I DIDN'T ALWAYS STAY OR TRACK WITH THE MINOXIDIL. SO PROBABLY WHEN I WAS ABOUT 33 I GOT ON PROPECIA (GENERIC PROSCAR) AND MINOXIDIL 5%. NOW I USE XANDROX 5% INSTEAD BECAUSE IT'S LESS MESSY. SO THINGS HAVE PRETTY MUCH STAYED THE SAME I QUESS. I CAN'T TELL MUCH DIFFERENCE. I GOT TO DR COOLEY'S AT 8:00 AND A SWEET LITTLE GIRL NAMED BRANDY TOOK ME BACK AND CHECK MY VITALS AND GOT ME TO PUT ON ONE OF THEIR OPERATING SHIRTS I QUESS YOU WOULD CALL IT. SHE TALKED A LITTLE, THEN DR. COOLEY CAME AND GREETED ME. WE KINDA WENT OVER WHAT OUR GAME PLAN WAS. THEN I TAKE 3 VALIUM AND TWO OF THE ANTIBIOTIC PILLS, AND LAID FACE DOWN ON THE CHAIR. HE GAVE ME QUICK SHOT IN THE ARM AND PROCEEDED TO PREPARE AND REMOVE THE DONAR STRIP. I WAS SO TIRED FROM NOT GETTING TO BED LATE THE NIGHT BEFORE SO I ACTUALLY ENJOYED IT. NEVER WAS THERE ANY DISCOMFORT. AFTER ABOUT 20-30 MINUTES HE GOT ME UP SO THAT HE COULD RAISE THE CHAIR BACK UP. ONCE I WAS SITTING UPRIGHT HE USED SOMETHING KINDA VIBRATING MACHINE TO KINDA NUMB WHERE HE WAS GIVING ME SHOTS TO DEADEN THE RECIPIANT AREA,SO I REALLY DIDN'T FEEL THE SHOTS. THE GRAFT PLACEMENT WAS TOTALLY PAIN FREE. I HAD A MOVIE GOING, BUT MOST OF THE TIME I KINDA DOSED OFF. AILENE BROUGHT ME A SANDWHICH FOR LUNCH, THEY ALSO HAD A QUICK STAFF MEETING. BUT IT WASN'T LONG THEY WHERE BACK AT IT. SO I WAS THERE AT 8:00 AND LEFT JUST ABOUT 6:00PM. I HAD A HOTEL NEARBY, ALTHOUGH I PROBABLY COULD'VE DRIVEN. IT WAS BEST NOT TO TAKE ANY CHANCES. YOU CAN BELIEVE ME THAT I'M GOING TO LOOK AFTER THESE GRAFTS JUST LIKE A NEW BABY COMING HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL! OH YEA THE TIME FLEW BY. WELL I'M GOING GET A GOOD NIGHT SLEEP. GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Robert_ Posted February 15, 2006 Senior Member Share Posted February 15, 2006 daytrader your experience certainly sounds "par for the course" with Dr. Cooley and his clinic. Happy healing and happy growing, buddy! -Robert ------------------------------ Check out the results of my surgical hair restoration performed by Dr. Jerry Cooley by visiting my Hair Loss Weblog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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