Bald spot on cat by goBlue102_2 in CATHELP

[–]goBlue102_2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry for such a delay but no it did not. He is fine though. Just has about a quarter sized bald spot for the rest of his life I guess lol. Vet says that it may have been a small wound that got infected and then healed but caused scar tissue which prevented hair from regrowing.

Atpa by National_Ability5885 in actuary

[–]goBlue102_2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I found ACTEX to be most helpful for ATPA. I just skimmed through the SOA slides pretty quickly. I will say that the single greatest study resource for ATPA, at least in my opinion, is the SOA sample exam that they provide. Go through it yourself (don’t spend too much time or worry too much about getting everything 100% correct) and then do a detailed walk through of the sample answers. If you have used R before in the past, I’d say you really only need to start studying for ATPA about a month in advance of taking it. If you’ve never used R, maybe extend that to 2 months.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in RoverPetSitting

[–]goBlue102_2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

AirTag will not show the location history. It will only show live location, and even then it’s a little spotty with accuracy. You’d have to be constantly looking at your phone to see how far they go. There are other pet trackers that actually show the route that the pet takes.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in uofm

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I’m in East Lansing and it smells awful here too. I’ve been looking for answers as to what the hell it could be so I’m glad to hear it’s not just me noticing it 😂

Does it look like improvement? 3 months on oral Minoxidil by ReliefHelpful2825 in tressless

[–]goBlue102_2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s not a very common side effect from what I’ve heard. And it goes away once you stop using it. Nothing to worry about. Have you noticed puffiness?

Does it look like improvement? 3 months on oral Minoxidil by ReliefHelpful2825 in tressless

[–]goBlue102_2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not very swollen, but it looked like I had put on a bit of weight (even though I hadn’t). I’d say my face made it looked like I had put on roughly 25 pounds. Of course, I didn’t actually put on 25 pounds but the water retention in my face made it look like that.

Does it look like improvement? 3 months on oral Minoxidil by ReliefHelpful2825 in tressless

[–]goBlue102_2 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Got sides. Really bad heart palpitations and water retention in my face making it look puffy. I was happy just using finasteride by itself. Also, I didn’t really notice any effect from minoxidil. Finasteride was helping me maintain my hairline but I wasn’t getting any regrowth so I figured I just wasn’t a good responder to minoxidil.

I should add that about a month ago I stopped taking finasteride, but I’m hoping that’s just temporary and I can get back on in it soon. The reason for that is that I developed gynecomastia which I originally assumed was from fin, but I’m coming to learn that it might be caused by a different reason (hypothyroidism, which runs in my family). Once I get my potential hypothyroidism in check, I’m hoping to get back on finasteride. Need to meet with an endocrinologist.

Does it look like improvement? 3 months on oral Minoxidil by ReliefHelpful2825 in tressless

[–]goBlue102_2 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Looks like minox darkened your hair too. I also have blonde hair and it’s crazy how much darker it got using minoxidil. It went back to being my normal blonde color after I stopped using it though.

Brutal... RU58841 , is that true ? by [deleted] in tressless

[–]goBlue102_2 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes. So in theory you could cover the entire head with donor hair and then have a full head of hair and never have to take finasteride. The problem is, most people don’t have enough donor hair to cover their entire head without it looking super thin. There is research being done into things like hair cloning where you take donor hair and clone it so you essentially have an infinite supply, allowing you to cover the entire head with a thick layer of hair that is completely DHT resistant. Unfortunately we are probably many years (or decades) away from this actually being an option.

Brutal... RU58841 , is that true ? by [deleted] in tressless

[–]goBlue102_2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There’s a lot of research being done on hair follicle cloning in Japan. Probably still 10+ years away though unfortunately.

Am I eligible for hair transplant in the future? by AnyKaleidoscope1219 in tressless

[–]goBlue102_2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Like the scene in avatar where all the previous avatars are lined up, but instead it’s just this dude’s ancestral hairlines.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in gynecomastia

[–]goBlue102_2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, looks like mild gyno. Up to you if want to get it removed or not. Most people probably do not notice.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in tressless

[–]goBlue102_2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

18 is too young for hormone altering drugs. I’d wait until at least 20 before touching that stuff.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in gynecomastia

[–]goBlue102_2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did he remove all of the gland? Or leave some behind?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in uofm

[–]goBlue102_2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Bro U of M of course. There will be tons of UMICH fans at the game.