My hair began to thin in my twenties, and it was horrifying. I tried to wear it in particular ways so that it would not be obvious. My vanity took a whopper of a hit. Into my thirties, the condition worsened, and once in my forties, there was as much scalp visible as there was hair. While still living in St. Louis, I went to see a dermatologist for help. This visit to Dr. Lisa Ring was in 2013 or 2014. Funny how time melds together once it’s past, and distinguishing markers of events confuse themselves with each other. Upon blood work and inspection of my scalp, she told me there was no hope for me and that I would continue to go bald. I was devastated; I wanted hair, so I went to a wig shop, bought one. Never wore it. It looked worse to me than my thin excuse for hair, and I did not have the money to visit one of those hair loss centers where they move hair follicles around – or whatever it is that they do. Dr. Ring’s science said nothing could be done, so life went trudging on, and I “dealt” with it.
Fast forward to 2020 in Tulsa. Still bothered by my hair loss, which continued to get more visible, I made an appointment with a dermatologist through Utica Park – Matt Dohlman, PA-C. He had blood work done, verified it was not my thyroid or Lupus, studied my scalp, and he came to a conclusion. I was NOT a lost cause. He said what was happening was the strands of hair on my head had themselves been thinning, and we could plump them back up. He also said there would be some hair regrowth from hair that had fallen out over the years. I began a regimen of Spironolactone and Men’s Strength Rogaine, which have to be taken together, not separately. Spironolactone is a blood pressure medication that has other positive effects. For me, it’s a twofer. Addressing the high blood pressure and the hair loss at the same time. My hair amazes me now. I no longer see my scalp when I look in the mirror. I see HAIR. Granted, the hair I see is white, but I see HAIR. My hair. Dr. Dohlman said in 5 years that I would not recognize myself regarding what my hair will look like – healthy and full. His science worked for me! It continues to work for me!
I’ve written about this before, but this morning it is with a new angle for consideration.
One doctor’s science said I was a lost cause.
One doctor’s science said I was repairable.
What if I had only listened to Dr. Ring? What if I took her at her word and had gone on living like a lost cause? What if I had not stepped out in the faith that ‘science’ is not ONE set of ‘facts’ and that there may be HOPE for me? I’m SO GLAD that I did not cling to Dr. Ring’s science and kept searching!
Just because one ‘science’ says a thing is true does not make it wholly so.
Fauci. Dr. Rand Paul. Doctors getting silenced across the world – all in the name of ‘science.’
Something to consider.
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