December 2010 Blog Posts (61)

To anyone who needs some support!

Hey everyone, My name is Rachel and I've been fifteen for almost two months. I have had AA for about five years, and it got started by me having a life or death experience in 2005. It used to be reallyy bad where I could barely cover up my spots. But now I am glad to say that after every cycle it would slowly grow back and the spots would be smaller and smaller and there would be fewer spots each cyle that my hair fell out. Now I haven't had a cycle in probably over a year, and my hair is…

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Added by Rachel Taylor on December 22, 2010 at 8:35pm — 1 Comment

Advice needed

On Monday after I got my shots I put on my wig and went to my niece's Holiday Show.  She is 4 years old and has very little  thin hair.  Her two best friends have long thick hair.  When she saw me with my wig she didn't recognize me at first.  The next day my sister in law text me to say that Annie wanted to know where I got that MAGICAL Shampoo that made my hair grow so fast.  She told her Mommy that she wanted her hair to look just like Cookie's (that is what she calls me).  If she only knew… Continue

Added by zeida on December 22, 2010 at 5:22pm — 5 Comments

Buzz Cut

Looks like we are going to buzz Bray's head over the holidays.  This last bout of AA that hit in Nov was more severe than the last episode.  Bray's teachers at 4k are very supportive of us.  That makes a world of difference.  Last time his hair grew back very nicely but I know AA is unpredictable.  It seems it did very well in summer, so we have some time to wait here in WI.  Bray does not seem to mind one way or another right now.

Added by Angie Simonet on December 22, 2010 at 6:26am — No Comments

How...

Now, I just one thing want to know.

How can I accept this? How can I just live with this? To accept, there is no recovery.

How could you?

Added by Andrea Pári on December 21, 2010 at 11:28am — 2 Comments

Almost gone

Its almost gone now a few little strands here and there i can't  believe its actually came to this.As i am typing this the tears are just falling down on my lap just as my hair washes down the drain every day.If i hear Bald is beautiful one more time i think i am going to scream.I wish i could think that way ,right now i can't.Can you tell i'm struggling today i hate this emotional roller coaster can i get off now PLEASE.I JUST WANT TO GO BACK TO THE WAY I WAS. Please help me God i have…

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Added by clare majka on December 20, 2010 at 6:42pm — 21 Comments

What about Rogaine?

Just came back from getting my shots.  Wow they hurt.  Asked the Doc if I should shave my hair and she said that if it were her she would not shave it.  So I will wait.  Also told me to try Rogaine for men in foam form along with the prescription  cream.  Has anyone tried the Rogaine?  I will keep you informed of the results.

Added by zeida on December 20, 2010 at 5:52pm — 15 Comments

eye lashes and the treatment does any1 know if the treatment im goin 2 get is still apropriate

at my last derm appointment the doc said as my aa has got so bad we will start treatment wer i will have somthing put on my scalp to cause an irritation i was wondering if this will stil have a chance of workin as i have waited 6wks to start stil no appointment!! and since i last saw d doc i have lost almost all d hair on my head n now my eye lashes are goin!! my next derm appointment is 5mths away :|

Added by caroline knight on December 20, 2010 at 3:54am — 1 Comment

Dating with AA and wearing a wig. What to do?

Ok, so I have a dilemma.  I am on a few dating websites and really haven't gotten any hits, but I kinda got one today and it has me thinking.

I am planning on getting a wig within the next month or two.  How do I go about telling a guy that I have a wig?  And do I wait to meet him until after I get the wig?

I am worried about meeting someone and then getting my wig and freaking them out.  I know, I know..if they are really worth it they won't care.  But I just don't know what…

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Added by Julie G on December 19, 2010 at 8:39pm — 11 Comments

Stopped alopecia and getting hair back

Hi. i have had alopecia areata for almost 15 yrs. Recently I visited my dermatolgist and he gave me prednisone for 16 days and locoid cream to be put twice a day. In one month i can see baby hairs growing in all my bald spots. i hope this piece of info will help someone who needs it. Now he gives me a shot of kenelog every month. He said my hair should be completely normal in 6 months.

Added by FADI DIAB on December 17, 2010 at 11:24pm — 27 Comments

Found Alopecia World

Hi I am Tim, and just discovered AW. I was a member of a forum on MSN for a long time, but it disappeared some time ago. Happy to have found another place to go and mingle with other Alopecians. I have had some form of Alopecia since age 5 and dealt with the worst part as a child, which really wasn't a lot of fun, but I do believe it helped to shaped who I am today. If I can be of any help, that is why I am here. I enjoy talking to other people who have Alopecia and answering questions, and…

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Added by Tim Irvine on December 16, 2010 at 10:37pm — 11 Comments

His head is sore again

My son is complaining about his head being tender and a little puffy in another spot where he still has hair. So far he only has one patch of hair loss but I am wondering if the discomfort is normal when he's activly loosing or getting hair back. 

Added by Jennifer Boucher Wilkerson on December 16, 2010 at 9:23am — 2 Comments

So...how much DOES stress affect my Alopecia?

With the upcoming Christmas holidays fastly approaching comes the added stress of shopping, Christmas parties, cards to send out, and schedules to coordinate so we can all spend some time together. In addition to the upcoming holiday, I have been at odds with one of my sisters. Despite our family's efforts to help her, she was homeless for 2 months. Now she is mad at me, over doing the right thing...without going into too many details, for telling the truth, and we have parted…

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Added by Diana Carter on December 15, 2010 at 12:30am — 3 Comments

Finally, something to be excited about!

Hi all,

Hope you are doing well..It is time for the holidays and I have to say i feel alot better now than I did four months ago when I found my first patch...I am very happy to say that all my exams went well and I am pretty psyched about it..My exams are over and now I have time to relax and take some me time..Yay..lol..Now for my hair, although I have growth in all of my patches my hair still conitnues to fall out and I am just suspecting it truly does have to run its course…

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Added by Trish on December 14, 2010 at 3:37pm — 14 Comments

Back again!

As my bald spots increase, i am trying to find a cure and a reason, but i've come to the conclusion that i can't do anything about it, so i might as well embrace it. Which is hard, for everyone... I have had tests as i am not emotionally stable, and found that i am anaemic, i have low iron. When i got the results i was so pleased, because it could have been a cause to my stress!! But i shouldn't get so excited, it might not be. I'm so scared about telling other people, i might get bullied…

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Added by Gemma G on December 13, 2010 at 3:42pm — 1 Comment

Does anyone know of any great quality hair extensions?

Hi guys! I'm lucky enough to have some hair, but it's still not enough to look natural. I wear extensions, but the ones I have been buying lately do not do well with being washed or styled. Does anyone know of long lasting and good quality hair extensions that are human hair? Thanks!

--Samantha

Added by Samantha Callaway on December 13, 2010 at 3:32pm — 3 Comments

Pitted fingernails

I have AU and the last time I was at the Derm he asked to look at my nails and they were fine at the time. I asked what he was looking for and he said pitting of the nails. So I was painting my nails yesterday and found that I have started to see some of the pitting. Has anyone had this happen to them and how bad can I expect this to get?

Added by Jeannie Terrel on December 13, 2010 at 3:00pm — 4 Comments

Will I look like a bald man?

Without hair, will I look masculine? I have androgenic alopecia, or female pattern baldness. So, I still have a decent amount of hair all over my head. I have retained a normal hairline. However my hair is thinning on the top, the upper sides, and the top back. I have about twice as much hair on the back ring of my head as on the top.…

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Added by Kate on December 13, 2010 at 11:30am — 3 Comments

Regrowth

Hey all,

It's been a few months since I've been online so I thought I would log in here today. I have had AU since around March of this year but over the last few months, my hair has been growing back all over my body. My lashes, arm hair etc are all coming back. The hair on my head is coming back too but it is growing back in patches. I was wondering if any of you have experienced regrowth like this and if you have been able to keep your hair or if it has fallen out…

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Added by Sarah McA on December 13, 2010 at 9:13am — 3 Comments

It gets better

So its been more than a year since my hair loss reached the turning point, the wig point. And at the time, I considered it sort of a death sentence for my future. I mentally kissed goodbye most of the things I wanted most in life, assuming that I couldn't get them in a wig.

As it turns out, I was totally wrong. Its a year later and I'm happier than Ive been in a long time. I'm working at a job I love. My legal troubles are over. And I have an integration system that gives me…

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Added by Andrea on December 12, 2010 at 5:44pm — 8 Comments

Bowling ball size hair ball!

Should I or shouldn’t I that is the question.

I am going back and forth on weather or not to take my P.U.V.A. treatments again. Let me give you some back ground.

I have had AA for a long time, but I found that PUVA (Ultra Violet light therapy which was actual used to treat Psoriasis and found to help some people with Alopecia) worked for me and my hair would grow back 100% which is unusual for any AA treatment. The problem would be that you have to go like three times a week…

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Added by Devin on December 12, 2010 at 1:19pm — 16 Comments

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