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mary86
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Hi everyone,
Though I am new here, this problem has been plaguing me since the age of 19. It took me until I was about 21 before I became aware that I was actually steadily losing hair, and the first sign at 19ish was a small bald spot (smaller than the size of a penny). The dermatologist I saw did a biopsy and just unhelpfully declared "There's nothing you can do." No diagnosis, no information provided. (gee, thanks)
I'm now 37 and it's probably in the advanced stages of thinning. FYI, it is diffuse thinning all over my scalp, though it's most obvious at the top/front and along my hairline.
I wish I had started researching hair transplant options before now, as I'm starting to worry that it's too late. I did see someone for a hair transplant consult somewhere in Alberta about six years ago, but he rejected me as a patient without telling me why. It wasn't very helpful.
I've accepted that it's happening and that it's probably genetic. But I still have horrible anxiety, discomfort, and it's making me feel ugly and disfigured. I don't say that to make anyone else feel bad - that is just genuinely how I feel about myself. Even with a hair topper - which may eventually be useless if I continue to lose more hair - I still feel incredibly uncomfortable. I haven't even started wearing that regularly, because it just feels fake and weird. I just want my hair back (too much to ask, right?).
While I continue to look into my options, I'm at a point where I have to consider the possibility that I really can't do anything about it, which leaves me with one question:
How do you even begin to accept this?
Though I am new here, this problem has been plaguing me since the age of 19. It took me until I was about 21 before I became aware that I was actually steadily losing hair, and the first sign at 19ish was a small bald spot (smaller than the size of a penny). The dermatologist I saw did a biopsy and just unhelpfully declared "There's nothing you can do." No diagnosis, no information provided. (gee, thanks)
I'm now 37 and it's probably in the advanced stages of thinning. FYI, it is diffuse thinning all over my scalp, though it's most obvious at the top/front and along my hairline.
I wish I had started researching hair transplant options before now, as I'm starting to worry that it's too late. I did see someone for a hair transplant consult somewhere in Alberta about six years ago, but he rejected me as a patient without telling me why. It wasn't very helpful.
I've accepted that it's happening and that it's probably genetic. But I still have horrible anxiety, discomfort, and it's making me feel ugly and disfigured. I don't say that to make anyone else feel bad - that is just genuinely how I feel about myself. Even with a hair topper - which may eventually be useless if I continue to lose more hair - I still feel incredibly uncomfortable. I haven't even started wearing that regularly, because it just feels fake and weird. I just want my hair back (too much to ask, right?).
While I continue to look into my options, I'm at a point where I have to consider the possibility that I really can't do anything about it, which leaves me with one question:
How do you even begin to accept this?
