Tonight he clippers became useless. Hardly any hair patches to clipper down and even without the guard it is not short enough - crazy! So back to the razor.. unreal to think that 6 months ago I had an awesome short pixie cut.. ah we'll, make the most of that we got I guess!!

Hi Alopecia Friends:

For a long time, I have been searching for exercise hats to wear to cardio karate and yoga classes. Yesterday, I tested the CoolMax exercise hat and the Madison exercise hat. Both stayed on during my classes, including jumping jacks, bending down to touch my toes, and the downward dog yoga pose. I am not sure how well the hats will stay on when I do martial arts falls yet.

Basically, there are two kinds of exercise hats: beanies/turbans and bandana wraps.…

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I have tried oral steriods, steroid injections, and topical foams since being diagnosed with Alopecia Totalis about 2 1/2 yrs ago. I had about 95% regrowth on my scalp after the combination of olux and rogaine, but no success with the first two items. But, within the year, all the growth fell out. I often wonder whether my hair would have grown without the aid of medication. Who knows. I am now Alopecia Universalis.

I have come to accept that this disease is highly unpredictable. Yet, I…

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I was diagnosised with AA about a month ago I started injections today, I feel so depressed and alone I feel ugly I hate looking at myself in the mirror I hate spending 20 extra mins to do my hair to use make to cover the patches or comb it a certain way to make them less visible every person I talk to I feel them staring at the patches on my head I feel like a monster I'm tired of everyone saying at least your a guy, like that's suppose to make me feel better like its okay for me to lose my… Continue

I wrote in my prvious blog about what has and is happening to me. I received a few comments, but I have not heard back from anyone since which has saddened me very much.

These last days for me have been the worse of nightmares. My family has now abandoned/turned their back on me during my time of great need. I am all alone facing this now, my job is on the line. I do not know where to turn, or what to do. I have no one to talk to. I cannot stand to look at myself in the mirror. I am…

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I am so sick of my mom treating me like I am sick. I moved back in with my parents for a bit after college and now I'm ready to leave, but she constantly shoots me down whenever I mention. When I ask her why, she tells me it is because I am "sick." I cannot figure out how to explain to her that no I am not "sick." I have an autoimmune condition and that if this is making me "sick" then I'll be sick for the rest of my life?

It's irritating. No matter how hard I try to explain to her…

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