New Sly Guy with a blog.

[kaliber411]

Hey guys!  I love this forum.  I appreciate the confidence you are giving people to be comfortable with their bald heads.  I'm not quite bald yet, but I am well on my way.  Despite using avodart and minoxidil, I am a NW3 on my way to becoming a perfect NW10 (that's a joke).  Anyways, I wanted to share my story with you which I actually blogged about here

http://kimchibytes.wordpress.com/2012/05/31/dude-wheres-my-hair/


I wrote a sequel here as well


http://kimchibytes.wordpress.com/2012/06/20/dude-wheres-my-hair-part-2/


Anyways, I'd love to hear the communities thoughts on both articles.  I'd also encourage members to read the responses of the females, they were very interesting and encouraging. 

[Slynito]

Welcome, Kal. Interesting articles, but I haven't figured out who the, "Biggest Badass Rocking a Bald head" is. And some of the others, but... Good luck!

 

[kaliber411]

Thanks, google Jason Statham  He's a cool dude!

[Hingatao]

Interesting articles, Kal. And welcome to the club.

[Paul the Headblader]

welcome. interesting posts.

[Sly Red]

Despite using avodart and minoxidil

Clarify please:  Are you still using these drugs?  Why?

Red

[kaliber411]

It's my understanding that they help maintain hair or slow the progress of hair loss.  I am still using both medications.  I only swtiched to avodart from propecia because I appeared to be a non-responder to propecia.  I talked to my doctor about it and we made the switch.  My hair is still fading but the medication has drastically slowed the rate of my hair loss.  It's cheap in Korea, too.

 

[kaliber411]

Thanks for the blog compliments!

[leighmundo40]

Read them both and they were interesting.  Life is (relatively) short and we should do whatever makes us comfortable and happy (without it breaking the law!)

I actually think you look fine in the photo on your blog.

[Sly Red]

FDA approval notwithstanding, all these drugs have side effects no man ought to be willing to accept for forestalling the enevitable.

You can Google both drugs and read about the side effects for yourself.

Not attacking your opinions, but you can look at the Sly guys on this forum and see some confident excellent looking guys.  Your blog is not very bald positive.

Red

[Slynito]

Have you listened to the drug advertisements on TV? At the end they'll roll off dozens of side effects of the drugs, as fast as they can speak and so you can't understand...and if English isn't your native language, "fugitabowdit"!

 

[kaliber411]

Simplyred-  I hear you loud and clear.  I've been on these drugs for over a year and a half with no side effects.  Actually, the side effects occur in a very small percentage of men who take them according to the research.

Nevertheless, I certainly respect you for not wasting your money and being strong enough just to let it go.  I'm working on that and I hope this community can help me find that strength because although these drugs have stalled my hair loss it is still happening. 

[TheSlyBear]

Sounds like "I've been smoking for years and never got cancer!" Just because you've dodged the bullet so far is no guarantee of the future.

So you're risking permanent impotence to take drugs that aren't even really working for you?

Keep working on the strength to "just let it go". You'll be happier, and healthier, for it!

[Acme]

I don't really think that blog is beneficial for anyone.  You give a lot of conflicting advice like take drugs to keep what you have and try not to worry.  Just refocus your thoughts on other parts of your life.  For a minute, I thought about taking drugs, but even in my 40's, I don't want to start pumping myself with chemicals for fear of the "cost" of keeping my hair.

Recomending hair transplants is a bad idea to me.  Ugggh.... where do I begin?  With the scars?  With the fact that hairloss continues?  The way it will look if you can't afford more treatments or if you run out of donor hair?  The way it will look if you decide you do want to shave your head?

I agree facing this in your teens or 20's is probably terrible, but it still matters even in your 30's although you suggest otherwise.  And I will attest that shaving your head does not necessarily make you look older.  I was 44 when I took a trip to the Biltmore estate and went to the wine tasting.  At the time, my head was shaved and I also shaved the beard.  The woman pouring the wine kept looking at me and finally was dead serious when she said, "I think I'm going to need to see your ID".  Also, look at Jesse, who just joined.  http://www.slybaldguys.com/smf/index.php?topic=18175.0  The Guy looks fantastic (better than before) now that he shaved his head... and looks younger too!

[kaliber411]

There's not conflicting advice, just lots of options.  The idea of the blog is to be informative.  Had I started propecia when I was younger I would have a lot more hair today.  With all due respect, Propecia and Minoxidil are safe.  Propecia has a very low half life.  If someone is interested in hair loss prevention, these drugs are a great and proven way to slow hair loss with little or no side effects.  This is not my opinion, these are well researched facts.  However, I also give advice to be confident and provide links for how to look good bald because not everyone will want to take pills for the rest of their life.  I see no harm in representing all of the safe options.

As far as hair transplants, I mention the risks and also provide information for a very select group of hair transplant surgeons with excellent records.  That does not mean there is no risk, but the doctors on the list I provided have quality reputations and consistent success with their patients.  Not all hair loss surgeons are created equal, there are more bad ones than good ones but there are some who provide consistent and great results.  To say otherwise is not being honest. 

I'm not trying to argue with anyone, but we do live in an age of options for hair loss.  Shaving the head might be the best way to go and I love how this site embraces it, but I am a big believer in hair loss prevention and there are effective options available for young men. 

-Everything in my blog is well researched.