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Hi all!
I am back hopefully to stay this time, I seem to be doing better after getting some help from a doc, finally!
Here are some overdue pics.
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Hey Chris. It's great to see you around and that your health condition is being attended to by a competent physician.
I love this update and especially this pic. Your expression, the facial hair and your mane all fit perfectly. Long hair is totally you, dude!
Thanks Jason that means a lot coming from one of the hair gods of this board :) I am glad you liked the pic, someday I will actually have to learn to take a proper picture and no more mug shots :)
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Hey Chris! Good to hear that you're finally doing much better and to see you lurking around these parts is a welcomed sight indeed. Your hair just keeps getting more and more awesome! Keep it growing and stay well. =)
-James
Thanks a lot for the compliment and the welcome James, it is nice to be missed, a silver lining on the bad of being away I suppose.
Hey Chris! I'm glad that your health is getting better, and your hair is starting to get really loong too, and i like that little grey shade you have there, it looks cool:)
Carry on!
Simon
Thanks a lot Simon I appreciate it :)
Looking might nice Chris!
Good to have you back,
- Oren
Thanks Oren, I am glad to be back
Man your hair really grows like fast. I think I am only a few months behind you and my hair is no way nearly as long as yours. Did you start from a longer hair?
I started growing from a regular mens haircut, bangs around eyebrows and the side hair just above the ear. Most people here seem to have grown out from either really short or no hair so I had a big advantage that way. That's what I think it is I don't think I have fast growing hair.
Hi Chris,
It is absolutely, positively WONDERFUL to have you back! I really hope your health continues to improve and you will be around full time now.
Your hair continues to leave me awestruck with its growth rate, after 20 months and you are already at mid back! I have seen 30 month updates with less length, I am at 34 months and my hair is shorter than yours! The hair is is PERFECT condition, looking truly fabulous, what a blessing to have straight hair! What is your final goal?
All the best, and wishing you all the best, and good health forever,
David
Wow thanks for the enthusiastic welcome, I amm glad to be back online again. Healthwise I think I still have a few bumps in the road as today is not quite as good as yesterday but I guess that is to expected with anything complicated.
I started growing out with a good amount of hair to begin with which is why it seems I have fast growing hair. And as for its condition well I really haven't been able to look after it the way I would like. One thing I do not like is that it has no shine. It seems to have no refection of light even when a flash picture is taken. Compare any other user's pic and look at the shine, then look at mine again. I don't really know what makes it so dull. I read it is broken scales on the hair itself. Well maybe it is damaged all the way from root to tip or maybe some people just don't have shiny hair
Thats a problem for another day though
Hi Chris,
Great to have you back man..I hope your health improves..
and,of course,the hair is lookin ace...and grows at the speed of light!! :)
Thanks so much for the compliments and the welcome :)
Astounding photos of one that has hung-in there to achieve what you have. Looks fabulous Chris. Bet you didn't even realize when you started out that your hair would be looking so fabulous. And it hasn't even reached the two year mark!
Applause! :-)
Thanks for the compliments Justin,
I must admit there are times when I had considered cutting my hair when I was feeling bad and really thought the long hair was more of a reminder of what I lost then what I could have. But I stuck it out anyway.
Hi - Looks good - great growth for that amount of time.
Dave
Thanks Dave, maybe I should measure my hair and see how fast it does grow. I never thought it was unusual but so many people have mentioned that. I tried not to think about how long it took growing when I was eager to be able to tail it. Now that I can do that, I don't think about it much either
Awsome growth Chris ;)
The beard and stache really suit you, and also... love the salt and pepper hair in your bangs :p !!
Thanks for the compliments. I wasn't sure how I felt about the facial hair but I have grown to like it and it doesn't seem so unusual as it once did. And I have this board to thank for me coming to like that grey I used to hate :)
Your hair is in amazing condition, i'm verry happy that your health is on the up and your hair growth rate-even for a person with straight hair-is tremendous!
Nuff' said
Thanks a million Dean I appreciate the compliments :)
Hey Chris
Glad to hear from you again. Your hair looks outstanding! It has gotten very long. Glad to hear you are doing fine healthwise! Hang in there friend and good luck!
chris~
Thanks so much Chris for the compliments and the good wishes. The way people care about each other is the best part of this board in my opinion, hair care and tips are actually not so important to me
Your hair looks great, Chris, and I'm glad to hear you're on the mend.
Keep it growing,
Mouse
Thanks so much Mouse :)
While I've got you I just wanted to say that I find your user name 'Mouse' ironic cause to me that sounds like a demure and timid personality but after reading awhile back that you do martial arts I now have an image of one dangerous rodent :)
LOL! Yeah, it can be a bit ironic (I've been doing martial arts for almost 14 years). It's a childhood nickname given to me by my mother (I still leave her voicemails that start with "Hey Mom, it's Mouse."). I'm also only 5'2" tall, so size-wise it seems to fit. :-)
LOL! Yeah, it can be a bit ironic (I've been doing martial arts for almost 14 years). It's a childhood nickname given to me by my mother (I still leave her voicemails that start with "Hey Mom, it's Mouse."). I'm also only 5'2" tall, so size-wise it seems to fit. :-)
Love the mane!
Keep it growing!
Karsten
Thanks Karsten, I am glad you like the hair even if my pics are rather on the dull side :)
Welcome back!!! Your hair looks great, and it looks like it grows fast if it is only one year and 8 months old! Keep it growing, and again, it's good to have you back.
-mihnea
Thanks mihnea, I appreciate the welcome and the compliments.
Keep growing your awesome hair too :)
Good to see you back. your hair is comming on so nicely and I am glad that your health problems have not stop you from growing your hair. Keep it up and once again welcome back.
Thanks so much for the welcome and the compliments, makes me feel good :)
Hey
Chris
Im impressed With your Update like you mentioned to me on MSN Messenger that you posted an update though id look at your pictures Looks great Im even started to think the bearded looks good on you to NOW CAN HEARD YOU SAY YOUR SHOCKED TO READ this i sure bet you are to Take CARE I hope you stay well this time to !!
Zig (AKA Axel)
I am indeed shocked! I know the facial hair took me awhile to get used to as well even when I was the one to decide to do it. I can understand other people not liking it or not sure. I guess I will keep it for awhile despite the gray in it. That would be one reason I might lose it. But people here got me used to my gray bangs so I can get used to more grey I suppose
Thanks for the compliments mate :)
Hi Chris, your hair grows incredibly fast. That is only 20 months? I am amazed. You should consider growing it to your waist, it would only take another 2 years at most.
Hopefully you will continue to have improving health this year.
Absalom
Thanks so much for the compliments Scott, I never thought I had fast growing hair but now I am getting curious. Maybe I can measure it sometime when I get these health issues settled.
This candida stuff is a real bear to deal with
Hi Chris.
I'm gobsmacked. I can't believe your hair grows that fast! I bet if you sat down for a while and looked at the end of your hair you'd be able to see it growing lol! Its looking great, nice and smooth and in overall great condition.
Keep it growing!!
Neil
Thanks so much Neil I hope it will look even better when I can care for it properly, I really have not been as careful about it lately
I am so glad to hear you are feeling better. That is a blessing to have found a doctor that is helping you. Of course, your hair looks wonderful with its super-fast rate of growth and color. Glad to see the hair on the face too!
Look forward to seeing your posts more frequently!
Hey thanks for the encouragement and compliments, I am hanging in there hair and otherwise. Only recently have I started to wonder how long I should grow it. Long hair does take work, and I am naturally a lazy and impatient person so my terminal length might be determined inside my head rather than outside :)
Hi Chris, wow does your hair ever grow fast, the goatee and the hair just suit you soooooo well, with every update you just look better and better.
Best wishes to you and good health.
Thanks for the good wishes and the compliments Dave, I really appreciate them. People seem to like the facial hair and I am getting used to it so that I don't see it so much in the mirror the way I did when it was new. Keeping it for now :)
Hi man! I'm not a big fan of moustaches, but it looks really good on you! It goes well with your straight hair. Very nice!
Thanks so much for the compliments Waldheri :)
Well to be honest I still don't always know what I think of the facial hair muself! People seem to think it looks good and it does make me look much different than before. I think I look much younger without it. But it is sort of cool too, so the jury is still out on this, its not hard to regrow so changing my mind is much easier than a hair decision.
Blimey! Just had to post - your hair is really fab - I love the colour and the sprinkling of grey through it and I have to say the facial hair really really suits you too. Altogether a triumph!
Thanks for your compliments, I appreciate them, positive feedback never hurt my resolve any :)
I'm really impressed with your update. It gets much more impressive with every update. The facial hair compliments your face very well!
Thanks for the compliment man, I can't wait to have more hair so I can get that all around the shoulders look like you had in one of your pics. I really like your avatar too, I hadn't seen it before :)
Looks fantastic. Great to see you back in action.
Soooooo glad to hear you're doing well! Really glad to know that you've a doctor who seems to have a handle on whatever's making you feel bad. :)
Your hair's looking real good. Almost time for my 3 year update pic... with a moustache!
--Rick
Hey Chris,
Interesting that you just posted, as just yesterday i was thinking about you, wondering how you were doing, and debating about writing...
I am so glad you posted here!!! I know you've mentioned having had health problems in the past, --- and am very relieved to hear of a doctor that's been able to help you more recently.
The internet is such a strange "place", when it comes to worrying about someone you've communicated with that might not be feeling well. But one thing I can say with confidence: your post here has brightened my day, just knowing you're back with us, and sharing your amazing update pics!
As far as shiny hair goes... I find that trying a variety of hair care products helps. I tend to prefer the more expensive & less familiar brands of shampoo, etc., that one can find in health food stores. I also put a little Kukui nut oil onto the lower half of my hair (especially on the ends) after shampooing & conditioning (as well as have some leave-in conditioner in there as well). But, everybody's hair is different... and, judging from your pic, I'd say your hair looks pretty damn AWESOME, regardless!
- Ken