6 months. Some days love, some days disappointment

Hi y’all. I’ve reached 6 months. Months 3-5 were very exciting and fun however it seems things are stalling which puts me in a bit of turmoil.

I’ve been on a roller coaster thinking some days I love my results and other days thinking I’m disappointed. I feel like when the hair is in “place” and styled it looks great but I feel like it’s all an illusion. Yes, I know HT’s give the illusion of density, but I was under the impression that it would be denser. For every picture I can post that makes it look great, I can also post another picture where I think it looks like shit.

Are my expectations out of alignment? Am I being unrealistic in what to expect? Do I need to give this more time? I know a ton of frontal restorations reach final stages around 6-7 months. I’ve been advised to wait another 3 months by the doctors but I wasn’t really given any indication that a major change would happen. Which makes me wonder, are these results considered satisfactory and I am being unrealistic? Or, should the results have been better?

I think my biggest concern is the “see through” look at times. Secondly, to make it look good, everything needs to be styled a certain way. Third, it seems like the thinnest part of the transplant is where I actually had hair (behind the hairline in the middle of my head). Lastly, I was so excited to be able to swim, be outside and sweat and not have to worry about looking funny, balding or weird.

What do you all think? I’m already kind of struggling with this, so if the advice or assessment is going to be jerky, please just skip it.

Thanks for taking time to read.