My Story

[dodger]

It's been 3 years since I went SLY...and what an amzing experience...Almost 60 years old at the time and was I nervous....It was a long time coming after years of trying everything and I mean everything.
Anyway, I decided to write a short story about my experience. I am forwarding this in segments.....
Hope you enjoy.....I call it:

Follickly Challenged

What’s more important than being happy?  What makes you happy?  I was 50 years old and didn’t have a clue.  I needed help and so my journey began to find happiness.  In my case, I thought happiness was having hair.  Sometimes the intended path is not the one we’re on.  However, we may not know that it’s the correct path until we reach the end of the journey.  I took a fork in the road and believed it was the right way to go until I realized that I was still not happy.  We learn by our mistakes, so I took the opportunity to get on a good path. 

A Hair Razing Experience

Nothing like a shower in the morning to get you going for another exciting day.  You want to look your best and, fortunately, it’s shampoo day. 

As the shampoo hits my hand, I can’t wait to rub it through my hair—but wait!  What’s going on?  My hand is full of my thick dark hair!  I look down at the tub and watch my hair float down the drain.  Am I going bald?!?  For those who have experienced this phenomenon, I think you would agree that it is like a heavy weight boxer’s punch to the gut—almost paralyzing.
As each day passed, I was using less shampoo to clean my thinning hair and more Drano to clean the drain.  As this scene continued to repeat itself, my confidence began to weaken, and it was becoming increasingly difficult to look at myself in the mirror, let alone make eye contact with associates, friends and family.  I was only 20 years old and had no idea what to do, so I was about to try...everything.

dodger

[slymyke]

Thanks for sharing your story, dodger.. and welcome to the forum.

[slyjoe]

Thank you for sharing this dodger! A great story indeed.

[OzSly]

G'Day Dodger,

Welcome to the Bastion Of Baldness mate.

Thanks for sharing your story.

Make yourself a home, relax and enjoy!! 

[lsflipper]

Sound a lot like my story. I got teased about the comb over so I wore a cap all the time to hide it and then I tried the buzz cut but it wasn't much better so I decided to shave it, kept it shaved ever since and no longer wear the ball cap. I love the bald look and the head rubs.

[MarkusToe]

I'm already curious about the other segments 

[bella]

Yeah, c'mon and post the rest of the tale!

[Hot_Wheels_14]

Very close to what I went through.

I've got the pattern bald gene from a grandfather I deeply respected and honor to this date, i truely wish I was more like him, I may be, I just got to be myself to find out.

I have had diabetes for 43 years now.  I received a pancres/kidney transplant in 2010.  I was dealing with a rededing hairline but fought it with creative hair styles like the flat top.  I developed a CMV virus due to the double transplant and was in the hospital with a tube down my neck to survive.  When I woke and was off the tube, I was able to take a shower, it had been over a week since I was "alive" and functioning and wanted a shower badly.  When showering with the flimsy soap they give, it seemed thicker than normal.  I got home and used my own hair wash and found it way thicker than I remebered.  I looked at my hands and they were full of hair from the CMV and the anti-rection drugs I had been going through.

When I got released I went to the nearest barber that i frequented because the hair loss was just to much for me to deal with.  I was 42 and felt I looked way worst and older than I was.  Patches of the front hairline was gone.  It looked like I was balding in spots.  I told the gal that cut my hair to shave it completey.  I then went home to try to shave it with a electric razor but it did not give me satisfaction.  I went to the nerest WalGreens and got the Headblade I was seriously looking at for a month or two and got it and got hooked on the little race car.  I could not belive how it changed my life in just a day.

With my flat top I was taken seriously at 5'4" but with the transplant drugs i had developed  osteoprosis and was now at 5'2"and noticed a difference.  With my bald head I was told that I looked like I was meaner than when I had hair and looked real good even for a short guy. 

I don't really care if I look mean or not, I like the look I got.  A bald head fits my sytle and I have had it for over a year and don't plan on changing anything.

i use the HeadBlade and love it.  I can and enjoy shaving my head but still can't stand shaving my face.  My face just has too many curves and hair growth patterns to deal with.  I love useing a single blade on my face but i dislike shaving my face even more.  Wish it was as easy as learning to shave my head with all the complex hair growing patterns.  It's actually a lot of fun shaving my head and only took me a few times to learn.  I constantly learn about it and it's fun.

I'll get a posted pic soon, this pic was taken on my 34th bithday at Mt. Rushmore.  I need to get updated pic's for my profile soon.

[Switchy]

Very close to what I went through.

I've got the pattern bald gene from a grandfather I deeply respected and honor to this date, i truely wish I was more like him, I may be, I just got to be myself to find out.

I have had diabetes for 43 years now.  I received a pancres/kidney transplant in 2010.  I was dealing with a rededing hairline but fought it with creative hair styles like the flat top.  I developed a CMV virus due to the double transplant and was in the hospital with a tube down my neck to survive.  When I woke and was off the tube, I was able to take a shower, it had been over a week since I was "alive" and functioning and wanted a shower badly.  When showering with the flimsy soap they give, it seemed thicker than normal.  I got home and used my own hair wash and found it way thicker than I remebered.  I looked at my hands and they were full of hair from the CMV and the anti-rection drugs I had been going through.

When I got released I went to the nearest barber that i frequented because the hair loss was just to much for me to deal with.  I was 42 and felt I looked way worst and older than I was.  Patches of the front hairline was gone.  It looked like I was balding in spots.  I told the gal that cut my hair to shave it completey.  I then went home to try to shave it with a electric razor but it did not give me satisfaction.  I went to the nerest WalGreens and got the Headblade I was seriously looking at for a month or two and got it and got hooked on the little race car.  I could not belive how it changed my life in just a day.

With my flat top I was taken seriously at 5'4" but with the transplant drugs i had developed  osteoprosis and was now at 5'2"and noticed a difference.  With my bald head I was told that I looked like I was meaner than when I had hair and looked real good even for a short guy. 

I don't really care if I look mean or not, I like the look I got.  A bald head fits my sytle and I have had it for over a year and don't plan on changing anything.

i use the HeadBlade and love it.  I can and enjoy shaving my head but still can't stand shaving my face.  My face just has too many curves and hair growth patterns to deal with.  I love useing a single blade on my face but i dislike shaving my face even more.  Wish it was as easy as learning to shave my head with all the complex hair growing patterns.  It's actually a lot of fun shaving my head and only took me a few times to learn.  I constantly learn about it and it's fun.

I'll get a posted pic soon, this pic was taken on my 34th bithday at Mt. Rushmore.  I need to get updated pic's for my profile soon.

Hey there Hot Wheels,  Come on back brother !  I live close to you shoot me a PM !  Nice Introduction !!!!!!!!!!!!!!   

[BBCAlex]

I have Type 1 diabetes too. It sucks. 

[guido57]

Welcome!