Hi Anita, SO sorry I didn't reply. Well, your doctor IS WRONG. Yes, you can have areata without spots. It's called diffuse alopecia areata...meaning the hair falls out all over without spots. Chances are that your doctor has not seen it before...it is pretty rare. My doctor is a well known hair specialist doctor, I just told him my symptoms which included my nails too.

Mi espanol no es bueno, pero quizas puedo hablar con tu en "inbox." Entiendo que esta es un sitio para conversaciones de alopecia o sentimientos, pero cuando una persona no escucha lo que otros dice y continua con problemos mismos por muchas meces, entonces ayuda profesional es la solucion mejor. Algunas problemas son mas que physical, y es facil a llorar con alopecia cuando no hay paz de corazon. Ojala que entiendes mis palabras.

Hi, I was first diagnosed with CTE then AA then my doctor told me it could be either one he wasn't sure. It has not stopped. I also lose hair from all over my body not just my scalp. My eyelashes, eyebrows, and vellus hair from all over my body. I do always have some new growth but it falls out alot too. I don't know how many hairs I lose a day. I stopped counting that the first year it started. It just makes me more sad. How about you? How long have you suffered with CTE? What do you do to try to help it? Do people lose alot of body hair with CTE? iI just wish I knew for sure what I have. Well anyway You have a wonderful night!! Erin

My hair loss seems to have lessened more recently and don't lose more than 100 a day for the past week or so. It was closer to 200 or more for the last 7 months. I hope it's slowing down but scared of another shed because my stress is so high. My scalp is also in a lot of pain and discomfort due to the seb derm i was just diagnosed with a few weeks ago. Hang in there. Hugs!

well my hair is getting thinner but different parts are worse

nothing right now just vitamins and iron.

hello ,i understand you do not worry about your English my grand mother was from Spain. so the rogaine didn't increase your shed.i would like to try it but my scalp is very inflamed and sore.so your hair is growing in thinner than before.i heard rogaine doesn't grow thick hair just baby soft white hair.

they also kept telling me it was te ,but when they did the biopsy it showed different .
i really recommend a biopsy so you really know whats going on,they can never be sure without one .how long has this been going on ? do you still have hair?how is the rogaine working for you? there really isn't a scar with a biopsy its very small .

have you had a scalp biopsy?