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Permalink Reply by Sherri on August 17, 2008 at 1:40am

Hi , mine was on again off again for 7 years, I have just lost all of it in the last 12 months, I have "completed the cylcle" in the last couple weeks, losing my eyelashes. I now have no hair on my body. You've got to take it one day at a time, you never know with this disorder what's in store. I try to look at the bright side, quicker showers, don't have to buy shampoo, no shaving!!!! Hang in there, I know what you are going through, and you aren't alone, believe me, I know that's how you feel.

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Permalink Reply by Zoey on August 17, 2008 at 11:15am

My hair all fell out after my son was born. By the time he was 1 I was wearing a wig.

Mine took about a year, I was covering up blad spots thou like there was no tomorrow. If I didnt I would of started wearing a wig a lot earlier. I was in denial about the whole thing. But, from reading on here everyone is different. Some peoples hair grows back :) But, I have had none since it all fell out. no growth for me...

So, think positive.. It will all grow back :)

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Permalink Reply by JeffreySF on August 17, 2008 at 12:26pm

Hello,

It took about 6 months to go to AU for me

Jeff

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Permalink Reply by rach on August 18, 2008 at 2:58am

hello rachel,
it took about 3-4 months for my son to go from having patches here and there to having nothing at all, including eyebrows and eyelashes , but they have since come back but his hair has not , it seemed like every morning he would wake up with less and less,goodluck my thoughts are with you

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Permalink Reply by Ray on August 18, 2008 at 9:24am

Hi Rachel,

My hair took about 5 months for 60% of it to fall out. After that I just shaved the lot off. I think it varies for everyone.

I felt much better though after I had shaved it off as I didn’t see all of the hair on my pillow each morning or coming our in my hands when I took a shower.

Good luck!!!!!!

Ray

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Permalink Reply by Lee on August 19, 2008 at 2:05am

mine took about a month to go AU...very fast!

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Permalink Reply by Rachel on August 20, 2008 at 1:03am

Thanks for all of your responses. Mine seems to be progressing rather quickly...In the course of 1 week (since I noticed the first patch) it has spread all over the back and right side of my head. I hope I can be as strong as you guys have been. Thanks again!

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Permalink Reply by Mandy Beard on October 1, 2008 at 4:53am

Hiya Rachel,

How are you, and how is the Alopecia going?
Just because you have alopecia areta doesn't necessaraly mean that your going to lose all your hair.
My mum started losing quite large patches of hair about eight years ago, she suffered with these large patches for about 12 months, then it all started to grow back.
Nowadays she might just get the odd tiny patch every now and then, nothing to write home about.
I also had a friend about tan years ago who lost a patch that covered the whole left side of her head, her's also grew back, and another friend who suffered with patchy hairloss after pregnancy, again it grew back
Take Care ,
Mandy x

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Permalink Reply by Grace on October 3, 2008 at 4:17pm

Hi Rachel that is true it does not mean you will loose all your hair, I have been with alocecia since I was a child and It always gives me patches and the regrowth and so on, at this ponint I have not lost all my hair but I decided to use a wig and forget about the stress of the wind in my hair aside that its the worse cicle I have ever had, but I am hanging in there,, yes you need to be strong , and mostly never loose hope.. it will come back, just try to see what can be distubinf your life... try Yoga.. and calming tea.. It will help to control a bit the outoinmune system, and relax and focus on your self interior:-)

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