After reading some of the posts, I really had a hard time sleeping last night.
I think that in the end everyone that participated will be helped and there should not be any hard feelings. We will find out soon enough.
I have been posting on various hairloss boards for at least 10 years. I post to help inform others about what can go wrong with hair transplantation, and tell them my story. I try and do it in a civil way. I also like to post about health issues and what s wrong with our medical system. My posting should not be perceived of as doing something out of character.
First and foremost I posted the link about the BHR offer to bring attention to what they were doing. People in the hair loss community need to know. Scarred you and I have talked, and you know that after all these years of research, BHR would be the only clinic that I know could really help me. They have the experience in fue along with body and beard hair that repair patients need. I really feel it s a place of honesty and integrity and this is not a sudden revelation. I wish I could say the same about most of the clinics I have dealt with and consulted with here in the USA, excluding the Shapiro Medical Group in MN who were very helpful.
Scarred I applaud your tenacity, traveling all over the world to rectify your situation. I just couldn t do the same. With some of the doctors you mentioned I saw so many red flags. I just sat around and waited, up until now. BHR would have been the clinic I chose, even without the pro bono offer. I believe you know this from our conversations. Even if I were offered pro bono work by some of these other doctors, I would have refused.
Scarred I thought about what you posted, about taking just one day, and I was okay with doing the same. I just didn t think it was right for me post it. This doesn t mean you were wrong to post this offer, it s just the way I felt about it. I thought that the clinic should be the one to decide this, and that I should not dictate to the clinic. I appreciate their generous offer, and I felt they should do what they think is best for both the patient and the clinic.
I try to lead a normal life, becasue that is what I choose. I could easily have this situation make me become a recluse, to constantly wear a hat, and not go out and meet people but I choose not to. That doesn't mean it's easy. I just try to not let my stiuation have that kind of power over me.
Zion, most of the people from the boards I consider to be friends. This is because we have been interacting for such a long time. They know my story, and I am also familiar with their situations. In fact some of the messages I got were that they couldn t vote for me, because they didn t think I was the one that needed it most. I always responded with, they should vote for whom they thought was the best choice. I think this was reflected in the final tally. In the end, the percentages were close to the same as throughout the whole voting process. I don t want there to be any hard feelings because I don t want to win like that. I sent you a message about a week ago offering to talk on the phone. Because it helps to support each other. I still feel the same, I don t want to leave others behind and I hope that we are all helped and I believe that is what will happen.
