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What the F? Im 4 days out. 4 days! And Im starting to look like Ben Affleck at the Oscars! I've got a serious beard/ mustache going on! I look like my brothers when the Wings are in the play offs! It's not going to matter how skinny I am if I turn into a bald woman with a full on assault face muff! Is this normal? (Lol! It's kind of a funny "is this normal" ummm the answer is NO!) but does this happen frequently?

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Facial hair in that short of a time???

That you never had before???

Could you be turning into a werewolf?

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I think werewolf!

Wow I have never heard of this

I don't want to joke about your pain but is it a full moon tonight? :P

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I haven't had to deal with an increase in facial hair after surgery. I finally got tired of plucking my chin hairs so I started seeing a electrologist to get the chin hairs permanently removed and now I'm hair free on my chin and she also does the fine hairs on my lip area. I'm not a hairy person by any means but unwanted hairs drive me insane. Look into electrolysis because that is the ONLY way to get your unwanted hairs permanently removed. I see her every 2 weeks and it cost about $30 for a 15 min session, it's so worth it.

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Can be a real condition called hirsutism. Has to do with how insulin is handled by the body and impacts male hormones. Also can be caused by Cushings ( adrenal gland problems) or PCOS. I say call doctor.

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I had to pluck long before surgery. Tried getting laser removal but if you have light pigment it won't work...has to be dark. This is a thing that a lot of women get with age. Sucks. Tweezers are my best friend.

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I just let some woman at a salon abuse me with hot wax. We'll see how long it takes me to grow into a Chia Pet from here. I have to break it to my doctor that I fled the country to have surgery, and now expect her to do my follow up care, don't want to throw too much at her at once.

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I just let some woman at a salon abuse me with hot wax. We'll see how long it takes me to grow into a Chia Pet from here. I have to break it to my doctor that I fled the country to have surgery, and now expect her to do my follow up care, don't want to throw too much at her at once.

Laughter is the best medicine...thanks for mine tonite :)

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What the F? Im 4 days out. 4 days! And Im starting to look like Ben Affleck at the Oscars! I've got a serious beard/ mustache going on! I look like my brothers when the Wings are in the play offs! It's not going to matter how skinny I am if I turn into a bald woman with a full on assault face muff! Is this normal? (Lol! It's kind of a funny "is this normal" ummm the answer is NO!) but does this happen frequently?

also, just a rambling thought from my husband when I read him this ( now the kids are having a full on debate about it at the dinner table) that back in the day they used to give you shots of testosterone before surgery apparently it gives you a false sense of feeling better afterwords. Not sure about this but he does watch a lot of the Discovery Channel so their is a good chance this could be true...

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I just let some woman at a salon abuse me with hot wax. We'll see how long it takes me to grow into a Chia Pet from here. I have to break it to my doctor that I fled the country to have surgery' date=' and now expect her to do my follow up care, don't want to throw too much at her at once.[/quote']

LMAO!!!! I'm laughing so hard! We had surgery around the same time and same dr how did we not meet?!? You are TOO funny!!!

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also' date=' just a rambling thought from my husband when I read him this ( now the kids are having a full on debate about it at the dinner table) that back in the day they used to give you shots of testosterone before surgery apparently it gives you a false sense of feeling better afterwords. Not sure about this but he does watch a lot of the Discovery Channel so their is a good chance this could be true...[/quote']

Holly ****! That would make a LOT of sense! Seriously, I feel like a rock star right now and Im a week out. Im investigating!

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LMAO!!!! I'm laughing so hard! We had surgery around the same time and same dr how did we not meet?!? You are TOO funny!!!

I wasn't funny then, I was laid out.... Trying to get sleep between all the crazy honking.

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I wasn't funny then' date=' I was laid out.... Trying to get sleep between all the crazy honking.[/quote']

I heard no crazy honking! Lol but thats usually just the norm in TJ!

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