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Am I the only person that wants my hair back?
Hi everyone, im a newbie but everywhere I read that everyone has just got used to having alopecia and accepts it, whereas i want my hair back, am i the only one? and what is the most successful treatment i can try?
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Permalink Reply by Eileen Simpson on
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Your so right, I know all of us would want our hair back in a heartbeat, but for some it isn't possible. We need to except ourselves for who and what we are. Thank you for saying it.
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Permalink Reply by Christie on
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Hi Ben,
I certainly want my hair back...that's for sure!! I understand where you are coming from - it does seem like everyone has "settled" with not having hair...but I have to agree with Arachnia...I think that people have accepted themselves more than accepting alopecia. People strive to carry the right attitude...from what i've read - stress can make the alopecia worse. So with knowing that - I chose to try to "destress" myself. Although most days that doesn't seem to be working. It's been hard looking into the mirror and seeing a shaven head...and it's only been a few days. I go back to see my dermatologist on Saturday. Hopefully I'll be able to get more answers. I'll let you know what he suggests. But i'm sure everyone who has been going through this for years has tried everything! Alopecia simply has a mind of it's own - something we are all trying to achieve.
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Permalink Reply by Karina Louise on
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I would LOVE my hair back, but realistically I know that there is a very small chance of that happening, so I am living my life as best I can without hair. Unfortunately as of yet, there is no treatment proven to regrow hair if it has all decided to fall out. On a more positive note though, if you are new to this, there is a very good chance that it will resolve itself spontaneously, with or without treatments. Only a small percentage of AA cases go on to AT or AU. Good luck!
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Permalink Reply by BaldGirlsDoLunch.org on
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Statistically, the vast majority of diagnosed cases of alopecia areata resolve on their own with no treatment within a year. AU and AT cases are rarer.
I echo the sentiments of people who would like to have their bio hair back....but if you're one of the folks who cannot grow hair normally any more, personal adaptations to a changed self image lead to living well. Those who have accepted and gotten used to AA have evolved through many various stages to arrive at true self acceptance.....which doesn't mean we never have hair-wish. We do. I doesn't mean we don't miss our hair. We do. And it doesn't mean we stop thinking that we have something different about us. We have those thoughts sometimes. But It does mean that over time we've re-oriented our priorities and put the emotions of hair loss on a back burner more often than not. It's a balance.
Thea
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Permalink Reply by Trina on
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Heck I want my hair back but 12 years later the majority of it says that it won't be back and I just have to take the hand I am dealt. I wish things were different but treatments have not worked and so I live with what I have.. Myself and my love for life.
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Permalink Reply by Zoey on
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Well, Being that I have been bald for 10 years now, I have accepted the facts.
If the fairy queen came up to me and asked, "Would you like beautiful hair?"
My Answer would be-- HECK YEA!!
But, as for today I have to be happy and comfortable with what I was dealt. I am sure many many people would love their hair back. But, at this time today they have no cure. So, do you be unhappy and depressed with your life? Or do you accept and move on?
Life is so short- If you think about how long you have, you have to be happy! Well, I choose to be happy...
Muah Zoey
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Permalink Reply by m on
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i've had alopecia on and off almost my whole life - and i definitely want my hair back!i had full regrowth during my early teen years, but lost it all shortly before i started college. i've tried just about every medically accepted treatment with no luck. But... i'll keep trying!!!
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Many tears have been shed from these fine people on this site. The pain is felt far and wide I know it's been a hard journey for most of us here. I do understand what your saying and that you need advice on different treatments. There is no one successful treatment to try because we are all different and so it is that no one treatment will work for all of us. The place to try would be to talk with your doctor and see what might work for you. There is a lot of good advice on this site that will help you to understand what there is out there. It is up to you and your body on what will work the best for you.
Eileen
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Permalink Reply by Kim Jez on
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I have fought for years to get my hair back and all that happened was heartache for me....trying treatment after treatment, and some treatments caused other health issues for me. At one point, I was basically a lab rat for some doctors to try out treatments!
It would be so much easier if I had my hair back. But Alopecia is in my life, so I am who I am and healthy!
Try not letting it consume you, if you it is falling out or you have no hair. We are all in a similar situation so you are not alone!
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I hear ya with being a lab rat.. Every month lets try something new.. Always having different effects on my health.. After about a year of trying treatments I have given up. I think if it decides to come back.. I will party and be the happiest girl around.. If I chooses not to, I will not waste any more time, money or effects on my health.
Unless there is an absolute 100% cure.. :o)
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Permalink Reply by Mary on
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I think we all would love to have our hair back. But, for me, accepting the fact that it probably isn't coming back was the only way I could keep my sanity and go on with my life. I spent 7 years with AA worrying all the time about what would happen if it got worse. Then, when I went bald in 2008, I worried about losing my eyebrows and eyelashes. Now I'm AU (which won't happen to most people), and my life has gone on.
Not to minimize the pain of alopecia, but I just lost another woman friend to cancer...I keep my hair loss in perspective by being grateful that ALL I have is alopecia.
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