Head shaved and in a weird way I finally feel like I can breathe again. I feel more like myself like this than I did before.
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Now on to telling my parents that I'm going to shave my head. This is the toughest, they still get so sad and are in denial about my AA.
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Going to tell the moms of the kids I watch that I plan to shave my head. kids always have the tough questions, I figure I should warn them.
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Bigmama replied to Lee's discussion 'Pregnancy making some hairs grow'
I have had complete regrowth with all 3 of my pregnancies, but theat also means I have lost 90%of that are the baby is born. So weird, I wish we could bottle up those hormones!
Once again
It Has been about 3 months to the date that I last signed in and stated, I saw some small loss and missing eyelashes. Today, I went to the dermatologist for a follow up,. I decided to take a break from the treatments. There has been no regrowth, no eye layers remain on my right eye, and I have a small pony tail out the top of my head. I can let it down and still wear a wide headband/wrap, which is a plus. However, I'm really pretty freaking sick of it. This is the third time I have gone thru…See More
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- I have had alopecia since I was a child. It wa always treatabke or hidable until my first child was born. I lost 25% after that birth it came back and after my second child I have now lost about 30%. I am new to this site and looking for support.
I avoid having my picture taken. Therefore I don't even have an updated photo of myself to post.
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Once again
Posted on July 5, 2011 at 9:00pm 0 Comments 0 Favorites
It Has been about 3 months to the date that I last signed in and stated, I saw some small loss and missing eyelashes. Today, I went to the dermatologist for a follow up,. I decided to take a break from the treatments. There has been no regrowth, no eye layers remain on my right eye, and I have a small pony tail out the top of my head. I can let it down and still wear a wide headband/wrap, which is a plus. However, I'm really pretty freaking sick of it. This is the third time I have gone thru… Continue
Stressing about the weekend.
Posted on May 14, 2009 at 8:18pm 1 Comment 0 Favorites
So to everyone else ths sounds weird. But I know you all will understand. Like mentoned in my last post I am pregnant and lke my past pregnancies my hair has been growing back more and more as time goes on. It has been coming in so nicely that about a month ago I decideed to stop shaving it and let it grow back. Which is very exciting because so far it looks like I might actually have enough to cover my head! The only issue is obviously I can no longer wear my vaccum wig. The problem now is we… Continue
it has been way too long!!!
Posted on February 18, 2009 at 8:52pm 1 Comment 0 Favorites
I have been awayfomr Alopecia World for months!! Not for any good reason. Life just got away from me. So, in October I recieved my Vaccumm wig from Debbi Fuller. It has completely changed my life. I simply love it. I can't thank this site enough for leading me to her! Anyway i will post some pics of me with it. I still have some issues I think getting it ot fit perfectly sometimes. In order for it to fit right I haveto shave my head every morning. That is the only part that is tough. My latest… Continue
Thank you Debbi
Posted on August 3, 2008 at 9:02pm 2 Comments 0 Favorites
I went today to gt fitted for my vacum wig. It was an amazing experiance. I am so excited to get it!! Debbi Fuller rocks. She is a great person and very informative. If you can I highly suggest talking to her. I will let you know how it comes out.
It is done.
Posted on July 31, 2008 at 11:30pm 5 Comments 0 Favorites
I couldn't wait any longer. The house was quiet, children and husband asleep. . . so i decided to shave my head. I'm glad I took the time to do it alone. It was little more difficult (emotionally) than I thought it would be. My main concern how my daughter will react when she wakes in the morning. I already told her i was going to do it and she was upset, mostly b/c she liked to play hair dresser with what was left me my hair :) Anyway, how liberating. With the last clump of hair inthe middle… Continue
Comment Wall (13 comments)
- At 4:29pm on July 6, 2011,
R0BB said… - Hiya MAMA - Add me and Have a Great Day :)
- At 5:34pm on November 27, 2008,
CSue said…
- At 4:50pm on July 31, 2008,
Steve said… - Bigmama, cool name and it's easy to type, too! :) I'm very pleased and proud to read your post above. You can't have too much support when you make a decision like that. Congratulations! You'll find, as time goes on, that every new encounter will get easier and easier until you forget about worrying about it! We should all be that lucky!!
- At 9:27pm on July 30, 2008,
JeffreySF said… - Hi Big Mama,
Stopped by to say hello
Jeff
- At 8:48pm on July 29, 2008,
Debbi Fuller said… - Try not to let it get to you. I did the exact same thing when I told my supervisor at Pan Am. I usually put brown cover cream on my spots so they wouldn't show when I pulled my thinning hair into a ponytail with the regulation blue bow. To show her what was happening, I didn't put the cover cream on. When I took off my hat, she gasped and I started sobbing. After that, she did whatever she could to help me!! It was a nightmare, but getting it over with helped. Let me know how it goes.
Debbi
- At 3:53pm on July 29, 2008,
Traci Lee said… - that's wonderful, congratulations! i'm glad you're getting a lot of support from the people around you! =)
- At 3:48pm on July 29, 2008,
Traci Lee said…
- hello bigmama! =) thanks for the add. how are you doing?
have a beautiful day! =)
- At 11:01am on July 29, 2008,
LeslieAnn Butler said…
- Okay, just let me know what you need!
- At 8:17am on July 29, 2008,
Debbi Fuller said…
- Hi Amy!! I had no idea you were Bigmama! I was picturing someone from an Eddie Murphy film!!! How did you come up with that name?? Just let me know when you want to come back and I'll be happy to meet you. Bring your stylist too!! August is a very busy month for me with lots of travel, but the rest of July is still good.
Debbi
- At 7:54pm on July 28, 2008,
Debbi Fuller said…
- Hi Bigmama,
You're from Maine or NH?? I live in Langdon NH. Where are you?
I lost all my hair about 20 years ago. Was a mess at first, but slowly came to grips with it and now I actually like it! Since I also got involved in Freedom Wigs, I have a 'stable' of them to wear and I love the fun and freedom I have from being able to change my look, not go grey and have hair about 40 years younger than I am!! In some ways, 30% is harder than 0% as you are left in a sort of limbo. Feel free to call or write whenever you want to talk. Maybe we can have lunch one day??
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