Alopecia For 32 Years. Ready to Shed Wig !!!

[Paul]

Great shiny dome there andrew.  Sly is definitely you

[andrew]

Thank you, Paul ...

[MLNHD]

Looks fantastic Andrew!  Your shadowless shine will be the envy of a lot of us.  The goatee and glasses complete the look.  Shine on!

MLNHD

[marshd1000]

Andrew,

I can see why the gay dude asked if you were going to get a hog.  With the sunglasses, you look like someone I wouldn't want to mess with.  But I know appearances can be decieving.  As for the weight, only loose it because you want to improve your health.  I struggle with weight.  But other than that, your sly look is great.  Let's now see a "before" pic with the wig!

[TheSlyBear]

Looking good andrew! I'm having trouble imagining you with hair. You're a natural.

[andrew]

Thanks alot guys ....   While I do feel pretty comfortable with this after 3 weeks, I still have moments of awkwardness.

[shakf]

My Uncle is 54 years old and combs his hair from the front to cover the bald patch. I have told him a few times to get rid of it. He won't do it because he works in a very customer facing environment and is involved in journalism so reckons it doesn't work. I think it might be from the generation he comes from.

[andrew]

As you know, it's all in his head that the comb-over looks better than the sly look.   I'm sure his customers would prefer to see him with a clean slick head, rather than a 2-foot swatch of hair coiled over his bald spot.

[BaldBen]

Andrew, I just came in at the end of your story here.
The guy said to you, didn't you have a full head of hair last week.
So you axed a toupe? Good for you dude!

I have to say I can't even picture SLY Andrew with a full head of hair.
The SLY-ness really suits you. And those new glasses complete the totally SLY look. Way to go!

[Sooner Steve]

Thanks alot guys ....   While I do feel pretty comfortable with this after 3 weeks, I still have moments of awkwardness.

Andrew:  I think all of us former hairpiece/toupee/wig wearers will always have our anxious moments.  The reason - we have been conditioned over the years (23 in my case - 30+ in yours) to have those anxious moments because we wore a wig.  We were always wondering if was smoothed down in the back, was someone looking at us wrong, was someone in a restaurant laughing at our hair or just their general conversation, worrying about meeting a new person and wondering if they could figure out our little secret, etc.

That has been going on in our mind since the day we put it on.  It is a hard habit to break after so many years.  I still have a few anxious moments.  Then I think about all those times since I went topless that I have not had to worry about all of those instances listed in the preceding paragraph.

As a former rug wearer to another - we made the best decision.  Stay strong and enjoy.

Sooner Steve

[Marz]

I just read this whole thread and Andrew, I applaud you for taking such a big step.

This was a heartfelt read and really made my day to see your initial posts full of hesitation and the relief after day one.

You guys are great.

[mrzed]

Well, I'm at work now and the big unveiling was much more uneventful than I expected.  All of the women said it looked really good and a guy that I work with asked a few questions and then moved on.

My daughter made a big fuss last night but seemed to be focused on herself this morning while I was bringing her to school.   So at least for the moment, she seems to be coming around.

I'm loving this ...

I went back in the archives and found your ,"I did it" post, Andrew.  Very nice.  And that was Sept 9 2007!

Still looks good five years later!

[slysteve]

Andrew, if you read my story, you and I had a similar experience. Just 4 days ago I shaved my head after wearing a hairpiece for 15 years. I am very happy with my decision, and more importantly my new look.