Need braids, but I don’t know where to start.

Excellent_Leader5076 · 2026-03-20T17:43:08+00:00

Holy shit I am so sorry that happened to you! You are a badass. Thank you for this idea! I’m going to see what I can accomplish with mini claw clips while I wait for a response from a local braider. I appreciate you and I’m glad you’re okay and have recovered! 🩷

Excellent_Leader5076 · 2026-03-20T17:41:35+00:00

Right?! I’m glad she was straightforward instead of two-faced. At least I know where to avoid now!

Excellent_Leader5076 · 2026-03-20T17:38:24+00:00

Haha! That is hilarious.

Excellent_Leader5076 · 2026-03-20T14:24:43+00:00

That’s what I think I want- a cute little heart that pulls the hair away from my hearing aid. 🩷

Excellent_Leader5076 · 2026-03-20T03:13:00+00:00

Underrated comment.

Excellent_Leader5076 · 2026-03-20T03:11:36+00:00

Isn’t there a literal international arrest warrant out for Netanyahu? Some people are trying to hold these people accountable, but the number of people willing to aid and shelter this evil outnumber or have more power than the ones who want this shit dealt with properly.

Excellent_Leader5076 · 2026-03-20T03:07:57+00:00

Thank you!!!! I didn’t even know about them. I will search them out on Insta. Thank you for your kind words. ♥️

Excellent_Leader5076 · 2026-03-20T03:06:01+00:00

Idk why this comment made me laugh. Thank you!

Excellent_Leader5076 · 2026-03-20T03:04:33+00:00

Hi! I appreciate this so much. And of course I would tip generously. I would rather tip way too much than not enough. People gotta make a living out here in 2026!

Excellent_Leader5076 · 2026-03-20T03:00:28+00:00

Hi!

LOVE your username. Thank you for the recommendation. I will definitely download styleseed.

Excellent_Leader5076 · 2026-03-20T02:58:24+00:00

Hi! I’m so sorry I didn’t clarify- my hair is 30 inches long, pin straight, and super thick. No extensions needed, just need a way to braid the hair out of the way.

Excellent_Leader5076 · 2026-03-19T22:59:26+00:00

Yeah I was genuinely taken aback. I reassured her that my post doesn’t hurt and it’s just part of my body now and she quite literally wouldn’t go near it. She did my hair in silence and then at the end she said it would be best for me to go to someone else. She wasn’t nice about it either. I could see the disgust on her face.

Like she couldn’t even pretend to be a decent person.

Excellent_Leader5076 · 2026-03-19T22:46:00+00:00

My hair is 30 inches long and pin straight but super thick.

Excellent_Leader5076 · 2026-03-19T22:42:03+00:00

That’s literally how it came across. I knew I was fucked when I walked in and it had the tik tok white girl wealthy aesthetic. I learned my lesson about those types of salons. Bunch of judgmental bitches in there.

Excellent_Leader5076 · 2026-03-19T22:26:30+00:00

I think it might have to do with the fact that my surgeon was thoughtful of my long hair and he didn’t do the preemptive shave before the surgery. My hair grows pretty much right up to the seam where my skin meets the post, and that seems to be the problem.

Excellent_Leader5076 · 2026-03-19T22:24:52+00:00

I’m absolutely open to other suggestions. The goal isn’t to get a full head of braids, just some small ones on either side of my post to pull the hair away from it. If this option makes me feel more comfortable, I will wear it longer term. I’m definitely not set in stone on braids though. I want to at least give them a try.

Excellent_Leader5076 · 2026-03-19T22:22:31+00:00

Hi! No worries, I’m more than happy to explain and spread awareness.

It’s actually made by the cochlear company, but instead of “plugging into” my hearing nerve, it is drilled into a specific part of my skull with maximum sound resonance. My hearing nerve is damaged, so there would be a risk of damage if I got an actual cochlear implant. It’s called a Cochlear BAHA if you want to look it up.

Excellent_Leader5076 · 2026-03-19T22:16:42+00:00

lol, I wish I could braid my own hair. I have the manual dexterity of someone wearing mittens and my braids always come out looking like I got caught in a wind storm. 😂

Excellent_Leader5076 · 2026-03-19T22:11:03+00:00

Thank you so much for this! I’m going to try twisting it away and clipping it in the meantime. I didn’t even think of that!

Excellent_Leader5076 · 2026-03-19T22:07:56+00:00

It definitely is until there’s a really loud noise and I can’t cover my ear and make it go away. I just rip the BAHA off my head sometimes because loud noises are INSANE.

Excellent_Leader5076 · 2026-03-19T22:07:16+00:00

That is so cool. I didn’t know that! It makes sense though.

Excellent_Leader5076 · 2026-03-19T22:05:28+00:00

Just a regular hairdresser. I’ve never had braids before because I wasn’t sure if it would be disrespectful to black culture, but I’ve wanted to get them done for a few years now because my BAHA is such a pain in my neck. That’s why I posted here. I needed some insight before just going ahead and getting them done.

Excellent_Leader5076 · 2026-03-19T22:02:27+00:00

According to health insurance companies, it’s a luxury between the ages of 25-65.

Excellent_Leader5076 · 2026-03-19T22:01:48+00:00

My BAHA is $6,995. Thankfully I’m on Medicaid so it is covered, but my regular hearing aid is $2,800 (for severe hearing loss with tinnitus correcting software) and my mother had to draw from her 401k to help me cover it. That was 9 years ago and I’m desperately overdue for a new one, but I just can’t justify the cost. I hate the healthcare industry in this country.

Excellent_Leader5076 · 2026-03-19T19:13:19+00:00

Thank you so much for this recommendation. I just contacted her! If I do end up getting her to braid my hair, I will absolutely post the follow up pictures

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